Black Rock Mountain State Park is the highest state park in GA. The moderate Tennessee Rock Trail (yellow 2.2 mile loop) and Black Rock Lake Trail (.85 mile loop) are beautiful. 5$ day pass or 50$ annual pass which covers all GA state parks 3085 Black Rock Mountain ParkwayMountain City, GA 3056 https://gastateparks.org/BlackRockMountain https://gastateparks.org/sites/default/files/parks/pdf/trailmaps/BlackRockMountain_TrailMap.pdf
Jekyll Island-home of Driftwood Beach (rated 5th most romantic beach in the world), windswept trees, and is one of the more quiet and peaceful locations in Georgia. It is also home to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, dedicated to rescue, rehabilitation, and education. This the only sea turtle rehabilitation center in Georgia. Hours of operation …
Cloudland Canyon State Park is my favorite state park in GA that I’ve visited so far. It is in the Northwest corner of the state near Lookout Mountain. We were lucky enough to reserve a dog friendly cabin here for Valentine’s Day weekend 10 years ago and it snowed (obviously a rare occurrence in GA!). …
Sweetwater Creek State Park is located close to Atlanta and the mill pictured above was featured on the film Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. There are 15 miles of hiking trails here and my favorite is the moderate yellow loop (3 miles). Fees: 5$ parking for day use or 50$ annual park pass available for …
Easy .4 mile round trip walk to a beautiful waterfall in Lakemont, GA. This trailhead can be a little tricky to find. Look for a green diamond (number 147) on Bear Gap Road. Bear Gap Road, Lakemont, GA