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Saturday, October 4, 2025

Indigo Tie-Dye Bandanas
Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 1 PM to 4 PM
Panola Mountain State Park - Stockbridge, GA
Indigo pigment has been used to dye fabrics for thousands of years across cultures and continents. Visit the park anytime between 1PM-4PM (while supplies last) to create your own indigo tie-dyed bandana. This program is a suggested $5 donation towards the Friends of Panola Mountain State Park for the continued care of our public lands. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-389-7801.
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FDR and The Spirit of Warm Springs
Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 11 AM to 1 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
FDR and The Spirit of Warm Springs To commemorate the 101th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first visit and swim, Ranger Ashley Aultman will be conducting a presentation covering the historical, geological, and therapeutic value of the warm springs. Presentations 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM $9.50-$15.00 706-655-5870.
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Art Contest for High School Students
Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 2 PM to 3:30 PM
Tugaloo State Park - Lavonia, GA
Come out to Tugaloo and draw or paint a 2 dimensional piece of art to be submitted for the statewide art contest. Winners will have their art displayed at the Georgia State Capital. All supplies will be provided. $5 parking. 706-356-4362.
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3rd Annual Fall Car Show at Victoria Bryant
Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 10 AM to 1 PM
Victoria Bryant State Park - Royston, GA
Whether you’re registering a car, or just a lover of old cars, join us at shelter 5 for our annual Fall Car Show! Registration starts at 9:30 AM, prizes will be announced at 12:30 PM. $20 registration fee per vehicle. Concessions will be available for purchase. $2-$20 plus $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Where's Noble Bones? A Bone-Chilling Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 10 AM to 4 PM
Wormsloe Historic Site - Savannah, GA
Come join us for a spooky scavenger hunt each Saturday in October. Spend time outdoors with friends and family, and enjoy the beautiful natural and cultural resources available at Wormsloe. $3.25-$12.00 912-353-3023. Free with price of admission. 912-353-3023.
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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Walk With a Ranger
Sundays 9 AM - 11 AM – Oct 5, 2025 
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come meet our naturalist on a leisurely, 2-3 mile stroll through our bird sanctuary around the Wilkins Greenway Trail. We'll head out from the Visitor Center to find a forest habitat teeming with songbirds, and we may even spot a beaver! This event is stroller & pet-friendly. Every Sunday 9 AM & 11 AM. Starts & ends at the Visitor Center. $3 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 5, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Full Moon Hike
Sunday, Oct 5, 2025 6:30 PM to 8 PM
Tallulah Gorge State Park - Tallulah Falls, GA
Hike 310 stairs to the suspension bridge to watch the moon rise above the gorge $10 per a person $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
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Monday, October 6, 2025

Full Moon Night Hike
Monday, Oct 6, 2025 8 PM to 10 PM
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come join our monthly Full Moon Night Hike to view its rise above our sightline on the paved Wilkins Greenway Trail. This hike is fully accessible & pet-friendly. Meet at the Visitor Center fire ring. Please pre-register & pay at the Visitor Center before 5pm day of event. Hike begins promptly at 8:30 PM. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 6, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 7, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 8, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 9, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Friday, October 10, 2025

Free Fun for the Family and Fido
Friday, Oct 10, 2025 9 AM to 4 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Come out for an afternoon of fun with the family and your furry friend! Take a hike by the river, enjoy lunch at our riverside picnic tables and stop by the Visitor Center to check out our cornhole, croquet, horseshoe, and other yard games. $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Voices of the Past - Lantern Tour
Friday, Oct 10, 2025 6:30 PM to 10 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Join us for a guided lantern tour during this special after dark opening. Your guide will share stories of history and mystery as you walk through the historic buildings lit with candlelight. You will also hear the voices of the past tell their own stories and discover spooky folk legends passed down through the generations. Reservations required. $15. 478-986-5172.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 10, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Art in Our Hearts
Friday, Oct 10, 2025 3 PM to 4 PM
Stephen C. Foster State Park - Fargo, GA
Join us for an hour of painting, drawing, and sketching the beauty that surrounds us in the Okefenokee. Bring your art supplies and meet at the trading post for a fun time expressing your creativity. You can even submit your finished product for a chance to win our State Parks art contest. $5 parking. 912-637-5274.
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Saturday, October 11, 2025

