Fort Mountain State Park - No one knows who built it or why, a handmade rock wall stretches 855 feet and ranges from 2 to 6 feet tall atop Fort Mountain. This park offers a variety of outdoor activities. Hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders will find some of the most beautiful trails in northern Georgia. Most wind through hardwood forest and blueberry thickets, occasionally crossing streams and providing spectacular vistas. During the summer, children will enjoy the sand beach located on a clear mountain lake, as well as miniature golf and pedal boat rental.

Chattahoochee National Forest - The largest National Forest in Georgia and starting point for the 2,100 mile Appalachian Trail. The Armuchee-Cohutta Ranger District offers a variety of outdoor activities including the Chestnut Mountain Shooting Range, Houston Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Trail System, Keown Falls Day Use Area, The Pocket Group Picnic Shelter, John's Mountain Overlook, and the Pinjoti, Emery Creek, Bear Creek, Windy Gap, Jack's River Trail and more.

Coosawattee Wildlife Management Area - This Wildlife Management Area has steep mountain slopes with ridgetop elevations of 1,600 feet and very narrow small stream valleys at around 700 feet in elevation. Visitors will want to travel the nature trail for excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. A boardwalk into a beaver pond provides a great chance for close-up views of beavers and their lodges. Rock outcrops and bluffs along the Coosawattee River and Talking Rock Creek are common. For canoeists, the beauty of the Coosawattee River above Carter's Lake should not be missed. Beautiful vistas from the river are best seen in April and October.

Lake Conasauga - At 3,150 feet above sea level, Lake Conasauga is the highest lake in Georgia.

Carters Lake - Located on the boundary of Murray County. 62 miles of shoreline wrapping around 3,500 acrea of water providing excellant recreational opportunities

Amicalola Falls - Amicalola Falls Amicalola is a Cherokee word meaning tumbling waters. Amicalola Creek is managed as a trout stream and is open to fishing from the last Saturday in March through the end of October.

Etowah Indian Mounds - Located in the North Georgia Mountains, one of the oldest inhabited areas(moundbuilders) in both the state of Georgia and the Eastern United States, Etowah Mounds have been a popular tourist stop since deSoto visited in 1540. It includes a fortified ceremonial center and was home to several thousand Indians more than 400 years ago. The largest mound stands 63 feet tall and covers three acres. Cartersville, GA

Cloudland Canyon State Park - The depths of a gorge chiseled by wind, water, ice and gravity in Northwest Georgia form one of the most hauntingly beautiful state parks, Cloudland Canyon. The view from the rim of the canyon opens to the Cumberland Plateau. On a clear day the vista can seem endless, with another hill just beyond the last. The best time for dramatic views is late winter and early spring, before the haze of summer takes over. Well-planned overlooks afford frequent scenic views of the Canyon. The park varies in altitude from 800 feet to almost 2,000 feet at Cloudland Canyon's rim, and the park is immense, covering 2,300 acres of land. From the rim the floor of the canyon is as much as 900 feet below. The Park features hiking, camping, swimming, and even tennis. Trenton, GA

New Echota State Historic Site - Site of the first capital of the Cherokee Nation established in 1825, New Echota State Park now houses one of the finest collections of original homes in the nation from the time period. The site serves as a reminder of the treachery of the United States government and our own dark history. At the museum the visitor can glimpse the culture of the Cherokee before they moved west on the Trail of Tears. Calhoun, GA

Tallulah Gorge State Park - A North Georgia attraction since 1819, Tallulah Gorge was the most popular tourist destination in the Southeast from the 1880's until 1912 when Georgia Power built a dam to the north. Today the park features hiking, fishing, picnicking, and Tallulah Lake along with a beach and bathhouse. Trails surround the gorge and allow access to the campground and Terrora Day Use Area. From the interpretive center it is an easy (.2 mile) walk on the North Rim Trail to Hawthorne Overlook, which allows an excellent view of the upper gorge including Tempesta and L'eau d'Or("Water of Gold") Falls. A longer walk (.5 mile) takes you to the tower that Karl Wallenda used while crossing the gorge. The trail to the floor of Tallulah Gorge is challenging at best, dangerous at worst. The park requires a check-in at the interpretive center before attempting this trail, which is frequently closed. Tallulah Falls, GA

Tallulah Gorge State Park - A North Georgia attraction since 1819, Tallulah Gorge was the most popular tourist destination in the Southeast from the 1880's until 1912 when Georgia Power built a dam to the north. Today the park features hiking, fishing, picnicking, and Tallulah Lake along with a beach and bathhouse. Trails surround the gorge and allow access to the campground and Terrora Day Use Area. From the interpretive center it is an easy (.2 mile) walk on the North Rim Trail to Hawthorne Overlook, which allows an excellent view of the upper gorge including Tempesta and L'eau d'Or("Water of Gold") Falls. A longer walk (.5 mile) takes you to the tower that Karl Wallenda used while crossing the gorge. The trail to the floor of Tallulah Gorge is challenging at best, dangerous at worst. The park requires a check-in at the interpretive center before attempting this trail, which is frequently closed. Tallulah Falls, GA

Unicoi State Park - One of Georgia's most popular state parks, near the alpine village of Helen and spectacular Anna Ruby Falls, Unicoi State Park is a different world where people can get away from it all and experience first hand the beauties and wonders of nature. Facilities in the park include two beaches on a cool 53-acre mountain lake. Unicoi also provides a year round schedule of programmed activities to round out your enjoyable experience in the mountains of North Georgia. Helen, GA

Vogel State Park - Georgia's second oldest state park, Vogel is located at 2500 feet in the shadow of Blood Mountain and is in the heart of Georgia's Chattahoochee National Forest. The centerpiece of the park is 20-acre Lake Trahlyta, created when the Corps dammed Wolf Creek and named for a Cherokee maiden who is buried a few miles from the park at Stonepile Gap. At 2500 feet elevation the park some of the best hiking trails in the eastern United States are located in or near the park. Access to the Appalachian Trail is from Neel's Gap, just a little higher up. Blairsville, GA