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Reach Georgia’s Highest Peak  recreation areas offer excellent   among others. The Georgia   setup, there is a perfect outdoor
              A trip to Brasstown Bald,   camping opportunities. Popular   Mountain Fairgrounds in   retreat waiting for you.
            Georgia’s highest point, rewards   state parks include Black Rock   Hiawassee offers 207 camping

      NS    visitors with sweeping panoramic   Mountain, Moccasin Creek,   and RV sites year round, most with   Thrills Beyond the Trails
      I     views. For a more immersive   Richard B. Russell, Tallulah   beautiful views of Lake Chatuge.     Beyond hiking and rafting, the
      T A   experience, hike the nearly    Gorge, Tugaloo, Unicoi, Vogel,   Whether you prefer a primitive   region’s mountainous terrain
      N     six-mile Wagon Train Foot Trail   Amicalola Falls, and Fort Yargo,   campsite or a more developed   is ideal for rock climbing and
      U     connecting Brasstown Bald to
      A MO                                Amicalola Falls
            Young Harris College.

      GI    Enjoy Lake Adventures         State Park & Lodge
              Boating and water sports are
      OR    popular throughout the region,
            with destinations like Lake
      E     Chatuge in Hiawassee and
      T G   Lake Sidney Lanier in Gainesville

      S     drawing visitors year-round. Rent
      A     a boat for a day, enjoy a private
      HE    charter, go skiing, tubing, fishing,
      T     wakeboarding, or even stand-up
       NOR  paddleboarding.

            Camp Under the Stars
              For those who love sleeping   Photo courtesy of Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge
            under the stars, Northeast
            Georgia’s state parks and
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