You'll find only two Lodges in Helen, Georgia: Unicoi State Park & Lodge, and The Lodge at Smithgall Woods. Both offer excellent service, amenities, local attractions, and great outdoor activities, and both are a part of the Georgia State Park system.
Unicoi Lodge is an excellent retreat offering moderately priced rooms and amenities. The Lodge at Smithgall Woods is an up-scale estate-like setting offering luxury accommodations and meeting facilities.
The Helen, Georgia, area offers golf, horseback riding, shopping in the Alpine Village of Helen, hiking, biking, bird watching and nature walks.
Sitting beneath the towering trees of the Chattahoochee National Forest is the Unicoi State Park and Lodge. Just 2 miles from the quaint village of Alpine Helen, the Lodge offers high-speed Internet service, comfortable rooms and excellent service. Guests can enjoy an abundance of nature and hiking trails, as well as fishing, white water rafting, horseback riding, picnic facilities and mountain biking. The Lodge offers four lighted tennis courts, softball and volleyball courts and year-round activities.
Unicoi State Park & Lodge
P. O. Box 849
Helen, GA 30545
(800) 573-9659
unicoilodge.com
Secluded in a 5,555 acre conservation area in Helen, Georgia, The Lodge at Smithgall Woods beckons you to relax and stay awhile. Guest rooms are housed in five cottages throughout the grounds and each room offers extensive views of the mountain range. Rooms are exquisitely furnished with antiques, rich fabrics and Oriental rugs, offering a rustic yet well-appointed atmosphere. A stone's throw from the lodge front door is one of the finest trout streams in Georgia. The Lodge offers hiking, biking, bird watching and nature walks as well as numerous scheduled activities. Rates range from $200 to $500 per night.
The Lodge at Smithgall Woods
61 Tsalaki Trail
Helen, GA 30545
(800) 318-5248
smithgallwoods.com
Helen, Georgia was initially a small lumber outpost supplying building materials to local counties. In the early 1960s, when the logging industry began to decline, so did the local economy. Local business leaders came up with a plan to revitalize the town by recruiting local artisans to transform the small village into an "Alpine" haven giving rise to Alpine Helen. Today, the small town depicts a distinctive Alpine facade, similar to the many Alpine villages in Bavaria.
But prices are anything but small town. Expect to pay big-city prices for parking, meals, souvenirs and lodging. The town is pet- and child-friendly, offering areas with pets and children in mind. Several nearby towns such as Sautee and Nacoochee offer slightly less expensive meals as well as the Habersham Winery, the Folk Pottery Museum of North Georgia and several smaller pottery, craft, souvenir and antique shops. The area is rich in Native American history.
