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that is popular with swimmers during Center’s 115 acres along the Alcovy
summer months, and more than 24 miles of River, surrounded by native plant gardens.
trails for hikers and horseback riders. Visit Big Haynes Creek Nature Center, a
Enjoy public fishing, hiking, biking, and protected wildlife preserve within Conyers’
Georgia International Horse Park, just a few
interpretive programs at the 6,400-acre miles east of Atlanta.
Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center near Just outside of Athens, Oconee County
Covington and at the Georgia Wildlife offers camping, river paddling along the
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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park

you can canoe, hike, geocache, fish, hunt, on the Towaliga River, hiking, fishing, and GEORGIA
and watch for wildlife. Golfers can tee off at traditional summer camps. Jackson Lake
Forsyth Golf Club, and marksmen will enjoy offers a variety of water activities such as
Meadows Clay Sports. boating, swimming, and skiing. Nearby at
View an exhibit of bobcats, otters, and Indian Springs State Park, America’s first
farm animals, a woodland garden, and hike state park, you can camp, try the water at
a variety of trails at Dauset Trails Nature the spring, and search for arrowheads.
Center in Jackson, or camp in a yurt at High Between Covington and Madison off
Falls State Park, where you can watch I-20, Hard Labor Creek State Park in
the scenic waterfall over glistening rocks Rutledge delights with a lakeside beach
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