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.

Cute little park with everything for the family!…read more Super cool playground for kids of all ages. A pond that is currently stocked with fish for fishing fun! Theres frisbee golfing and trails as well. Tables and benches for those that just want to enjoy the outdoors. So glad we found this little community park.

We camped here and it was so fun! The park is beautiful and has many trails to check out. The camp…read morestore is stocked with everything you may need!

We had such a wonderful time camping here. The employees at the trading post are beyond friendly…read moreand helpful. And so very patient in assisting us. The campground itself is wonderful. The sites are well maintained and there are plenty of sites that accommodate our 43 foot camper. There are some premium sites that pull through. Just exercise caution with some of those because you could see where some campers dragged trying to get into those. The bath houses are very clean and modern. They also have 20 cabins you can rent. A fair number have been remodeled and those are really nice. We had a great time and are already planning our next trip.

Was staying in the area for a few days. But didn't have use of our car. Husband had to take it for…read morework. It was a beautiful day and appeared to be safe area so i set off to take a walk. My phone direction indicated a different way but i saw stairs near the coutyard Marriott. It was paved trail by a stream. Lovely walk.

In my opinion as someone who travels all around the southern United States to visit hiking trails &…read morewaterfalls, Ivy Creek Greenway is a lovely local opportunity to get out into nature without driving a great distance. FIRST, the trail is peaceful. On most of my visits there have been a minimal amount of walkers, riders, and/or hikers on the trail. It's a great place to walk by yourself, with a friend or even as a family. SECOND, the trail offers multiple experiences. The section that starts beneath the southbound exit on I-85 traveling west towards the Gwinnett Heritage Center is fully paved. But from the same point traveling east is a wooded hiking trail with dirt/gravel paths. Along this eastern section are also many spur trails leading into the large marsh area sandwiched between Mall of Georgia Blvd & I-85. THIRD, while it is very close to civilization it feels like its own world. I love that you can get away right in the heart of a populated area and feel very much like you've been on an adventure. [ THE EXPERIENCE ] There are several access points, but we chose to park at the Mill Creek Nature Center on the backside of the Mall between Bird Watcher Supply Company & Wendy's. There is only space for about 10 cars in the little gravel parking area, but don't worry. If it is full there is plenty of paved parking available just across the Boulevard. Once parked you walk out to the sidewalk parallel to the street for a short distance until you come upon a set of wooden stairs leading down to the trail. When you reach the main trail you can go left where the trail will lead you 1 mile to Gravel Springs Road or go right towards Hwy 20. We decided to go right, but along the way discovered a wooden foot bridge leading through the swamp. This is not actually on the official trail map and will add approx. 1.25 miles to your hike. *WARNING - it can be a bit confusing to follow because it breaks off into so many side trails, but if you are capable of remembering the way you came, it won't be a problem. The marsh trail contains MANY old wooden footbridges to keep your feet dry as well as a watch tower that overlooks a wide open area of the marsh. I would imagine this would be a fun area for young ones to pretend they were trespassing on SHREKS land. Along the way there are also several markers indicating different species of trees, plants & wildlife from opossums to birds. Great educational tool for both young and older children. Near the lookout tower is a loop trail we did not follow. Instead, we returned the same way we came to the main trail. *** NOTE: We ventured across a HUGE snapping turtle on the main trail. It looked like a boulder at first. While snapping turtles can't run fast, their bite is lightening quick and their neck are longer than you think. DO NOT try to handle them. Continuing West we soon passed below the exit loop of I-85. Just before this point you will encounter a spur trail leading to the parking lot behind Mattress Firm, which also serves as another trail access point. Next you will cross under Hwy 20 before coming to an old concrete bridge leading across Ivy Creek. To your right is yet another parking area and access point, but I would advise you to only use this one if you have a high clearance vehicle. Ruts in the gravel have made it rather rough for low clearance cars. It's also tricky to get here since you'd have to cross into the parking area about where the southbound ramp is merging with Hwy 20. Once across the concrete bridge the waterfall is only a little over 200 feet away. If the water flow is good, you should easily hear it! It's not a natural waterfall, but the remains of historic Woodward Grist Mill. The metal wheel is still on site. The banks of the creek are sandy, making it a great spot to hang out a while with the kids or a date! Continuing west you will pass The Preserve @ Mill Creek Apartments. Near their picnic deck is another sandy area for relaxing right where the creek cascades for about 100 feet. Beyond that is a wooden boardwalk leading to a split. Either go towards the Gwinnett Environmental Center (right) or continue on Ivy Creek Trail (left). We walked the trail left all the way to the suspension bridge and then returned the way we came. [ FINAL THOUGHTS ] Overall we clocked about 5.25 miles from the Mill Creek Nature Center parking area to the suspension bridge and back with a tour of the swamp trail to the lookout tower. It is a very easy trail, but does get a little hilly as you get closer to the suspension bridge. Overall it took us a leisurely 1.5 hours on a GORGEOUS 80 degree Sunday afternoon with perfect breezes. I know what some of the other reviews say, but I can't see how anyone wouldn't enjoy spending a little time on this trail. Afterwards we ate @ nearby Burger 21, home to one of my favorite burgers (The OMG) and one of the ONLY black bean burgers my particular wife enjoys. HAVE FUN! 2022 / 62

