List of Georgia state parks

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Georgia State Parks Dept. seal, ca. 1939

This is a list of state parks in Georgia. The park system of the US state of Georgia was founded in 1931 with Indian Springs State Park and Vogel State Park. Indian Springs has been operated by the state as a public park since 1825, making it perhaps the oldest state park in the United States. The newest state park is Don Carter.^[1]

Since the economic crash of 2008, Georgia has halved the budget for the Division of State Parks and Historic Sites and turned over the management of five of the parks to Coral Hospitality, a Florida-based hotel and resort management company. The five parks are Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge, Unicoi State Park & Lodge, Little Ocmulgee State Park & Lodge, Georgia Veterans State Park, and George T. Bagby State Park.^[2]

State parks

Park name	County or counties	Size		Location	Water body(s)	Image
Park name	County or counties	acres	ha	Location	Water body(s)	Image
A.H. Stephens State Park	Washington	1,177	476	33°33′44.16″N 82°53′44.56″W / 33.5622667°N 82.8957111°W / 33.5622667; -82.8957111	Alexander Stevens State Park Lake
Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge	Dawson	829	335	34°34′34.11″N 84°14′10.5″W / 34.5761417°N 84.236250°W / 34.5761417; -84.236250	Amicalola Falls
Black Rock Mountain State Park	Rabun	1,743	705	34°54′34″N 83°24′55″W / 34.90944°N 83.41528°W / 34.90944; -83.41528	Black Rock Lake
Chattahoochee Bend State Park^[3]	Coweta	2,910	1,180	33°25′58.05″N 84°59′10.13″W / 33.4327917°N 84.9861472°W / 33.4327917; -84.9861472	Chattahoochee River
Cloudland Canyon State Park	Dade	3,488	1,412	34°48′57.96″N 85°29′21.12″W / 34.8161000°N 85.4892000°W / 34.8161000; -85.4892000	Hemlock Falls
Crooked River State Park	Camden	500	200	30°50′35″N 81°33′29″W / 30.84306°N 81.55806°W / 30.84306; -81.55806	Intracoastal Waterway
Don Carter State Park^[1]	Hall	1,316	533	34°23′5.44″N 83°44′35.68″W / 34.3848444°N 83.7432444°W / 34.3848444; -83.7432444	Lake Lanier
Elijah Clark State Park	Lincoln	447	181	33°51′16.2″N 82°25′10.54″W / 33.854500°N 82.4195944°W / 33.854500; -82.4195944	Clarks Hill Lake
F. D. Roosevelt State Park	Harris, Meriwether	9,049	3,662	32°49′55″N 84°48′29″W / 32.83194°N 84.80806°W / 32.83194; -84.80806
Florence Marina State Park	Stewart	173	70	32°5′26.88″N 85°2′35.99″W / 32.0908000°N 85.0433306°W / 32.0908000; -85.0433306	Walter F. George Lake
Fort McAllister State Park	Bryan	1,725	698	31°53′28″N 81°11′46″W / 31.89111°N 81.19611°W / 31.89111; -81.19611	Ogeechee River & Atlantic Ocean
Fort Mountain State Park	Murray	3,712	1,502	34°45′39.3″N 84°42′25.8″W / 34.760917°N 84.707167°W / 34.760917; -84.707167	Fort Mountain Lake
Fort Yargo State Park	Barrow	1,816	735	33°58′10.64″N 83°43′46.6″W / 33.9696222°N 83.729611°W / 33.9696222; -83.729611	Fort Yargo Lake
General Coffee State Park	Coffee	1,511	611	31°31′26.4″N 82°46′1.2″W / 31.524000°N 82.767000°W / 31.524000; -82.767000
George L. Smith State Park	Emanuel	1,634	661	32°33′43.2″N 82°6′46.8″W / 32.562000°N 82.113000°W / 32.562000; -82.113000	Parish Pond
George T. Bagby State Park	Clay	700	280	31°39′57.6″N 85°3′25.2″W / 31.666000°N 85.057000°W / 31.666000; -85.057000	Walter F. George Lake
Georgia Veterans State Park	Crisp	1,308	529	31°57′23″N 83°54′58″W / 31.95639°N 83.91611°W / 31.95639; -83.91611	Lake Blackshear
Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park	Tattnall	662	268	32°5′31.51″N 82°8′9.61″W / 32.0920861°N 82.1360028°W / 32.0920861; -82.1360028	Altamaha River
Hamburg State Park	Warren	741	300	33°12′28.37″N 82°47′20.05″W / 33.2078806°N 82.7889028°W / 33.2078806; -82.7889028	Hamburg Mill Pond
