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    Tobesofkee Recreation Area

    4.3 (7 reviews)
    Closed • 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Nice enough place. The lake is definitely cool and a nice place to escape the hustle of the day-to-day grind and just rewind.

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    Ocmulgee National Monument

    Ocmulgee National Monument

    4.8(56 reviews)
    10.0 mi

    We visited as a family of 4 to this park. An interesting park to learn about the mounds. Friendly…read morestaff at the visitor center. The visitor center has a museum, a theater and some artifacts from historical finds from this place and some recreation from early times. It has a restroom and gift shop. After you have done visiting the visitor center don't miss exploring the recreation of the earth mound. The path to it is narrow but it's worth the passage. Don't miss exploring all the other mounds. You have options to go on a hike from visitor center or u can drive by to different places with parking lot nearby.

    I can't believe this park is free. There's a very informative museum with lots of displays and…read moreinformation. There are even some interactive displays. They also offer a 17 minute movie. There is a gift store inside the museum as well. Then there are miles of trails that you can walk to get to the mounds or you can drive to designated parking areas if you prefer to walk less. Some of the trails are concrete/paved, others are dirt, some are just mowed grass, but ALL of them are beautiful. It's easy to see why the Native Americans chose that spot. In additional to the epic mounds, the land was just gorgeous and We even saw a deer while we were walking. You could spend an entire day here, easily. We were at the park for about 2 hours. During that time, we went through the museum very quickly (we had a 7&8 year old with us), then walked about 2.5 miles of trails and still only saw/walked about half of what was there. If we lived in the area, we would probably be there several times a week just to enjoy the trails.

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    Coleman Hill Park - Carl Vinson memorial in Coleman Hill Park, Macon

    Coleman Hill Park

    5.0(2 reviews)
    8.2 mi

    One of the lovelier spots in Macon, this large squarish-shaped park is great for a fabulous view of…read morethe city. Surrounded by beautiful homes including the Johnston-Felton Hay House, the park is a great place to picnic. There are outdoor concerts here, permanent art installations and a number of memorials to past military and a famous politician. One special feature is the slide which is probably really nice some times but today was a little filled with trash. And no, this isn't the cardboard pieces that help you have an enjoyable ride. You do need something to reduce the friction or it's not much of a "slide" after the trash is gone. There are some picnic tables and grills. It's very nice. Do be aware of the "residentially challenged" who didn't bother me during the daytime. There is street parking all around. [Review 1065 of 2024 - 733 in Georgia - 22093 overall]

    Smaller park, but worth the trip! On the bottom of the slope there are several large ring statues…read more(that my boyfriend said looked like funyuns)...we had a great time jumping and crawling through them. And the cement slide is so much fun!!! It goes pretty quickly! And it is very difficult to walk back up the slide itself as the cement is smooth...but there are the actual stairs and grass to be used. The park has plenty of nice areas to sit and the walk around the college is very nice (beautiful homes to look at on the walk).

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    Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens

    Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens

    1.5(2 reviews)
    2.8 mi

    I had Friday off for Independence Day and we wanted to get out of town for a few hours. I had seen…read morethis place on a list of 'botanical gardens in the state of Georgia' before, so we decided to drive down and check it out. After driving 90 minutes and grabbing lunch nearby, we arrived on the Middle Georgia State University campus around 12:30 p.m. on a Friday. This was after the Spring semester ended and during COVID, so things were pretty dead anyway. We entered the campus, and found that there were a marked lack of any signage about the (on-campus) botanical gardens. We drove around and eventually parked to consult a maps app on our phone. Undeterred, we parked and walked towards what was indicated as the location. I stopped to read a sign and discovered that, in fact, we were *IN* the garden. Ok, look...I'll admit that this is appears to be a fairly new campus and it is nicely landscaped. There is a lake with a small island with plants, etc. There are a lot of walking paths. It was quite pretty, as campuses go. I've spent years on uglier campuses, certainly. However: calling this a botanical garden is really a stretch. It is more like a 20% enhanced landscaping with a few signs. If you really like plants and have a lot of time to kill and are in the area, by all means stop by. If you are contemplating driving for more than 20 minutes to visit this place (specifically for the 'gardens', I would advise skipping it).

    In no way should this be considered a botanical garden. It is a college campus with some plants. Do…read morenot waste your time, like we did, unless you plan on attending this university.

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