Nature Journaling
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 11 AM to 12:30 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
Join us this spring as we begin our illustrative walk through the seasons and nature! In this program, we will be highlighting your individual interpretation of the surrounding environment while also strengthening your passion to discover, observe, be mindful, and be creative! We supply the journals, you bring the imagination! Find us in Shelter 2 $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Fundamentals of Nature Identification
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 1 PM to 2 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
Come explore the biodiversity of Amicalola Falls with an introduction to the iNaturalist Nature Identification app then a walk around our lodge loop trail to identify surrounding flora/fauna. Meet us in the Lodge Lobby! $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Iconic Trees of Amicalola Falls
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 2 PM to 3 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
Join volunteer naturalists to learn how to use a tree ID guide book and scientific sketches to identify amazing trees at Amicalola Falls. This walk will take place at the Lodge Loop Trail, which overlooks the mountain range that surrounds the Lodge. Meet us in the lodge lobby! $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Bats of Georgia
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 8 PM to 9 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
If you don't already love Georgia's bats- you're about to! Join bat enthusiasts and Georgia master naturalists to learn what bats do for us, and what we can do for Georgia's bats. After the 30-minute presentation, take a walk using special bat-detecting gear to participate in citizen-science! Meet us in the campground picnic pavilion! $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Curious Canines of Fall
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Ever wondered why you see and hear more coyotes in the fall? Come for a hike along the Flat Rock trail to learn about their movements and behaviors so that you are prepared if you encounter one on a hike. $8 Adult/ $5 Child $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Art in the Park
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 10 AM to 12 PM
Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site - Cartersville, GA
Are you interested in learning watercolor techniques or looking for an opportunity to paint outside? Meet at 10 AM with a Naturalist and hike out to paint the scenic Etowah River and surrounding landscape. Art supplies are provided! High school students have an opportunity to submit their artwork in the upcoming Georgia State Parks Art Contest! $10 Program Fee. 770-387-3747.
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Chat with a Chandler
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 10 AM to 2 PM
Fort King George Historic Site - Darien, GA
Join us at the Highlander House as we make make candles in the style of the 18th century. Learn about the life of a chandler (ye ol' candle-maker) around the fire! Come take a look at this interesting process, from hand-dipping to mold pouring. $4.75 - $8.25 912-437-4770.
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Guided Pumpkin Painting
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 2 PM to 3 PM
Fort McAllister State Park - Richmond Hill, GA
Join us during the spooky season for a pumpkin painting in the park! We will be set up outside so our visitors can enjoy the fall weather while painting their pumpkins. We will be painting small pumpkins. All supplies will be provided, including the pumpkins. $6 plus $5 parking. 912-727-2339.
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Loop Around the Lake
Saturdays 9 AM - 12 PM – Oct 11, 2025 
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come join us every Saturday for a brisk, seven-mile guided group jaunt around the lake on our inner-loop (yellow trail). Bring provisions, this intermediate-level challenge is for experienced hikers. Pet-friendly! This hike starts & ends at the Visitor Center parking lot. Please pre-register & pay at the Visitor Center prior to event start time. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Painting in the Park
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Come out and paint Hard Labor Creek State Park. This program is for beginners to painting or someone with experience who wants to paint with a group. This program is being offered in part with our statewide art contest. This contest is designed for high schoolers in the state of Georgia. More information can be found at GaStateParks.org/ArtContest. $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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DNR Art Contest Off Trail Sketching in the Park
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 10 AM to 12 PM
High Falls State Park - Jackson, GA
High School Students! Heard about the Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites art contest? For this special sketching opportunity, go off trail with the Naturalist to an area not normally accessible to the public for a unique view of the old powerhouse. Meet on the lawn next to Picnic Shelter #1 to hike on the Falls View Trail (strenuously rated). $5 parking. 478-993-3053.
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Voices of the Past - Lantern Tour
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 6:30 PM to 10 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Join us for a guided lantern tour during this special after dark opening. Your guide will share stories of history and mystery as you walk through the historic buildings lit with candlelight. You will also hear the voices of the past tell their own stories and discover spooky folk legends passed down through the generations. Reservations required. $15. 478-986-5172.
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Annual Kolomoki Festival
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 10 AM to 4 PM
Kolomoki Mounds State Park - Blakely, GA
Meet us at the park for a day of family fun! Visit the food and craft vendors, let the kids explore the Kolomoki Kids area and check out the live performances on stage. Don't miss out on all the fun and entry is only a ParkPass! $5 parking. 229-724-2150.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 11, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Films From The Archives
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 11 AM to 2 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
Guest with have the unique opportunity to view three short films dating from 1964 to 2004. Before each film there will be discussion on the background of the making of the each film. Showing 11:00 and 1:30 $7.50-$13 706-655-5870.
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Leaf Change Hayride
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 10 AM to 12 PM
Victoria Bryant State Park - Royston, GA
We will meet at the park office and enjoy a relaxing ride around the park. You will get to see the amazing fall colors and you might even get to catch a falling leaf! $5 plus $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Where's Noble Bones? A Bone-Chilling Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 10 AM to 4 PM
Wormsloe Historic Site - Savannah, GA
Come join us for a spooky scavenger hunt each Saturday in October. Spend time outdoors with friends and family, and enjoy the beautiful natural and cultural resources available at Wormsloe. $3.25-$12.00 912-353-3023. Free with price of admission. 912-353-3023.
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Sunday, October 12, 2025

