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Hard Labor Creek State Park
06.08.24-06.12.24 If you want to explore another one of Georgia’s great state parks or just need a stop over off of I-20, Hard Labor Creek State Park has a lot to offer. Located in Rutledge, GA just four miles off of I-20 — Hard Labor Creek State Park is 5800 acres that includes a swimming beach, 18-hole golf course, 24 miles of trails for hikers, bikers, and horseback riders. There are two campgrounds in the state park, one with 51 electric/water campsites and the other is an equestrian campground, with 11 horse campsites and 30 horse stalls. 13 of the campsites (1-13) have sewer hookup. There are 20 cottages for rent as well.…
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Victoria Campground – 25
05.24.24-05.28.24 Bring ant bait — more than you think you will need. Victoria Campground is located in Woodstock, GA. A Corps of Engineers park, it has 75 campsites, a beach, playground, boat ramp and boat dock. We have camped at Victoria Campground three other times. To help you choose your next reservation, details and photos from all of our previous visits can be found in the Victoria Campground category. We booked this site (a favorite by many) six months out from the reservation, as soon as the COE website let us book. Victoria Campground is actually closer to our house than McKinney Campground. Reasons we love Victoria Campground include the location on…
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McKinney Campground – 100
04.03.24-04.07.24 You can still get great campsites at the last minute! We know this first hand. McKinney Campground is located in Acworth, Ga on Lake Allatoona. A Bartow County park, it has 150 RV campsites, two beaches, one playground, and a boat ramp. We have camped at McKinney seventeen times; it’s our go-to campground, nine miles from home. To help you choose your next reservation, details and photos from all of our previous visits can be found by site number in the McKinney Campground category. Directions on how to book at McKinney Campground are at the end of this blog post. We were originally scheduled to go to another park for the…
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Fort Mountain State Park- Cottage 1
10.27.23-10.29.23 Picked up a cancellation for the best cabin at Fort Mountain State Park. We got so lucky! Fort Mountain State Park is located in the Chattahoochee National Forest in North Georgia. The park’s main attraction is the epic overlooks with views of the North Georgia mountains. At the top of the mountain hikers will find a stone fire tower built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, open for tours on the weekends. The park includes a 17-acre lake with paddle boats to rent in the summer, a sand beach, and a putt-putt course. The State Park offers a fully stocked visitors center with plenty of ice and firewood. No cell…
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Fort Mountain State Park – 13
10.27.23-10.29.23 Halloween festivities and peak fall colors in the North Georgia mountains made for a perfect weekend! The volunteer organization, Friends of Fort Mountain State Park hosted Halloween festivities the weekend before Halloween. This was their second time hosting the event at the park and hopefully it will grow each year. The event was promoted through Facebook and the volunteers even reached out by phone to let campers with reservations know what was happening. We participated by decorating our campsite, taking our kids trick or treating, passing out candy at our site, and enjoying the hayride. The hayride was $20 per family or $5 per person. The Friends of Fort…