Hard Labor Creek State Park	Morgan	5,804	2,349	33°39′49.88″N 83°36′22.15″W / 33.6638556°N 83.6061528°W / 33.6638556; -83.6061528	Hard Labor Creek
Hart State Outdoor Recreation Area	Hart	147	59	34°22′35.16″N 82°54′38.4″W / 34.3764333°N 82.910667°W / 34.3764333; -82.910667	Lake Hartwell
High Falls State Park	Monroe	1,050	420	33°10′44.31″N 84°1′10.73″W / 33.1789750°N 84.0196472°W / 33.1789750; -84.0196472	Towaliga River
Indian Springs State Park	Butts	528	214	33°14′38″N 83°55′52″W / 33.24389°N 83.93111°W / 33.24389; -83.93111	Sandy Creek
James H. Floyd State Park	Chattooga	561	227	34°26′13.83″N 85°20′22.47″W / 34.4371750°N 85.3395750°W / 34.4371750; -85.3395750	Sloppy Floyd Lake
Kolomoki Mounds State Park	Early	1,293	523	31°28′17.28″N 84°55′45.72″W / 31.4714667°N 84.9293667°W / 31.4714667; -84.9293667	Yahola & Kolomoki Lakes
Laura S. Walker State Park	Brantley	626	253	31°8′10.67″N 82°12′36.3″W / 31.1362972°N 82.210083°W / 31.1362972; -82.210083	Laura S. Walker Lake
Little Ocmulgee State Park & Lodge	Telfair	1,360	550	32°5′32.17″N 82°53′49.11″W / 32.0922694°N 82.8969750°W / 32.0922694; -82.8969750	Little Ocmulgee Lake
Magnolia Springs State Park	Jenkins	1,070	430	32°53′12″N 81°57′20″W / 32.88667°N 81.95556°W / 32.88667; -81.95556	Magnolia Springs State Park Lake
Mistletoe State Park	Richmond	1,920	780	33°38′37.56″N 82°23′2.7″W / 33.6437667°N 82.384083°W / 33.6437667; -82.384083	Clarks Hill Lake
Moccasin Creek State Park	Rabun	32	13	34°49′36.84″N 83°33′18.36″W / 34.8269000°N 83.5551000°W / 34.8269000; -83.5551000	Lake Burton
Panola Mountain State Park	Henry	1,635	662	33°38′7″N 84°10′13″W / 33.63528°N 84.17028°W / 33.63528; -84.17028	Alexander Lake & South River
Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area	Stewart	1,003	406	32°3′47.44″N 84°55′11.58″W / 32.0631778°N 84.9198833°W / 32.0631778; -84.9198833
Red Top Mountain State Park	Bartow	1,776	719	34°9′5.4″N 84°42′55.8″W / 34.151500°N 84.715500°W / 34.151500; -84.715500	Lake Allatoona
Reed Bingham State Park	Colquitt	1,613	653	31°10′14.49″N 83°33′16.98″W / 31.1706917°N 83.5547167°W / 31.1706917; -83.5547167	Reed Bingham Lake
Richard B. Russell State Park	Elbert	2,508	1,015	34°10′41.09″N 82°45′40.89″W / 34.1780806°N 82.7613583°W / 34.1780806; -82.7613583	Russell Lake
Seminole State Park	Seminole	604	244	30°48′18.61″N 84°52′44.2″W / 30.8051694°N 84.878944°W / 30.8051694; -84.878944	Lake Seminole
Skidaway Island State Park	Chatham	588	238	31°56′13.41″N 81°3′7.98″W / 31.9370583°N 81.0522167°W / 31.9370583; -81.0522167	Intracoastal Waterway
Smithgall Woods State Park	White	5,664	2,292	34°41′30.57″N 83°46′4.71″W / 34.6918250°N 83.7679750°W / 34.6918250; -83.7679750	Dukes Creek
Stephen C. Foster State Park	Charlton	80	32	30°49′35.86″N 82°22′45.9″W / 30.8266278°N 82.379417°W / 30.8266278; -82.379417	Suwannee River
Sweetwater Creek State Park	Douglas	2,549	1,032	33°45′30″N 84°38′10″W / 33.75833°N 84.63611°W / 33.75833; -84.63611	Sweetwater Creek
Tallulah Gorge State Park	Rabun, Habersham	2,739	1,108	34°43′30″N 83°22′13″W / 34.72500°N 83.37028°W / 34.72500; -83.37028	Tallulah River
Tugaloo State Park	Franklin	393	159	34°29′41.37″N 83°4′4.54″W / 34.4948250°N 83.0679278°W / 34.4948250; -83.0679278	Lake Hartwell
Unicoi State Park & Lodge	White	1,050	420	34°43′22.92″N 83°43′20.28″W / 34.7230333°N 83.7223000°W / 34.7230333; -83.7223000	Unicoi Lake
Victoria Bryant State Park	Franklin	502	203	34°18′4.23″N 83°9′35.52″W / 34.3011750°N 83.1598667°W / 34.3011750; -83.1598667	North Fork of the Broad River
Vogel State Park	Union	233	94	34°45′46″N 83°55′40″W / 34.76278°N 83.92778°W / 34.76278; -83.92778	Lake Trahlyta
Watson Mill Bridge State Park	Madison	1,118	452	34°1′34″N 83°4′23″W / 34.02611°N 83.07306°W / 34.02611; -83.07306	South Fork of the Broad River