Flint-Knapping for Indigenous People's Day
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 10 AM to 2 PM
Fort King George Historic Site - Darien, GA
This Sunday we celebrate Indigenous People's Day! A ranger will be outside at the Guale Roundhouse demonstrating the ancient technique of flint-knapping. This incredible skill was vital for all Native Americans in creating all sorts of tools and weapons. $4.75-$8.25 912-437-4770.
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Walk With a Ranger
Sundays 9 AM - 11 AM – Oct 12, 2025 
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come meet our naturalist on a leisurely, 2-3 mile stroll through our bird sanctuary around the Wilkins Greenway Trail. We'll head out from the Visitor Center to find a forest habitat teeming with songbirds, and we may even spot a beaver! This event is stroller & pet-friendly. Every Sunday 9 AM & 11 AM. Starts & ends at the Visitor Center. $3 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 12, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Invasive Intervention: Volunteer Work Day with Eco Addendum
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 1:30 PM to 3 PM
Sweetwater Creek State Park - Lithia Springs, GA
Our park needs your help! Join us for this volunteer work day centering around the removal of invasive species from Sweetwater Creek State Park. No previous experience needed. All ages welcome. Must register to participate. Call 770 732 2613 to register 0 plus $5 parking. 770-732-2613.
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Monday, October 13, 2025

