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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park

hree state parks, flowing
rivers, sparkling lakes,
T country roads for cyclists,
and lots of wildlife punctuate
the outdoors in Georgia’s
Visitors can stroll the Georgia State Amerson Park in Macon
Historic Heartland region.
HISTORIC HEARTLAND In the Macon area, hike the Enjoy Warner Robins, Georgia’s
Botanical Garden in Athens, attend
the Macon Cherry Blossom Festival,
Packing, the state’s largest peach
and bite into a fresh, juicy peach
grower, in Fort Valley, or walk among
in Fort Valley, among a plethora of
acres of grasslands, ponds, roses,
other activities.
camellias, and azaleas at Fort Valley’s
Massee Lane Gardens.
Ocmulgee Heritage Trail along the
river, explore ancient Indian mounds,
HISTORIC
Wellston Park and Wellston Trail
or play a round of golf at the
Tobesofkee. Just northwest of Macon,
International City Golf Club.
HEARTLAND and boat, fish, and water ski on Lake Stroll through Milledgeville’s
hike the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
Trail through the 35,000-acre
Lockerly Arboretum and its exhibit
Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge;
of 100 bonsai trees. See the bobcats,
with luck, you may catch a glimpse of
this endangered bird.
garden, and enjoy hike-bike-horse
Trails, Gardens, Lakes, & Juicy Peaches A little south of Macon, tour the bison and farm animals, a woodland
trails at Dauset Trails Nature Center
peach and pecan orchards at Lane
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