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St. Simons Island is the largest of the Golden Isles, with a permanent population of 12,743 as of the 2010 census. Reachable via the F. J. Torras Causeway, the Island is a tourist destination for its beaches, water sports, boating and fishing, golf, nature trails, historical landmarks, shopping, restaurants and nightlife.
Lake Burton is a 2,775 acres (11.23 km 2) reservoir with 62 miles (100 km) of shoreline located in the northeastern corner of Georgia in Rabun County. [2] The lake is owned and administered by the Georgia Power/Southern Company, but it is a public lake.
The park headquarters and visitor center are located at the Island Ford Unit of the park, at 1978 Island Ford Parkway in Sandy Springs, Georgia. The Chattahoochee River is a stocked trout stream [3] with 23 species of game fish. Year-round fishing is available with a Georgia fishing license and a trout stamp.
Lake City is located in northern Clayton County at (33.608109, -84.340481 It is bordered to the south by Morrow and to the west and north by Forest Park. Fort Gillem is directly to the north, within the Forest Park city limits.
Brunswick (/ ˈ b r ʌ n z w ɪ k / BRUN-zwik) is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia. [4] As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-largest urban area on the Georgia coastline after Savannah and contains the Brunswick Old Town Historic District.
St. Simons is located at (31.161250, -81.386875), [44] midway between Savannah, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida, and approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Brunswick, Georgia, the sole municipality in Glynn County and the county government
At nearly 2,500 feet (760 m) altitude, Vogel State Park is usually cool during the summer months, and is one of Georgia's most popular state parks. [4] Vogel features hiking trails, cabins and a 20-acre (81,000 m 2 ) pond known as Lake Trahlyta, which was created when the Civilian Conservation Corps dammed Wolf Creek.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains 10 parks along the shore of the lake, [10] with 35 parks in total available for recreation, including five campgrounds. [11] Seminole State Park covers 604 acres (244 ha) of lakeshore in Georgia, while Three Rivers State Park covers 686 acres (278 ha) of wetland [ 12 ] north of Sneads, Florida .