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Get ready for some festive fun! Join us for bingo with a special guest appearance by the one and only GRINCH! It's going to be a hilarious and exciting afternoon filled with Bingo, prizes and photos. $2 per person parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Do you know that black bears don't hibernate? Come learn about why bears den, what happens during denning, factors that influence denning and when they emerge from their dens. $5 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Come join in on some festive holiday fun around the campfire with family and friends. There will be songs, stories and smore's! Please bring your own lawn chair and hot beverage (coffee, hot chocolate, apple cider) smore's will be provided. Parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Campsite Decorating & Ugly Sweater Contest - All Day
Let's decorate campground 1 in festive lights! Don't forget to wear that ugly Christmas sweater to get into the holiday spirit. A ranger will be coming around to judge and hand out prizes in the evening for the best decorated and ugliest sweater in the campground! Parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Want to show off your Christmas knowledge and have some laughs? Join us for some super fun afternoon of Christmas trivia! It'll be a great way to get into the holiday spirit and see how much you truly know about Christmas. $2 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Come out and enjoy a nice cool hike hunting for the gingerbread man. Afterwards warm up with a cup of hot coco and gingerbread cookie at the visitor center. $1 per person parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Fancy a fun winter hike at Chattahoochee Bend? Let's bundle up and go for a brisk walk, keeping our ears and eyes peeled for those cool winter birds. It'll be a great way to get some fresh air and enjoy the scenery. $5 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Come glow with us into the New Year! Enjoy a 1 mile easy hike to the Flat Rock to enjoy the stars and count down to the new year. Wear you glow items, comfortable shoes and bring water. The ranger will have additional glow items. $8 Adult / $5 Child parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Come join us for a 1 mile easy hike to the Tower to enjoy lunch by the Chattahoochee River! Please wear comfortable shoes, bring picnic lunch, blanket, and drinks. Feel free to ask Naturalist questions about the park and nature. $8 Adult/ $5 Child parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Join us for an ADA and child friendly hike around the Visitor Center Parking lot to meet at the fire pit to discretely burn one thing you don't want to bring into the New Year. We will end this program on a fun note with smore's by the fire! $2 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Hike with a Ranger along the Wild Turkey Trail to search for Hepatica - Liverwort in bloom. We will discuss its unique structure, reproductive methods, ecological role and diversity. $5 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Come check out our beautiful granite outcrop. It boasts various plants such as the prickly pear, reindeer lichen, green shield lichen, and animal tracks! $5 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Bring your own hobo lunch supplies to create a delicious lunch by the river. First time making one? That's ok a Ranger will assist. Also check out our Facebook event page for additional information on supplies needed and recipes! Parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Keep your New Years Resolution going with a moderate hike along the boulders on the Bobcat Trail. Wear comfortable hiking shoes and bring plenty of water. $5 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Come out to the park to make your own spiderweb suncatcher while learning cool facts about them! Hang yours in a tree at home or on the porch to let the sun catch and enjoy the lights reflecting off the beads in the web. $3 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Keep your New Years Resolution going with a Moderate to Strenuous 2.5-mile hike from Trailhead 1 to the Visitor Center and back. This hike is surrounded by calm creeks that flow down to the Chattahoochee River. Parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Come join us for an evening of s'mores, songs, stories!
Bring your own lawn chair and favorite hot beverage: coffee, hot tea, or hot chocolate. S'mores will be provided.
Spots limited, call to reserve your spot. Parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Come learn about these misjudged animals' habitat, diet, reproduction and scent. Have fun with a hike and skunk activity guided by a Ranger. $3 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Every Saturday in February bring your camera and take a look around our park for and nature item that is shaped like a heart (leaves, tree knots, rocks,etc.) Take a picture with each item and bring your completed scavenger hunt list and pictures to the Visitor Center to claim your prize. Parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Give back to nature by creating and hanging a heart shaped peanut butter suet feeder. Enjoy watching different birds at home enjoy a tasty snack. Use the Merlin App to track different species. $3 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Pack you a picnic lunch and come celebrate your love of nature at the state park and have fun creating Valentines Day Cards for those you care about. $3 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Bring your sweetheart on a fun Valentines Night glow hike to the observation tower. Wear your Valentines LED lights and glow sticks, the Ranger will provide additional glow items. $5 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Come see how many presidents you can find along the Flat Rock Trail. Take a picture with each president you find, mark them off your list and turn into the Visitor Center to collect a prize. $3 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Come out to the park to learn about different turtle species in Georgia, their diverse habitats, diets and conservation efforts. Come hear our box turtle's rehabilitation story. $3 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Come out for a fun filled evening around the campfire! There will be songs, stories and smores. Bring your own lawn chair and hot beverage. No alcohol is permitted. Parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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It is important to always be prepared when hiking with or without family. Kids will learn the essential backpack items needed when hitting the trails and create their very own first aid kit. $3 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Join our Naturalist for a fun dissection of owl pellets and learn about different owl species in Georgia, their habitats, diet and conservation efforts. $3 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Does your child know how to read a map or what to do if they get lost in the woods? This class will teach kids how to a read map compass rose, legends, topography, how to stay calm if lost and what steps they need to take to stay safe if lost. $3 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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There are leprechauns loose in the state park! Help us find them all and receive a prize at the Visitor Center. The person who finds their pot of gold wins the Grand Prize! $3 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Wear your green, LED lights and glow sticks for this fun night hike on the Flat Rock Trail. Bring your flashlight to search for native plants, animal tracks and scat along the granite outcrops. The Ranger will have additional glow items and black UV lights for biofluorescent nature. $5 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Learn 5 most used knots for outdoor adventures and how to identify animal tracks along the riverside trail with a fun animal track scavenger hunt. $3 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Learn how to Nature Journal! Bring your own personal journal and hike with a ranger to observe and identify native and non-native plants using the iNaturalist App, along with identifying birds through the Merlin App. $5 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Everyone loves a good campfire! In this outdoor class, kids will learn what items are needed for a safe campfire, hands on training of how to start one, safely put one out and what to do if one gets out of control. $3 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Come out for a beautiful hike along with riverside trail to learn all about these intriguing, armored mammals that call the campgrounds home. Afterwards, stop by the Visitor Center to purchase our popular Armadillo decal sticker. $5 plus parking fee required. 770-025-4727 ext. 1.
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