Outdoors Attractions

Experience the great outdoors with Choice Hotels^®. Our Georgia hotels are conveniently located near a number of picturesque gardens, stunning parks, and astounding wildlife. Take a look at the scenery and greenery that Georgia offers.

In the Atlanta Metro Region

Panola Mountain State Conservation Park
2600 Highway 155 SW
Stockbridge, GA   30281

Experience an unusual park which is based largely on the granite formations which make a prevalent geological feature for the park's reference. Hikers will be able to amble throughout the stunning wilderness which covers the acreage of the park, and afterwards they'll enjoy a heartily packed picnic.

In the Coast Region

Blackbeard Island Wilderness Refuge
Blackbeard Island, GA  
912-652-4415

Experience Blackbeard Island separated from Sapelo Island by the likes of a thin creek. Half of this Georgian island paradise is designated as an area solely for the preservation of wilderness and the enjoyment thereof, and we know visitors will want to take advantage of the natural resources on hand on the island, the premier one of which is beauty.

Blythe Island Regional Park
6616 Blythe Island Highway
Brunswick, GA   31525
800-343-7855

Guests to Blythe Island Regional Park will witness the beauty of a natural expanse like no other. Find yourself on a tranquil paradise separated from the mainland by the currents of the Atlantic Ocean, and you'll certainly have more than a small chance to reacquaint your senses with the wonders of the outdoors.

Laura S. Walker State Park
5653 Laura Walker Road
Waycross, GA   31503
800-864-7275

You'll find Laura S. Walker State Park located near the northern tip of the somewhat mysterious Okefenokee Swamp. A walk along the lakeshore and nature trail of the park will wield many exciting encounters with various rare creatures and plants, including gators, Venus flytraps, and the ever-shy gopher tortoise.

In the Historic South Region

Dauset Trails Nature Center
360 Mount Vernon Road
Jackson, GA   30233
770-775-6798

Dauset Trails Nature Center is a private, not-for-profit center for the education of the general populace located near Jackson, Georgia. Points of interest along the Dauset Trails include (but aren't limited to) exhibits full of fascinating live creatures, including birds of prey and reptiles that have been deemed non-releasable. Enjoy the surrounding nature along 17 miles of scenic hiking trails.

Memorial Park
293 Gran Ellen Park
Athens, GA   30605
706-613-3580

There's so much to be offered at Memorial Park, but whether you're in it to win it or just to relax you'll enjoy a visit to this natural expanse, which contains 80 acres of rolling hills, including a lake, gorgeous picnic shelters and trails for lazy ambulation. A day spent on this expanse comes with the promise of rejuvenating the senses and enlivening the spirit.

Birchmore Trail
293 Gran Ellen Drive
Athens, GA   30608
706-613-3616

Experience the great outdoors along Birchmore Trail, which winds its way through an urban forest highlighted by the Great Wall of Athens, a wall built by Fred Birchmore while he was in his golden years. Birchmore, always an eccentric, bicycled around the world in the 1930's and leaves his legacy partially along Birchmore Trail.

In the Mountains Region

Appalachian Trail
North Georgia Mountains
Ellijay, GA   30540
706-635-7400

Experience some of the most majestic wilderness in the state of Georgia. The Appalachian Trail is for those who want to roughneck their way through the country, but it can be shortened into bouts of leisure if guests so desire. Either way, you're bound to enjoy a day - or ten - spent ambling down the beautiful, nay, legendary Appalachian Trail.

Black Rock Mountain State Park
Black Rock Mountain State Parkway
Mountain City, GA   30562
706-746-2141

Find yourself in the middle of a pristine 1,718-acre expanse, known for its stunning cliffs of darkly tinted biotite gneiss. You'll want to give yourself a little time to acclimatize, as the area is located at an altitude of 3,640, easily making it the most elevated state park in Georgia. Enjoy prime hiking, picnicking, and wildlife viewing at this pleasant outdoors location.

Chattahoochee National Forest
FS Road 228
Calhoun, GA   30701
706-397-2265

Enjoy some of the most beautiful wilderness in the entire nation at Chattahoochee National Forest, which has built a name for itself as the perfect spot to enjoy a day re-communing with the vestiges of the natural world. One of the forests' main draws is an elusive creek which appears for a day or two then disappears - known affectionately to the locals as “Hidden Creek”.

In the Southern Rivers Region

Bert Harsh Park
5th Street SE
Moultrie, GA   31768
229-985-2131

In this park you'll find hundreds of trees that were planted in the memory of the Moultrie people. Dozens of tree species like the Robert E. Lee Sweet Gum make this the premier historic grove to be planted in a USA-Certified Tree City like Moultrie, Georgia.

FDR State Park
2970 GA Highway 190
Pine Mountain, GA   31822
706-663-4858

How could you go wrong visiting a state park named after one of America's most time-honored presidents? Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a man among men, and we feel secure in stating that this is a park among parks. The expanse finds deep roots in the historic period of the four-time president, who built a retreat home here in 1921.

Reed Bingham State Park
Route 2, Box 39
Adel, GA   31620
229-896-3551

Find yourself in one of the most idyllic locations in southern Georgia, along the pristine shores of a 375-acre lake which serves as one of the regions' major boating and waterskiing areas. The lake offers prime fishing, and you'll be amazed at the diversity of wonderful aquatic species which inhabit the lake.

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