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Parks in Georgia

Explore 36 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Andersonville National Historic Site
National Historic Site
Park

Andersonville National Historic Site

Georgia

Nearly 13,000 men died on these grounds, a site that became infamous even before the Civil War ended. Their bu…

Andersonville National Historic Site
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Andersonville National Historic Site

Georgia

Nearly 13,000 men died on these grounds, a site that became infamous even before the Civil War ended. Their bu…

Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve

Georgia

The Apalachicola Bay Reserve protects one of the most productive estuarine systems in the Northern Hemisphere,…

Arabia Mountain National National Heritage Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Arabia Mountain National National Heritage Area

Georgia

For millions of years, granite monadnocks have stood watch over the rivers and forests of Georgia. These breat…

Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Georgia

The Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1985 under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and th…

Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge

Georgia

Blackbeard Island was acquired by the U.S. Navy at public auction in 1800 as a source of live oak timber for s…

Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Georgia

Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is the result of cooperative conservation efforts of the U.S. Fish and Wil…

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Georgia

Today the river valley attracts us for so many reasons. Take a solitary walk to enjoy nature’s display, raft l…

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Georgia

Today the river valley attracts us for so many reasons. Take a solitary walk to enjoy nature’s display, raft l…

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
National Forest
Park

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest

Georgia

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
National Forest
Park

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Georgia

Spanning from the rugged Blue Ridge Mountains of north Georgia to the rolling Piedmont plateau in the central …

1,355 sq mi
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
National Military Park
Park

Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park

Georgia

In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga, known as the "Gateway to the Deep Sou…

Cumberland Island National Seashore
National Seashore
Park

Cumberland Island National Seashore

Georgia

St Marys is the gateway to Cumberland Island, Georgia's largest and southernmost barrier island. Here pristine…

Cumberland Island National Seashore
National Seashore
Park

Cumberland Island National Seashore

Georgia

St Marys is the gateway to Cumberland Island, Georgia's largest and southernmost barrier island. Here pristine…

Fort Frederica National Monument
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Fort Frederica National Monument

Georgia

War was imminent as James Oglethorpe established Fort Frederica in 1736, to help protect the British colonies …

Fort Frederica National Monument
National Monument
Park

Fort Frederica National Monument

Georgia

Georgia's fate was decided in 1742 when Spanish and British forces clashed on St. Simons Island. Fort Frederic…

Fort Pulaski National Monument
National Monument
Park

Fort Pulaski National Monument

Georgia

For much of the 19th century, masonry fortifications were the United States’ main defense against overseas ene…

Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Georgia

Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1962 and has since served as a premier nesting, foragi…

Hartwell Lake
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Hartwell Lake

Georgia

Hartwell Lake is one of the most popular Corps lakes in the nation. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
National Historical Park
Park

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

Georgia

Few U.S. Presidents have had such close ties with where they were born and raised. The rural southern culture …

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

Georgia

Few U.S. Presidents have had such close ties with where they were born and raised. The rural southern culture …

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park
Park

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Georgia

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is a 2,965 acre National Battlefield that preserves a Civil War ba…

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Georgia

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is a 2,965 acre National Battlefield that preserves a Civil War ba…

Lake Seminole
recreation area
Park

Lake Seminole

Georgia

The Lake Seminole project, originally authorized as the Jim Woodruff Lock & Dam Project by the River and Harbo…