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PLAINS, GEORGIA & JIMMY PROVIDENCE CANYON
CARTER NATIONAL STATE PARK
HISTORICAL PARK The pink, orange, red and purple hues
When in Plains, you are likely to meet of the soil at Georgia’s “Little Grand
people who know and love the President Canyon” make a beautiful natural
Carter family. Plains is a real kind of place painting at this quiet park. A testament
and it’s thriving. Explore the rural, Southern
landscape and culture that influenced to the power of man’s influence on the
America’s 39th president, Jimmy Carter. The land, massive gullies as deep as 150
feet were caused simply by poor farming
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park in
GA Plains includes Plains High School (visitor practices during the 1800s. The canyons are
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great backdrops for photography
center and museum), the Plains Depot, and
Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm. There are two and painting. The rare plumleaf azalea
EV charging spots and space for R/V and grows only in this region and blooms
bus parking at all locations. (outdoors) during July and August when most azaleas
300 N. Bond St., Plains, GA 31780 have lost their color. There is a $5 Georgia
229.824.4104 | nps.gov/jimmycarter Parks parking fee (view park hours by
season online).
“The boyhood farm and homestead are excellent 8930 Canyon Rd., Lumpkin, GA 31815
learning experiences for those interested in how 229.838.6202
people lived in the early 20th century South.” gastateparks.org/ProvidenceCanyon
LITTLE WHITE HOUSE
The house in Warm Springs was “There is also a gift shop, some bathrooms, a
established for the nation’s 32nd president, playground and some grills. The walk down to
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in hopes that the canyons was steep, but the (9) canyons were
the healing powers of the warm spring absolutely incredible!”
water here would cure his polio. Tour the
carefully preserved house with the original WILD ANIMAL SAFARI
furnishings, including dishes, books, linens, PINE MOUNTAIN
all of it as Roosevelt left them for the Meet exotic animal ambassadors
museum in 1945. Inside the Legacy Exhibit, that live in this park with some of
see Roosevelt’s “Unfinished Portrait” painted them interacting with guests. Take
on April 12, 1945. It was never completed your own vehicle or rent a van onsite
when Roosevelt passed away after a stroke. to feed animals in the Drive-Thru or
Self-guided and guided tours available.
401 Little White House Rd. take the complimentary bus tour. Visit
Warm Springs, GA 31830 the Walkabout, where you can meet
706.655.5870 | gastateparks.org/ more animals, too.
LittleWhiteHouse 1300 Oak Grove Rd.
Pine Mountain, GA 31822
“We learned a lot about Franklin Roosevelt, 706.663.8744 | animalsafari.com
polio, and the March of Dimes. I had never heard
of Warm Springs and didn’t realize that the “Up close to many different animals. Got
president died there.” slobbered on which was even funnier!”
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