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On the Augusta Canal

he outdoors life in
Georgia’s Classic South
T Travel Region has so much
to do with this area’s natural
beauty and rich traditions.

You could start in Augusta, perched
on the banks of the Savannah River Riverwalk in Augusta
CLASSIC SOUTH Tournament. History meets outdoor Try your skill at one of three
and home of the Masters® Golf
quite an equestrian and fox hunting
recreation with a cruise on the 1845
community, celebrated with the
Augusta Canal’s 8.5 miles of waterway
annual Belle Meade Hunt.
in a replica canal cargo boat, or enjoy
a pleasant hike or bike ride along the
professional disc golf courses at the
Canal are the Savannah River rapids
CLASSIC towpath. Just north of the Augusta PDGA International Disc Golf Center
at Wildwood Park in Appling, on the
flowing south from Clarks Hill Lake
banks of Clarks Hill Lake, just minutes
with its +1,200 miles of shoreline, 13
from Augusta. Further north, near
SOUTH Nearby, in Thomson-McDuffie Lincolnton, ride your horse on trails
campgrounds, 11 recreation areas, 10
parks and five marinas.
at Bussey Point or hunt for crystals at
Graves Mountain.
County, anglers enjoy the McDuffie
Public Fishing Area’s seven ponds
Country – Lake Sinclair and Lake
full of bass, bluegill, sunfish and West of Augusta is Georgia’s Lake
Where Getting Back to Nature is a Tradition catfish. Outside the PFA, McDuffie has Oconee, Georgia’s second-largest lake.
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