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Enjoy a cruise on the 1845 Augusta Lincolnton, ride your horse on trails open-air Blue Hole that showcases the AZA-accredited zoos in Georgia.
Canal’s 8.5 miles of waterway in a at Bussey Point or hunt for crystals at Flint River ecosystem, home to plants, The park also features a BMX bicycle
replica canal cargo boat or embark on Graves Mountain. reptiles, and fish. Or get a close look motocross track, disc golf, mountain
EAST a pleasant bike ride or hike following West of Augusta is Georgia’s Lake SOUTHWEST at flamingos, zebras, cheetahs, African Treat yourself to juicy peaches,
bike trails, as well as RV and
Country – Lake Sinclair and Lake
tent camping.
the towpath. The Savannah River
black rhinos and other exotic animal
Oconee, Georgia’s second-largest lake.
rapids are located just north of the
exhibits within a natural cypress
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Family friendly camping, boating,
tomatoes and, yes, melons at Mark’s
Augusta Canal and flow south from
swamp habitat while you stroll on
Clarks Hill Lake with its +1,200 miles
Melon Patch, not far outside of Albany
GEORGIA Traditions derived from outdoor life Nearby, in Thomson-McDuffie fishing and hunting are accented by Natural wonders await scenic boardwalks at the nearby Throughout the Scenic Southwest SOUTHWEST
in Sasser, known as our famous
what Golf Digest magazine describes
of shoreline, 13 campgrounds, 11
Chehaw Park. This is one of just two
roadside stand!
as one of the Top 50 golf destinations
recreation areas, 10 parks and
five marinas.
in the world. The Ritz-Carlton,
Reynolds Plantation is just one of Lake
Georgia area, you’ll find quail
Oconee’s fine resorts.
plantations, some open to the public.
EAST E ast Georgia is an area full of natural beauty County, anglers enjoy the McDuffie Bikers will enjoy the Classic South xplore an outdoor wonderland in Scenic Southwest Georgia, Tifton’s Georgia Museum of
Public Fishing Area’s seven ponds
Most offer horseback riding, skeet
where the lakes teem with fish, the woods and fields abound
shooting, fishing, and hiking.
Region’s stretch of the historic
full of bass, bluegill, sunfish and
and rich traditions derived from a life led outdoors.
catfish. Outside the PFA, McDuffie has
Woodpecker Trail which runs for
quite an equestrian and fox hunting almost 200 miles along U.S. highways E with wildlife, and rivers cut in ribbons across the landscape. Agriculture and Historic Village GEORGIA
Starting in Augusta, perched on on nature trails, camping, swimming, community, celebrated with the 25 and 121 from Augusta to the Outdoor activities have always at Reed Bingham State Park near tangibly highlights Georgia’s 19th-
the banks of the Savannah River fishing, cottages, house museum annual Belle Meade Hunt. Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia’s been important in southwest Georgia. Adel; hike through the serene cypress century rural heritage via a country
and home of the Masters® Golf tours, and special events. Explore Try your skill at one of three coastal area. Launch your boat at George T. Bagby swamp, or boat, ski, or fish on the store, steam train, Victorian home,
Tournament, you can see history all six state parks – Elijah Clark, professional disc golf courses at the For more information about all State Park on Lake Walter F. George in 375-acre lake. Stephen C. Foster State Masonic Lodge, drug store, print
meet outdoor recreation. A.H. Stephens, Mistletoe, Hamburg, PDGA International Disc Golf Center there is to do in the Classic South Fort Gaines or at Seminole State Park Park in Fargo is the western gateway shop, grist mill, saw mill, cotton gin,
The six state parks and a state Magnolia Springs, and George L. at Wildwood Park in Appling, on the Region, both outdoors and in, visit on Lake Seminole in Donalsonville. to the Okefenokee Swamp. working farmsteads, all brought to life
historic site that enhance the Classic Smith – as well as the historic Robert banks of Clarks Hill Lake, just minutes www.exploregeorgia.org/region/ Look for gopher tortoises, “buzzards,” Explore Albany’s Flint RiverQuarium by costumed interpreters who make it
South Travel Region provide hiking Toombs House. from Augusta. Further north, near classic-south. and an abundance of other wildlife and its 175,000-gallon, 22-foot deep, Parks at Chehaw a “living museum.”
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