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...

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.

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. 

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.