Kids Old-Fashioned Cooking Experience
Monday, Oct 13, 2025 11 AM to 2 PM
Hardman Farm Historic Site - Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Learn how people cooked about 100 years ago using a historic wood stove. Lunch will be provided in part from your own cooking efforts. This program is for children ages 7-12. One adult must stay with their children. Advance Reservations are required. Limit of 20 participants. $15 + tax/fees. 706-878-1077.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 13, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Kids Fall Fun
Monday, Oct 13, 2025 11 AM to 12:30 PM
Mistletoe State Park - Appling, GA
Kid friendly fall celebration. Kids will create a animal mask, go on a animal scavenger hunt, candy bob, roast marshmallows, play fall bingo and enjoy a hayride by the lake . Each child will receive a small treat bag once they complete all the activities. $10 per child $5 parking. 706-541-0321.
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Kids Fall Fun
Monday, Oct 13, 2025 1:30 PM to 3 PM
Mistletoe State Park - Appling, GA
Kid friendly fall celebration. Kids will create a animal mask, go on a animal scavenger hunt, candy bob, roast marshmallows, play fall bingo and enjoy a hayride by the lake . Each child will receive a small treat bag once they complete all the activities. $10 per child $5 parking. 706-541-0321.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 14, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Fall Junior Ranger Camp
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025 9 AM to 3 PM
Sweetwater Creek State Park - Lithia Springs, GA
Ages 6+ Junior Ranger Camp $150 per student for the whole week $45 per child for individual days Spend a week with a Ranger! Each day has a unique hike, learning objectives, crafts and a service project. Please pack your student a lunch, snacks, and a water bottle and whatever they need to be comfortable. To register call 770-732-2613 $45-150 $5 parking. 770-732-2613.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 15, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Fall Junior Ranger Camp
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 9 AM to 3 PM
Sweetwater Creek State Park - Lithia Springs, GA
Ages 6+ Junior Ranger Camp $150 per student for the whole week $45 per child for individual days Spend a week with a Ranger! Each day has a unique hike, learning objectives, crafts and a service project. Please pack your student a lunch, snacks, and a water bottle and whatever they need to be comfortable. To register call 770-732-2613 $45-150 $5 parking. 770-732-2613.
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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Have Compass, Will Travel! Homeschool Day.
Thursday, Oct 16, 2025 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Chief Vann House Historic Site - Chatsworth, GA
Join us for an event on use of a compass and learn how to use that compass to set a course from a map or 'orienteer.' We'll have compasses, maps, and a simple course set up. This program is recommended for kids 8+. Weather permitting, call to reserve your spot. $5.25 - $6.50 706-695-2598.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 16, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Okie-Dokie Okefenokee : Junior Ranger Camp
Thursday, Oct 16, 2025 9 AM to 3 PM
Stephen C. Foster State Park - Fargo, GA
Come join us for a one day camp at Stephen C Foster State Park in the heart of the Okefenokee Swamp! Delve into the world of carnivorous plants, fishing tips, migratory birds, and more! Prepare for a fun day of learning and memories that will last a lifetime. Please call the office to register in advance, registration is due 1 week before camp. $50 plus $5 parking. 912-637-5274.
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Fall Junior Ranger Camp
Thursday, Oct 16, 2025 9 AM to 3 PM
Sweetwater Creek State Park - Lithia Springs, GA
Ages 6+ Junior Ranger Camp $150 per student for the whole week $45 per child for individual days Spend a week with a Ranger! Each day has a unique hike, learning objectives, crafts and a service project. Please pack your student a lunch, snacks, and a water bottle and whatever they need to be comfortable. To register call 770-732-2613 $45-150 $5 parking. 770-732-2613.
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Friday, October 17, 2025

Free Fun for the Family and Fido
Friday, Oct 17, 2025 9 AM to 4 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Come out for an afternoon of fun with the family and your furry friend! Take a hike by the river, enjoy lunch at our riverside picnic tables and stop by the Visitor Center to check out our cornhole, croquet, horseshoe, and other yard games $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 17, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Fall Junior Ranger Camp
Friday, Oct 17, 2025 9 AM to 3 PM
Sweetwater Creek State Park - Lithia Springs, GA
Ages 6+ Junior Ranger Camp $150 per student for the whole week $45 per child for individual days Spend a week with a Ranger! Each day has a unique hike, learning objectives, crafts and a service project. Please pack your student a lunch, snacks, and a water bottle and whatever they need to be comfortable. To register call 770-732-2613 $45-150 $5 parking. 770-732-2613.
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Saturday, October 18, 2025

