State Parks and Historic Sites
Visit State Parks and Historic Sites
State parks in the southern US offer a chance to hike through mountains, swim in cool lakes, and explore unique ecosystems, all under warm sunshine. From relaxing on sandy beaches to spelunking in ancient caves, there's an unforgettable adventure waiting in every direction.
Pickett’s Mill State Historic Site
Pickett’s Mill State Historic Site – Dallas, Georgia On New Year’s Day 2024, we went hiking at Pickett’s Mill State Historic Site. Although this park is dedicated to preserving the history that took place there in May of 1864, there are four miles of hiking trails. The park’s 765 acres are nestled in a northwest…
Cloudland Canyon State Park
Cloudland Canyon has 64 miles of trails! For this weekend hike, we decided to do the West Rim Loop Trail. This is a 5-mile lollipop trail. Unfortunately, we got to the park fairly late in the day and did not start hiking until around 3:45 pm. We finished hiking at 5:30 pm and covered 2.69…
F.D. Roosevelt State Park
F.D. Roosevelt State Park is Georgia's largest state park - it is over 9,000 acres! Set your GPS to the state park office. There are two reasons to start at the park office. The first one is simply because it is cool.
South Cumberland State Park
Just an hour or so west of Chattanooga is South Cumberland State Park. This park is very spread out across three different counties - but we started in Monteagle, where the Visitor's Center is located.
