Providence Canyon is a unique state park in southern GA (somewhat close to Columbus). It has the nickname “Little Grand Canyon,” but those of us who have been to national parks out west would compare it more to Bryce Canyon in Utah. It is listed as one of Georgia’s Seven Wonders, which is interesting because …
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
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 …
https://gastateparks.org/WatsonMillBridge Watson Mill State Park is a gem located in Comer, GA that features the longest covered bridge in the state with several easy to moderate day hikes. If coming from the south, cross the bridge and park in the lot on the left. Cross the street for a nice 2.5 miles loop trail-my favorite …