Birds of Prey
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 1 PM to 2 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
Join Blue Ridge Raptors to meet several amazing Birds of Prey up close and learn how to help wild raptors! Come early to chat with raptor specialists. Find us in the Visitor Center's Arch Room! $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Sunset Stories
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 7 PM to 8 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
This series features professional storytellers as they work their magic at the campground firepit. Expect tales of Appalachian folklore, local history, and more. Bring a chair, flashlight and open imagination for this 1 hour program. $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Night Crawler Hike
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 9 PM to 11 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Join the Ranger on a night hike alongside the Chattahoochee River to listen to the nocturnal animals and use blue lights to locate night crawlers that call the park home. $8 Adult/$5 Child $5 parking. 770-251-7271.
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Star Light, Star Bright
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 7:30 PM
F.D. Roosevelt State Park - Pine Mountain, GA
Join the Columbus Coca-Cola Space Science Center staff for a night sky talk and sky viewing. Telescopes will be set up. Bring a chair or blanket for sitting on the grassy field. Baseball field across from Liberty Bell Pool on Hwy 354. Time is subject to change. $5 parking. 706-393-2349.
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Potions, Pills, & Pustules: 18th Century Medicine
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 10 AM to 2 PM
Fort King George Historic Site - Darien, GA
Sick with the flux or mal aria? The Doctor is in and might have a cure! Visit the Doctor’s house inside the Fort and learn all about 18th century medical practices. $4.75-$8.25 912-437-4770.
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Loop Around the Lake
Saturdays 9 AM - 12 PM – Oct 18, 2025 
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come join us every Saturday for a brisk, seven-mile guided group jaunt around the lake on our inner-loop (yellow trail). Bring provisions, this intermediate-level challenge is for experienced hikers. Pet-friendly! This hike starts & ends at the Visitor Center parking lot. Please pre-register & pay at the Visitor Center prior to event start time. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Fall Festival
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 6 PM to 9 PM
Hamburg State Park - Mitchell, GA
Fall Festival at Hamburg State Park. We will offer wagon rides through the campground that will stop along the way for trick and treats! We will also be playing a fall themed movie. There will be games and a costume contest for our guests! For those camping with us, we will host a site decoration contest! and concessions will be available. $2-$8 plus $5 parking. 478-552-2393.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 18, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Conservation Conversation #5 Exploring the Secret Lives of Bats
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 11 AM to 3 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
Fly into Roosevelt's Little White House and learn about BATS! We will learn how these mammals fly, how many different types of bats exist and how we can save some of Georgia's own bats from extinction. $7.50-$13.00 706-655-5870.
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Beginner Archery
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 9 AM to 10:30 AM
Tallulah Gorge State Park - Tallulah Falls, GA
Give archery a shot or brush up on your skills! Must be able to draw 20lbs bow. Meet at the Jane Hurt Yarn Interpretive Center and they will direct you where to go. Please call and register in advance space is limited $15 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
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Where's Noble Bones? A Bone-Chilling Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 10 AM to 4 PM
Wormsloe Historic Site - Savannah, GA
Come join us for a spooky scavenger hunt each Saturday in October. Spend time outdoors with friends and family, and enjoy the beautiful natural and cultural resources available at Wormsloe. $3.25-$12.00 912-353-3023. Free with price of admission. 912-353-3023.
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Sunday, October 19, 2025

The General Store: Shopping in the 18th Century
Sunday, Oct 19, 2025 10 AM to 2 PM
Fort King George Historic Site - Darien, GA
A merchant has set up shop in the Highlander House. Did you know that Georgia's Board of Trustees had an official storefront in Darien to supply the Highland Scots? Come see what colonial commerce was like nearly 300 years ago! $4.75-$8.25 912-437-4770.
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Walk With a Ranger
Sundays 9 AM - 11 AM – Oct 19, 2025 
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come meet our naturalist on a leisurely, 2-3 mile stroll through our bird sanctuary around the Wilkins Greenway Trail. We'll head out from the Visitor Center to find a forest habitat teeming with songbirds, and we may even spot a beaver! This event is stroller & pet-friendly. Every Sunday 9 AM & 11 AM. Starts & ends at the Visitor Center. $3 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Halloween Hayride
Sunday, Oct 19, 2025 1 PM to 5 PM
James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park - Summerville, GA
Take a family friendly spooky hayride through the campground! Follow the signs for parking and hayride check in. Last ride start at 4:30pm. Adults are $5, children (5-12yo) are $3, and 4 yo and under are free. $5 parking. 706-857-0826.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 19, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Monday, October 20, 2025

