Come Visit Parks In North Georgia!
Blairsville, GA:
Vogel State Park
(706) 745-2628
405 State Route 129, Blairsville, GA 30512
www.georgiatrails.com
Georgia’s second oldest state park (only Indian Springs is older), Vogel is located in the shadow of Blood Mountain and is in the heart of Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest. Access to the Appalachian Trail is from Neel’s Gap, just a little higher up Blood Mountain. Access to this portion of the trail is from Byron Herbert Reece Trail. Also nearby are the Duncan Ridge Trail and Coosa Backcountry Trail, both strenuous. For those seeking something a little less challenging try Sosebee Cove or Slaughter Creek Trail.
Chatsworth, GA:
Fort Mountain State Park
(706) 422-1932
181 Fort Mountain Park Rd, Chatsworth, GA 30705
A scenic drive on Hwy. 52 near the Cohutta Wilderness leads visitors to this mountain getaway. Hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders will find some of the most beautiful trails in Georgia, winding through hardwood forest and blueberry thickets, crossing streams and circling a pretty lake. Hikers can also explore a stone fire tower built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and an ancient rock wall which stand on the highest point of the mountain. The mysterious 855-foot-long wall is thought to have been built by early Indians as fortification against more hostile Indians or for ancient ceremonies.
During summer, visitors can cool off on a lakeside beach. Park guests may stay overnight in fully equipped cottages, a campground or backpacking campsites.
Dawsonville, GA:
Amicalola State Park
(706) 265-4703
418 Amicalola State Park Rd, Dawsonville, GA 30534
829 acre Georgia State Park around Amicalola Falls located between Ellijay and Dahlonega, Georgia.
Ellijay, GA:
Plum Nelly Campground
(404) 317-2458
Ellijay, GA
Offers bicycling, excursion train, kayaking, swimming, and trout fishing.
Tallulah Falls, GA:
Tallulah Gorge State Park
(706) 754-7970
338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr, Tallulah Falls, GA 30573