Great trails, grass is a little high so I recommend not wearing shorts. Crosses fields, streams and…read moreis extremely peaceful on weekdays! I was the only person to go on a Wednesday morning and was the only person STILL after I finished. I'll be back here regularly!

The land has loads of potential. The horse trails could use some work and the walking trails could…read morebe better marked. Overall, it's a nice place to go for a walk.

Beautiful and historic. The shoals are so much fun to slide and play in the water. Once a year in…read morethe fall they have a festival called Art in the Park! Believe me, you do not want to miss it! Be sure to save a lot of time for the awesome Village of historical buildings that have been moved to the site and restored. It's well worth many visits!!!!

park is nice but unstaffed most of the time and the area is bare bones. parking isn't convenient…read morefor the pavilions and having to cross the street to large hills with no stairs to access them from the parking areas is difficult for handicapped or limited mobility individuals. The river is fun for the kids but a lack of even a single park employee leads to many insatnces of crowds of loud violent groups taking over and running families out.

Gwinnett County has so many beautiful parks it's always fun when visiting one for the first time…read more Today it was Bay Creek Park located at 175 Ozora Rd. in Loganville, Ga. What a beautiful park with something for everyone. The park is on 154 acres, handicap accessible and has multiple playground areas, seven baseball fields, volleyball court, 4 tennis courts, basketball courts, skate parks, a multi purpose field, plenty of covered seating areas, pavilions, picnic area, beautiful paved walking trail and clean restrooms. I really like that one of the play areas is covered with colorful awnings offering sun protection for the kids. Parking is plentiful. The Bay Creek Police Station is located directly next to the park.

I was in search of a park with tennis courts and I found this park! The tennis courts are really…read morenice. The only downside is that there's only 4. 2 of the course have pickle ball lines as well! They also have a skate park, basketball courts, and a place for parties. This park is a gem for sure!

Oh my goodness my kids had so much fun here. Needed something to do for the kids so I found this…read morepark on Yelp and it honestly blew us away. This is one of the biggest parks I've been to there was so much to do! Totally worth a visit. The weather is a little bit chillier in Georgia right now so They had a fire going. It was perfect honestly it makes me wanna come back to Atlanta sooner than later.

This is the ultimate playground! Our kids' spent 4.5 hours playing and didn't want to leave! Loved…read morewe could grab dinner to go at the adjacent restaurants and eat and watch them play. We came back the next day because they couldn't get enough of it. Clean bathrooms and playground. A definite must!

Do not live in this town. The city is worthless when it rains and the streets flood. It is more…read moreimportant city workers sit and have a long lunch than to unclog sewers. Nobody answers the phone when you call in hazards on the roads. If you get the operator they tell you to call a different number.