Halloween Hayride
Monday, Oct 20, 2025 1 PM to 5 PM
James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park - Summerville, GA
Take a family friendly spooky hayride through the campground! Follow the signs for parking and hayride check in. Last ride start at 4:30pm. Adults are $5, children (5-12yo) are $3, and 4 yo and under are free. $5 parking. 706-857-0826.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 20, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

New Moon Night Hike
Tuesday, Oct 21, 2025 8 PM to 10 PM
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come join our monthly night hike to view the starry moonless night! Meetup on the bridge at the Visitor Center, then we'll head out for some stargazing and discussion of the cosmos. We'll hike from the bridge at dark and will vacate the park promptly by 10pm. Please pre-register & pay before 5pm day of event. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 21, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

iNaturalist 101
4th Wednesday of Month 9 AM - 11 AM from Oct 22, 2025 
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
We'll learn the basics of the app together, then take a hike through the rock garden along the lakeshore out to the rocky point at the fishing hole, collecting species along the way. With our identifier in-hand, we'll search for birds, bugs, lizards, & snakes, and we're sure to find plenty of flora! Check-in & register at the Visitor Center. $10 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 22, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 23, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Friday, October 24, 2025

Free Fun for the Family and Fido
Friday, Oct 24, 2025 9 AM to 4 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Come out for an afternoon of fun with the family and your furry friend! Take a hike by the river, enjoy lunch at our riverside picnic tables and stop by the Visitor Center to check out our cornhole, croquet, horseshoe, and other yard games $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 24, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Waterfalls and Watercolors - Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites Art Contest Creation
Friday, Oct 24, 2025 5 PM to 7 PM
Tallulah Gorge State Park - Tallulah Falls, GA
Georgia State Parks Highschooler Art Contest. Paint a landscape scene from our park and earn a chance to have your work featured in the state capital! If you love art and the outdoors and you're currently a Georgia high school student, you are eligible to participate. Must RSVP by 10/17 for art supplies to be provided! $5 parking. 706-752-7981.
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A Haunted Evening at Victoria Bryant Weekend #1
Friday, Oct 24, 2025 4 PM to 10 PM
Victoria Bryant State Park - Royston, GA
October 24th- 25th. 4:00- 10:00 PM both nights. Come out and enjoy a spooky evening on the park! We will have a hayride, haunted trail, campsite decorating contest, costume contest, trick or treating, a Halloween movie, a campfire, and concessions. This year we are expanding our Halloween event to 2 weekends! $1-6 plus $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Saturday, October 25, 2025

