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Georgia’s #1 Outdoor Destination. Call or go online for a free Visitor’s Guide!
Your perfect mountain getaway is Blairsville-Union County! Hike Georgia’s highest peak, Brasstown Bald. Relax at Vogel State Park, one of Georgia’s most beloved. Make a splash in Lake Nottely. Explore our waterfalls. Enjoy our quaint downtown shopping and dining district. And plan to attend one of our many festivals held throughout the year! (more…)
Highlights from North Georgia
Explore North Georgia State Parks
North Georgia State Parks include a variety of recreational activities besides camping and welcome travelers to explore “Our Neck of the Woods”. Enjoy your passion to see a waterfall, go horseback riding, canoeing, fishing, hiking, biking, or just have a picnic. The great State Parks of North Georgia are waiting for you to watch nature at it’s best! Moccasin Creek State Park Park (706) 947-3194 Reservations (800) 864-7275 Known as the park “where spring spends the summer,” Moccasin Creek is located on the shores of lovely 2,800-acre Lake Burton. Accessibility offers easy navigation for large RVs, children’s bicycles and wheelchairs. [...]
Stovall Mill Covered Bridge
The Stovall Mill Covered Bridge, the smallest covered bridge in Georgia at one span wide and 36.8 feet long with queen-post truss, was built in 1895 by Will Pardue to span the Chickamauga Creek. An earlier covered bridge at this location, built by Fred Dover, who owned the water turbine powered grist mill, saw mill, shingle mill, and other businesses, was washed away after a storm in the early 1890’s. In 1917, Fred Stovall, Sr. purchased Dover’s enterprise and the bridge became known as Stovall Bridge. The mills are gone now, washed away in 1964, and only the remains [...]