Situated in western Georgia not far from the Alabama state line, F.D. Roosevelt State Park consists of 9,049 acres, including two lakes. The park got its name because it was President Roosevelt's favorite picnic spot. The park has 14 back-country and 140 walk-in tent sites, which can also accommodate trailers and RVs. There are also 22 cottages available. Campers in the primitive sites enjoy a scenic and forested park that overlooks a valley as well as numerous trails, including the Pine Mountain Trail, which winds through groves of pine trees and hardwoods on the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains. The park has two picnic shelters, two group shelters, two group campgrounds, a store, and a swimming pool.
F.D. Roosevelt State Park
2970 Georgia Highway 190
Pine Mountain, GA 31822
706-663-4858
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Black Rock Mountain State Park in northern Georgia offers primitive camping at 12 walk-in tent and 4 back-country sites. Encompassing 1,743 acres with a 17-acre lake, the park has a visitors center and features breathtaking views along sheer cliffs. Situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains along the Eastern Continental Divide, Black Rock is the highest state park in Georgia. It has numerous hiking trails and waterfalls in forested areas. Picnic tables are scattered throughout the park, which is also near the Tallulah Gorge State Park and the Moccasin Creek State Park. Black Rock also has 44 developed sites with cable TV, 10 cottages, and two picnic shelters.
Black Rock Mountain State Park
3085 Black Rock Mountain Parkway
Mountain City, GA 30562
706-746-2141
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Located in the northern part of Georgia, Vogel State Park is one of the oldest and most visited parks in the state. Located in the Chattahoochee National Forest at the base of Blood Mountain, the park becomes an even bigger draw in the fall, when visitors flock to see its spectacular foliage. Some of the more popular trails in the park include the four-mile Bear Hair Gap loop and the 13-mile Coosa Backcountry Trail. Vogel State Park also has a 22-acre lake and a swimming beach. The park has walk-in tent sites as well as primitive backpacking campsites to go along with a developed
campground, as well as a museum, general store, and picnic areas.
Vogel State Park
405 Vogel State Park Road
Blairsville, GA 30512
706-745-2628
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