Halloween Hayride
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 7 PM
A.H. Stephens State Park - Crawfordville, GA
Come join the friends of AH Stephens State park and staff for the annual haunted hayride! We promise thrills and chills with costume contest, movie on the lawn, campsite decorations, and treats for all!! $5 plus $5 parking. 706-456-2602.
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Nature Journaling
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 11 AM to 12:30 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
Join us this spring as we begin our illustrative walk through the seasons and nature! In this program, we will be highlighting your individual interpretation of the surrounding environment while also strengthening your passion to discover, observe, be mindful, and be creative! We supply the journals, you bring the imagination! Find us in Shelter 2 $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Fundamentals of Nature Identification
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 1 PM to 2 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
Come explore the biodiversity of Amicalola Falls with an introduction to the iNaturalist Nature Identification app then a walk around our lodge loop trail to identify surrounding flora/fauna. Meet us in the Lodge Lobby! $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Iconic Trees of Amicalola Falls
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 2 PM to 3 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
Join volunteer naturalists to learn how to use a tree ID guide book and scientific sketches to identify amazing trees at Amicalola Falls. This walk will take place at the Lodge Loop Trail, which overlooks the mountain range that surrounds the Lodge. Meet us in the lodge lobby! $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Halloween Coloring Contest!
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 4 PM to 5 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Get ready for some spooky fall fun! Our coloring contest is here! The winner receives a prize and their artwork featured on our Facebook page. Let your creativity shine! $2 plus $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 6 PM to 8 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Get ready to unleash your inner artist! We're having a pumpkin decorating contest, and you're invited! Grab your pumpkin, small or big and bring it along! We will provide the carving tools and paints you need to create your masterpiece. The most creative pumpkin will be featured on our Facebook page and wins a prize! $2 plus $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Halloween Glow Hike!
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Get ready for a spooktacular Halloween adventure under the stars! Join us for a glow-in-the-dark hike through the magical Flat Rock area. Its a Ranger led, one-mile loop that's fun for the whole family. Wear your glow in the dark items, the more the better! Rangers will have additional glow sticks. $8 Adult / $5 Child $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Trunk or Treat
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 5 PM to 7 PM
Don Carter State Park - Gainesville, GA
A family friendly event for ghosts and ghouls of all ages. Enjoy this Halloween themed event and receive candy from local organizations and Don Carter park rangers. Please park at the beach, a hayride will take you to the candy! Costumes encouraged. $5 parking. 678-450-7726.
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Wild Georgia Guided Nature Hike
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 10 AM to 12 PM
Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site - Cartersville, GA
Saving endangered wildlife may sound like a daunting task, but what if conservation can take place in your own backyard? Join Etowah Rangers for a series of interpretive hikes focusing on some of Georgia's most at-risk species outlined in Georgia's State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), and learn about the State's plan for a more 'wild' future! $2-$6. 770-387-3747.
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Halloween In the Park: Trick-or-Treating
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 5 PM to 7 PM
F.D. Roosevelt State Park - Pine Mountain, GA
rick or Treat around the campground! Start at Trading Post for scavenger hunt while you trick or treat to earn some extra goodies. Areas 1, 2, 3, & 5 are included in trick-or-treating. No cottages have treats. $5 parking. 706-663-4858.
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Echoes on the Altamaha - Candle Lantern Tour
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 6:30 PM to 10 PM
Fort King George Historic Site - Darien, GA
The moon is out, the lanterns are lit! For one night only, the past comes alive to tell you their tales. This year we focus on the history surrounding the 250th anniversary of the USA. Our candle lantern tour gives you the chance to speak with those daring folk who left their mark on the Georgia colony. $10. 912-437-4770.
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The Haunting of Savage Island
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 6 PM to 8:30 PM
Fort McAllister State Park - Richmond Hill, GA
We invite our campground guests to decorate their campsite and dress up in costumes! Our park rangers will be judging the campsites for creativity and hosting a costume contest! If you'd like to give out candy, pick up a "Pumpkin Paper" for your campsite from the Visitors Center to let other families know you are giving out candy. 912-727-2339.
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Loop Around the Lake
Saturdays 9 AM - 12 PM – Oct 25, 2025 
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come join us every Saturday for a brisk, seven-mile guided group jaunt around the lake on our inner-loop (yellow trail). Bring provisions, this intermediate-level challenge is for experienced hikers. Pet-friendly! This hike starts & ends at the Visitor Center parking lot. Please pre-register & pay at the Visitor Center prior to event start time. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Haunted Village at Hard Labor Creek
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Come visit our Spooky Haunted Village for a family-friendly, slight-fright event. Walk through Camp Daniel Morgan on a trail filled with scenes of your Halloween scary favorites. Event suitable to ages 6 and above. There will be wagon rides available (1:30pm - 4:30pm) for those who don't want to be spooked on the haunted village. Tickets after 9/15 $10 cash at the door. $8 through Eventbrite. $3 wagon ride cash $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Haunted Village at Hard Labor Creek
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Come visit our Spooky Haunted Village for a family-friendly, slight-fright event. Walk through Camp Daniel Morgan on a trail filled with scenes of your Halloween scary favorites. Event suitable to ages 6 and above. There will be wagon rides available (1:30pm - 4:30pm) for those who don't want to be spooked on the haunted village. Tickets after 9/15 $10 cash at the door. $8 through Eventbrite. $3 wagon ride cash $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Mountain Farm Celebration
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 10 AM to 4 PM
Hardman Farm Historic Site - Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Hardman Farm comes to life with hands-on pioneer skills exhibits, traditional craft vendors, local authors and historians, apple cider from a hand-cranked press, biscuits cooked on our wood-fired antique stove and much more. $8. 706-878-1077.
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Halloween Hayride
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 1 PM to 5 PM
James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park - Summerville, GA
Take a family friendly spooky hayride through the campground! Follow the signs for parking and hayride check in. Last ride start at 4:30pm. Adults are $5, children (5-12yo) are $3, and 4 yo and under are free. $5 parking. 706-857-0826.
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Campground Trick-or Treat
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Kolomoki Mounds State Park - Blakely, GA
Grab your costume and come trick-or-treat around the campground. Play some fun games and eat a snow cone. Take a short hike through our "haunted" trail before grabbing some candy. Meet at picnic shelter 2. $5 parking. 229-724-2150.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 25, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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5K Trail Run
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 8 AM to 11 AM
Mistletoe State Park - Appling, GA
On your mark, get set, go! - on a 5K trail run marking the beginning of our revived, annual Fall Festival. T-shirts will be provided. Prizes to be awarded the top male and female finishers. $15 plus $5 parking. 706-541-0321.
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Fall Festival
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 12 PM to 4 PM
Mistletoe State Park - Appling, GA
What better place to celebrate cooler temperatures, bountiful harvests, and changing leaves than Mistletoe State Park! We are excited to revive our once annual Fall Festival. We will be offering hayrides, pumpkin archery, a scarecrow scavenger hunt, and a host of other games. $10 plus $5 parking. 706-541-0321.
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Annual Fala Day
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 10 AM to 3 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
Scottish Terrier Society of Greater Atlanta will present a fun-filled day of activities celebrating Fala. Activities include a parade and a variety of contest. Dogs not allowed on Historic Site except during the parade. 706-655-5870.
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Where's Noble Bones? A Bone-Chilling Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 10 AM to 4 PM
Wormsloe Historic Site - Savannah, GA
Come join us for a spooky scavenger hunt each Saturday in October. Spend time outdoors with friends and family, and enjoy the beautiful natural and cultural resources available at Wormsloe. $3.25-$12.00 912-353-3023. Free with price of admission. 912-353-3023.
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Sunday, October 26, 2025

