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Flint RiverQuarium


                                                                 Slip your kayaks or canoes into the   outside of Albany at Mark’s Melon Patch in
                                                               water and explore the Ocmulgee River   Sasser, the famous roadside stand. Create
                                                               Water Trail in Fitzgerald, Georgia. As the   a picturesque memory in October when
                                                                                          the sunflower field is filled with stunning
                                                               setting sun splashes shades of orange, pink,
            SOUTHWEST                                          and purple across the sky, park your RV and   sunflowers, accompanied by pumpkins,
                                                                                          music, and homemade ice cream. Share
                                                               relax in Fitzgerald’s Paulk Park.
     GEORGIA   GEORGIA                                         mouthwatering peaches, and melons right   stories of how snapping peas was a daily
                                                                 Treat yourself to ripened tomatoes,
                                                                                          chore while teaching the kids where our
                                                                                          food comes from on the agricultural tour.
                                                                                            Explore Albany’s Flint RiverQuarium
                                                                                          and the Blue Hole that carries an abundant
      SOUTHWEST   Erivers cut in ribbons across the landscape.                            a close look at exotic animal exhibits within
                                                                                          ecosystem of fish, reptiles, and plants. Get
           Wide Open Spaces and Serene Recreation
             xplore an outdoor wonderland in scenic Southwest Georgia, where the
                                                                                          a natural cypress swamp habitat while
                                                                                          you walk the scenic boardwalks at the
             lakes teem with fish, the woods and fields abound with wildlife, and
                                                                                          nearby Chehaw Park. This is one of just two
                                                                                          AZA-accredited zoos in Georgia. The park
             The great outdoors has always called to
                                     Adel; journey through the tranquil cypress
                                                                                          bicycle motocross track, disc golf, mountain
           those living or visiting southwest Georgia.   at Reed Bingham State Park near   also features an adrenaline producing BMX
           You can kick off your shoes and start your   swamp, or boat, ski, or throw out a line on   bike trails, and RV and tent camping.
           boat engine at George T. Bagby State Park   its 375-acre lake. Explore ancient Native     Throughout the Southwest Georgia
           on Lake Walter F. George in Fort Gaines   American mounds at Kolomoki Mounds   area are quail plantations, some open to
           or on Lake Seminole at Seminole State   State Park. Stephen C. Foster State Park   the public, offering horseback riding, skeet
           Park in Donalsonville. Witness a plethora of   in Fargo is the western entrance to the   shooting, fishing, and hiking along with the
           wildlife from gopher tortoises to bald eagles   Okefenokee Swamp.  Parks at Chehaw  designated quail hunts.
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