Historic sites

Park name	County or Counties	Size		Location	Image
Park name	County or Counties	acres	ha	Location	Image
Chief Vann House State Historic Site	Murray	137	55	34°45′47.21″N 84°49′19.14″W / 34.7631139°N 84.8219833°W / 34.7631139; -84.8219833
Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site	Lumpkin			34°31′57.62″N 83°59′5.46″W / 34.5326722°N 83.9848500°W / 34.5326722; -83.9848500
Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site	Bartow	54	22	34°7′40.83″N 84°48′25.42″W / 34.1280083°N 84.8070611°W / 34.1280083; -84.8070611
Fort King George State Historic Site	McIntosh	12	4.9	31°21′59.18″N 81°24′57.13″W / 31.3664389°N 81.4158694°W / 31.3664389; -81.4158694
Fort Morris State Historic Site	Liberty	67	27	31°45′36.2″N 81°17′22.14″W / 31.760056°N 81.2894833°W / 31.760056; -81.2894833
Hardman Farm State Historic Site^[4]	White	173	70	34°41′5.97″N 83°42′29.73″W / 34.6849917°N 83.7082583°W / 34.6849917; -83.7082583
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site	Glynn	1,286	520	31°18′18.09″N 81°27′19.83″W / 31.3050250°N 81.4555083°W / 31.3050250; -81.4555083
Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site	Monroe	200	81	33°2′53.29″N 83°43′9.93″W / 33.0481361°N 83.7194250°W / 33.0481361; -83.7194250
Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site	Irwin	13	5.3	31°39′52.38″N 83°23′12.07″W / 31.6645500°N 83.3866861°W / 31.6645500; -83.3866861
Lapham-Patterson House State Historic Site	Thomas			30°50′44.2″N 83°58′58.45″W / 30.845611°N 83.9829028°W / 30.845611; -83.9829028
New Echota State Historic Site	Gordon	200	81	34°32′27.55″N 84°54′33.59″W / 34.5409861°N 84.9093306°W / 34.5409861; -84.9093306
Pickett's Mill Battlefield State Historic Site	Paulding	765	310	33°58′26.41″N 84°45′32.93″W / 33.9740028°N 84.7591472°W / 33.9740028; -84.7591472
Reynolds Mansion on Sapelo Island	McIntosh	6,110	2,470	31°23′49.57″N 81°16′37.38″W / 31.3971028°N 81.2770500°W / 31.3971028; -81.2770500
Robert Toombs House State Historic Site	Wilkes			33°44′10.07″N 82°44′1.91″W / 33.7361306°N 82.7338639°W / 33.7361306; -82.7338639
Little White House State Historic Site	Meriwether			32°52′52.99″N 84°41′15.48″W / 32.8813861°N 84.6876333°W / 32.8813861; -84.6876333
Traveler's Rest State Historic Site	Stephens	4	1.6	34°36′33.26″N 83°14′19.73″W / 34.6092389°N 83.2388139°W / 34.6092389; -83.2388139
Wormsloe State Historic Site	Chatham	822	333	31°58′48.69″N 81°4′9.26″W / 31.9801917°N 81.0692389°W / 31.9801917; -81.0692389

Other

Jekyll Island was formerly a state park, but since 1951 it has been managed by the Jekyll Island Authority, a self-supporting state agency.
Lake Lanier Islands were leased from the US Army Corps of Engineers by the Georgia Department of State Parks for a recreation resort. The islands are now managed by a private company.
Stone Mountain Park is owned by the state and managed by the self-sufficient state agency, the Stone Mountain Memorial Association. It is operated as an amusement park under a contact with the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation.

References

1 2 "Don Carter State Park". State Parks & Historic Sites. 21 February 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
↑ Omarzu, Tim (May 29, 2013). "Georgia tries to balance cuts with need to draw visitors to state parks". TimesFreePress.com. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
↑ "Chattahoochee Bend State Park". State Parks & Historic Sites. 3 March 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
↑ "The Georgia Trust". www.georgiatrust.org. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

External links

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[doncarter-1] 1 2 "Don Carter State Park". State Parks & Historic Sites. 21 February 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

[2] Omarzu, Tim (May 29, 2013). "Georgia tries to balance cuts with need to draw visitors to state parks". TimesFreePress.com. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

[3] "Chattahoochee Bend State Park". State Parks & Historic Sites. 3 March 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

[4] "The Georgia Trust". www.georgiatrust.org. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

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