Headed out for a group hike and was NOT disappointed. We opted for the Red Oak and Black Gum Loop…read more This hike was relatively easy, well marked with just a few inclines and gorgeous views along the trail. The highlight was finishing near the tulips at the end of our hike. Gorgeous morning out and perfect location for a spring kick-off in nature.

Found this hidden gem on Yelp! Had no idea we were so close to the impressive State Botanical…read moregardens! The indoor and outdoor gardens were decked out for Christmas. Even during the day, they were stunning. I really enjoyed the warmth of the tropical gardens and learning about all of the different plants and trees - coffee, papaya, and lemon for example. The water features - streams, and a gorgeous koi pond - were highlights. The $5 suggested donation seemed cheap. There is plenty of parking and an elevator. I really appreciated the wheelchairs available for use for one member of our party. We did not get a chance to explore every inch of this garden, but we will be back. You will get your steps in with so much ground to cover!

This park includes fairly limited facilities, a small lake that has nice reflections but not a…read morewhole lot to do, and a paved trail with boardwalks that runs a little less than a mile along the creek. It's pleasant enough, but the modest distance is irritating, particularly in light of the longer greenway trail just north of here on the same creek. It would be much better if the park linked up with the larger trail system, but for some reason it does not, meaning the park is limited in scope.

I love this park! Tucked away in the park is a quarry that has been filled to create a lake…read more Bring your OFF or other insect repellent because the mosquitoes and ticks here love freshly cooked humans. The wildlife is abundant here also - I've seen deer, turtles, and various birds here. I haven't seen a nope rope yet, but I'm sure I just jinxed myself because I hate snakes and saying stuff like that seems to speak it into existence. Since it is a small park, it can be a little busy when the weather is really nice. The trail around the park is perfect to use for 5k training. Drop on in when you need a brief commune with nature!

It's a really nice run spot! It's nice to get away from road running and to get a little more…read morenature. From the beginning of the greenway to the end and back my watch said it was 3 miles. There are also benches along the greenway, so it would be a great spot to bring a book and read a bit and walk some!! Also super good for kids

I was in town for a couple of days and wanted to ride my bike in a safe area. Thought I could use…read morethe greenway to do so---but the greenway looked like it started at Cook park and went all the way to Sandy Creek but after a couple of loops realized it did not. Too bad! Please connect your greenway to make it more of a distance good for bicycles. Downtown very congested for bicycles with very few bike lanes! It was a beautiful park with the river so I gave it 4 stars!

Grounds and house from the outside are beautiful. House looks well kept. I rode my bike here over…read more6 miles to see the inside of the house, but unfortunately it looked closed, despite the fact that their hours say they're open until 4. I went and saw an attendant of the grounds and the house is open only on Saturdays for tours. She recommended that I explore the grounds- and they were beautiful. (They are open every day.). Maybe a little clarification on the times listed in this posting would be beneficial. I'll give it three stars just cause the grounds were so pleasant and beautiful.

Visited in feb for a nice walk. Not much blooming but a very nice park. Beautiful and well…read moremaintained. Highly recommend

Georgia Power park: campground. Boat docks, swimming area and grouP area…read more Very well maintained and clean. Hosts great you and after just 2 visits they recognized us. Very personable and they take pride in the park. Swim area and day use is sandy and safe. Boat waves add some movement to the warm water. Safe for floaters, swimmers and even little ones that can not swim,

We loved the campground. It's beautiful! People are friendly and nice. The only complaint we…read morehave is lot 86. When we stayed the lot we had was 86. We had a very hard time getting our camper backed in due to the trees. We actually damaged the side of our travel trailer. There was an experienced truck driver in the camp and he came to help along with other campers. Even with that it took 45 minutes to get into our lot. We have a 27' travel trailer.

I have been to Sandy Creek Park many times and I never stop being amazed at the many activities the…read morepark has to offer. Best way to see your tax money at work. For $2 per person you may do any or all of the following. Enjoy their man made lake beach, fishing, 7 mile nature trail around the lake, volleyball, Frisbee course, picnic tables, picnic grills, use their baseball diamond and for additional fee you may rent a canoe and boat around the lake. Their is plenty of shade and plenty of room for you and your family to still feel you are on your own. You may choose to take a nature trail to Sandy Creek Nature Center which is approx 6 miles away. The nature trails are very well kept with man made wood breaches when necessary and the ocasional benches.

