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This is a list of state parks in Georgia. The park system of the US state of Georgia was founded in 1931 with Indian Springs State Park and Vogel State Park. Indian Springs has been operated by the state as a public park since 1825, making it perhaps the oldest state park in the United States. [1] The newest state park is Don Carter State Park. [2]
General Coffee State Park is a 1,511-acre (6.11 km 2) Georgia state park located near Douglas. The park is named after politician, farmer, and military leader General John E. Coffee . [ 1 ] The park is host to many rare and endangered species , especially in the cypress swamps through which the Seventeen Mile River winds.
Vogel State Park is a 233-acre (0.94 km 2) or 94 hectares state park located at the base of Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest. It became one of the first two parks in Georgia when it founded a state park system in 1931. [1] [2] Much of the park was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the 1930s.
Hard Labor Creek State Park is a 24-hour passable by way of paved local surface roads non-gated state park. It is the home of two group camps, Camp Rutledge and Camp Daniel Morgan, both centered on the 275-acre (1.11 km 2) Lake Rutledge. A second lake, Lake Brantley, occupies the northwestern area of the park.
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Elijah Clark State Park is a 447-acre (1.81 km 2) Georgia state park located in Lincolnton, on the western shore of Lake Strom Thurmond. The park is named for Elijah Clarke , a frontiersman and war hero who led a force of pioneers in Georgia during the American Revolution . [ 1 ]
George L. Smith State Park is a 1,634-acre (6.61 km 2) Georgia state park located in Emanuel County. The park is named after George L. Smith, a former speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives and Emanuel County native. Attractions include a grist mill, covered bridge, and the dam of the Parrish Mill (built 1880).
Laura S. Walker State Park is a 626-acre (253 ha) state park in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located near Hoboken and the Okefenokee Swamp , the park is named after Laura S. Walker , a Georgia writer, teacher, civic leader, and naturalist (she is most famous as the latter).