Recreation Areas

Recreation Areas in Georgia

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Facility Name Description Activities Andersonville National Historic Site Andersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was officially known, was one of the largest of many Confederate military prisons established during the Civil War. It was built early in 1864 after Confederate  more... Autotouring , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic Anna Ruby Falls Visitor Center Anna Ruby Falls is one of the most outstanding recreational sites in the forest. Its twin waterfalls, hiking trails, picnic area, visitor center and easy access from the nearby town of Helen, GA make  more... Museum/Visitor Center Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in Lanier County, near Lakeland, GA, as part of a much larger blackwater system. The refuge was established in 1985 for the protection and  more... Fishing , Hiking , Wildlife Viewing Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge Blackbeard Island was acquired by the Navy Department at public auction in 1800 as a source of live oak timber for ship building. In 1924 the island was placed under the jurisdiction of the Bureau  more... Fishing , Hiking , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Bond Swamp NWR, located 6 miles south of Macon, was established in 1989 to protect, maintain and enhance the forested wetland ecosystem of the Ocmulgee River floodplain. It opened to the public in  more... Hunting Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area ?It?s one of the most beautiful places in our country, extremely valuable to all those who know it, who live near it, and who appreciate the quiet and seclusion and the beauty and the value of  more... Biking , Fishing , Hiking , Horseback Riding , Hunting , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests Located in north and central Georgia are the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. Georgia's national forests are said to be a hiker's paradise. Winding trails lead visitors through scenic  more... Autotouring , Biking , Camping , Fishing , Hiking , Historic/Cultural Sites , Hunting , Museum/Visitor Center , Offhighway Vehicles , Pets , Picnic , Recreational Vehicles , Restaurants and SnackBar , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park Between 1890 and 1899 the Congress of the United States authorized the establishment of the first four national military parks: Chickamauga and Chattanooga, Shiloh, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg. The  more... Autotouring , Hiking , Horseback Riding , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic Fort Frederica National Monument In the early 18th century, the land lying between British South Carolina and Spanish Florida was known as the debatable land. This land (which we call Georgia today) was the epicenter of a  more... Hiking , Museum/Visitor Center Fort Pulaski National Monument The defining events of Fort Pulaski occurred during the American Civil War. In April of 1862, Union troops directed rifled cannon fire at the fort breaching the southeast angle. The quick success of  more... Biking , Fishing , Hiking , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing

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