We went here to use one the private dog parks since our dog is a service dog in training with…read morerestrictions on playing with unknown dogs. You call ahead to reserve one of the five fenced in areas for $1 per hour per dog. It also costs $2 per person to enter the park. The space was beautiful and had tons of space for my dog to run around! Also had a nice picnic table and water for the dog so would be great for a picnic. We will definitely be back!!

This local attraction is a curiosity in that some professor deeded the land surrounding to the tree…read moreitself as a sort of thought experiment. This is kind of silly, but it hearkens back to the purpose of having colleges and college towns in the first place, which is doing thought experiments. It's on a residential street in a cramped, historic neighborhood. All the surrounding houses are private properties, so there's not much to see here. You can just walk by and ponder whether trees can actually have property rights.

It's a tree that was planted with love and desire. A must…read moresee if you are in Athens. The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet of its base. Also known as the Jackson Oak, the tree is at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, US. The earliest-known telling of the tree's story comes from "Deeded to Itself", a front-page article in the Athens Weekly Banner on August 12, 1890. The article explains that the tree had been located on the property of Colonel William Henry Jackson.[1] William Jackson was the son of James Jackson, a soldier in the American Revolution as well as a Congressman, US Senator, and Governor of Georgia, and the father of another James Jackson, a Congressman and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He was the brother of Jabez Young Jackson, also a Congressman. William Jackson was reportedly a professor at the University of Georgia and is sometimes mentioned with the title of Doctor. The nature of his military service and the source of the title Colonel are unknown.] Jackson supposedly cherished childhood memories of the tree, and, desiring to protect it, deeded to it the ownership of itself and its surrounding land. By various accounts, this transaction took place between 1820 and 1832. **THE TREE IS NEXT TO A PRIVATE HOME AND PRIVATE DRIVE PLEASE DO NOT PARK**

The soccer fields off William Few are extremely well lit and there's plenty of parking.read more

The park at first glance is very nice and seems like it's taken care of. There's ample parking, and…read moreplenty of field space to go around. The facility here is pretty nice too, with basketball courts, bathrooms, water fountains and I believe they evens have some vending machines the last time I was there. Getting to the park is fairly easy too, as there are two entrances to two different parking lots. The park is close by the Columbia County Fairgrounds too. I'd highly recommend making an outing here!

As someone has been thru a lot in the last five years loosing my father and want to get things off…read moremy mind. My go to place is North Peach Park where I go most of my time to walk around to clear my head. It's a nice decent park to walk around if you don't mind kids/adults playing football in the field, pets running around. Best time to go is first thing in the morning when they open the gates or mid lunch time is best to beat the crowd. If you want to take your lunch/dinner maybe breakfast to an area away from busy places this park is nice with plenty of parking around the park and trash can bins to throw away your trash.

Beautiful. Spacious. Nice playground and sprinkler pad for the kids! Well maintained. Plenty of…read moreparking

On this rainy and chilly Sunday morning the park felt almost suspended in its own quiet, the kind…read moreof stillness you only get when the weather keeps everyone else home and you end up with the place to yourself. No one was camping or fishing or wandering the grounds (though I did see one park ranger pickup truck on patrol), which meant I had time with the real centerpiece of the park, the Watson Mill Covered Bridge, and the soft sound of the river underneath it carried farther than usual in the damp air. The bridge was built in 1885 by W. W. King, one of Georgia's most skilled nineteenth century bridge builders, and it remains the longest existing covered bridge in the state at 236 feet. It uses the Town lattice truss system, a design patented in 1820 that relies on a crisscross pattern of planks secured with wooden pegs, and Watson Mill is one of the best surviving examples of that method in the Southeast. The bridge once served the workers of the grist mill and sawmill that stood nearby, and it doubled as a community gathering place where people held picnics and even square dances. The Georgia Department of Transportation restored it in 1973, and the bridge became the anchor for the surrounding state park, which preserves both the structure and the landscape that supported it. The posted clearance was too low for my Sprinter van so I walked the length of the bridge instead, letting the boards creak underfoot and taking in the smell of wet timber that always feels older than the structure itself. There is no dedicated pedestrian lane, but the interior is wide enough that I could step to the side when a car approached, and the drivers moved slowly enough that it never felt unsafe. The combination of the rain, the quiet, and the long wooden tunnel made the whole experience feel like stepping back into the late nineteenth century for a few minutes. [Review 245 of 2026 - 942 in Georgia - 25434 overall]

Beautiful, just beautiful place to go hike walk enjoy peace and quiet family time or whatever you…read morewant. Lovely, beautiful place small country perfect setting.