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DAY TRIPS
Gibbs Gardens
Day Trips
H Explore Northeast Georgia H
E xtend your stay in
Dawsonville and
spend some time
with our neighbors.
H Ball Ground (21 minutes)
• G ibbs Gardens (21 minutes)
220 acres of native plants amid a
gorgeous mountain backdrop.
770-893-1880
gibbsgardens.com
H Blairsville (1 hour)
• B rasstown Bald (1 hour, 25 minutes)
Georgia’s highest peak stands
at 4,784 feet.
Visitor center: 706-896-2556;
Blue Ridge Ranger district:
706-745-6928, fs.fed.us
Brasstown Bald
Dawson County Office of Tourism Development • 706-265-6278 • dawson.org
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• D esoto Falls (45 minutes)
Made up of 3 waterfalls.
DeSoto Falls Trail is a
2.4-mile in and out hiking
trail to the falls
H Cleveland (30 minutes)
• B abyland General Hospital
(41 minutes)
Birthplace of the Original
Cabbage Patch Kid.
706-865-2171
babylandgeneral.com
• N orth Georgia Zoo
(49 minutes)
80+ species of exotic animals.
706-348-7279
northgeorgiazoo.com
H Dahlonega (23 minutes)
Visit the Dahlonega Courthouse
Gold Museum, tour gold mines
and pan for gold.
706-864-3711
dahlonega.org