RECREATION

State Parks

• Amicalola State Park and Lodge
  240 Amicalola Falls State Park Road • Dawsonville, GA 30534
  Located 15 Miles Northwest of Dawsonville
  706-265-4703, 800-864-7275
  One of Georgia's most popular state parks, the Amicalola State Park features a cascading 729-foot waterfall and such recreational activities as hiking, trout fishing, and sightseeing on the 1,020 acres of natural surroundings. A 57-room lodge is also on site, as well as a restaurant, campsites, and cabins. more...  map

Recreation Areas

• Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
  Located on GA Highway 53 West
  770-535-5700
  This 23,979 acre tract offers a wide range of recreational activities such as hunting, primitive camping, interpretive nature trails, fishing, hiking, bird watching, picnicking, horseback riding, and canoeing on the Amicalola and Etowah Rivers.  map

Golf

• Chestatee Golf Course
  777 Dogwood Way • Dawsonville, GA 30534
  706-216-7336
  Carefully designed to take maximum advantage of the terrain while least disturbing the environment, this semiprivate 18 hole, par 71 golf course was designed by Denis Griffith and has a natural, quiescent landscape.  map

Hiking & Climbing

• Appalachian Trail
  418 Amicalola Falls Lodge Road • Dawsonville, GA 30534
  706-265-8888
  This eight mile approach leading from the Amicalola Falls State Park begins the 78 mile Georgia portion of the famous hiking trail to Maine.  map