Madison, GA was featured in Budget Travel Magazine (2012) as one of the 16 MOST BEAUTIFUL towns in…read morethe world, which is an enormous compliment! Especially considering some of the other towns were Bilbury (England), Wengen (Switzerland), Eze (France), and Český Krumlov (Czech Republic). Urban legend has it that General Sherman, on his march through the south, refused to burn down this quaint little Southern city because it was simply too beautiful. THE SCENE The morning of my day trip to Madison I was suffering from debilitating muscle spasms in my neck. However, my yelp friend Brian S & his lovely wife Cindy were in town visiting for the 2nd time and I was determined to show them a great time! Their first visit two years ago was blanketed with rain nearly the entire visit and limited where I could take them. THIS visit was full of sunny blue skies and I intended to take advantage of every second! But by the time we made it to Madison, my neck spasms were so painful that I had to stop pretending they weren't bothering me. The frequency of the attacks were every 30 minutes or so at first, but advanced to every 3 minutes by mid-day. I could take no more and stopped at Thrifty Mac pharmacy in Madison to buy ibuprofen for the pain and lidocaine to help relax my neck muscle. The awesome part about a small town is how helpful the people can be. The pharmacist herself came down from behind the counter to search out the best cure for my ailment. Unfortunately, the spasms didn't fully go away until I'd gotten a good night's sleep, but they did relax enough so that I could enjoy time with my friends. THE EXPERIENCE We started our expedition at the Visitor Center, where a kind woman laid out all the points of interest. Madison is one of Georgia's largest historic districts, with nearly 100 historic antebellum homes and a beautiful courthouse built in 1901. At the exterior rear of the courthouse is a set of stairs leading to the courtroom balcony that was the entrance used by blacks. We briefly toured the building and the courtroom, where I was reminded of the court scene from the movie Lincoln. Next door to the courthouse is a home that precedes it by over 100 years! The ROGER HOUSE was built sometime in the early 1800's. The front porch ceiling is painted a pale blue, a customary practice meant to attract insects upwards. The home is filled with period furniture, including a sugar chest, where the lady of the house often kept raw sugar cubes under lock and key! Upstairs are two bedrooms. The master was the smaller of the two and had a second bed in a small corner nook used to house soldier seeking shelter. It was also used for traveling pastors or judges. Its placement inside the master bedroom was twofold. 1) to keep an eye on this stranger and 2) to keep the visitor uncomfortable so as not to overstay their welcome! Next to the Roger House is ROSE COTTAGE, built in 1891 by a hard-working former slave woman by the name of Adeline Rose. Legend has it that women could not take out loans at a bank and certainly not a black woman. But Adeline Rose was so respected for her arduous work ethic of washing and ironing linens for local hotels that she was granted a $100 loan to help build her modest home, which only consisted of three rooms. Only two furnishings are Adeline's: a portrait of her and a quilt made with her own two hands. You will notice the quilt says, "Jesus Saved" with the second 'S' on Jesus turned backwards signifying how a person's life turns toward Jesus when they become a follower. We then ate lunch @ Big Kev's where the catfish was some of the best I've ever had and walked off the calories visiting different businesses surrounding Madison Town Park. Cindy loves antiquing, so we wound up in a little store off Jefferson street called The Junque Korner. The park itself was lovely with different garden vignettes, huge lawn area and a stage. OTHER HISTORY Aside from its beauty, there are people from here and movies filmed here that you are likely familiar with. People include Oliver Hardy (1892 -1957), one of the two comedians to make up Laurel & Hardy and Raymond Andrews (1934 - 1991), an African-American novelist. R.E.M. recorded an MTV Unplugged session at Madison-Morgan Cultural Center in 1991 and several movies/TV shows were partially filmed here including: * Goosebumps (starring Jack Black) * I'll Fly Away (1991-93) * HBO's Warm Springs * Scenes from My Cousin Vinny & Road Trip * The Great Bank Hoax (1978) * Portions of October Road & The Originals' FINAL THOUGHTS I can't honestly say I found it to be beautiful enough to be in the top 16 most attractive towns in the world, but it does exude amazing Southern charm. If you want an authentic small town USA experience in the dirty south, Madison is an excellent choice for a day trip or even an entire weekend! Be sure to also check out the Cultural Center & Bonar Hall, one of the first of the grand-style antebellum mansions. 2017/97

YES, PLEASE!!! Met…read morehere for a group hike ... who knew there are SOOO many gorgeous hiking trails and waterfalls in GA?!? Restrooms are conveniently located at the welcome center and start of the trail. The area is well marked and the terrain is diverse. The views are impeccable with enough traffic on the trail to feel safe(r) and comfortable. A must visit for the nature lovers !

High Falls is a small yet very beautiful park located in Jackson. At the visitor center, parking is…read more$5 for a day pass if you park there and the attendants are very friendly. They suggested places to go and had snacks. The views are nice. There were turtles sunbathing and the fall was relaxing to listen to. This is an easy path so kids and those with disabilities are able to access the park.