Walk With a Ranger
Sundays 9 AM - 11 AM – Oct 26, 2025 
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come meet our naturalist on a leisurely, 2-3 mile stroll through our bird sanctuary around the Wilkins Greenway Trail. We'll head out from the Visitor Center to find a forest habitat teeming with songbirds, and we may even spot a beaver! This event is stroller & pet-friendly. Every Sunday 9 AM & 11 AM. Starts & ends at the Visitor Center. $3 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Halloween Hayride
Sunday, Oct 26, 2025 1 PM to 5 PM
James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park - Summerville, GA
Take a family friendly spooky hayride through the campground! Follow the signs for parking and hayride check in. Last ride start at 4:30pm. Adults are $5, children (5-12yo) are $3, and 4 yo and under are free. $5 parking. 706-857-0826.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 26, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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EcoA Native Forest Restoration Program- Invasive Removal Class 3 of 12
Sunday, Oct 26, 2025 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Sweetwater Creek State Park - Lithia Springs, GA
Do you love Sweetwater Creek State Park? Become an EcoA Steward! Meet twice a month during this 8 month long certification course, cultivate the knowledge & leadership skills to change your community. We're looking for 15-20 stewards for this program. To register please email adrian.fox@dnr.ga.gov $100 for full course or $25 single class $5 parking. 770-732-2613.
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Monday, October 27, 2025

Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 27, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 28, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 29, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Thursday, October 30, 2025

Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 30, 2025 until Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Friday, October 31, 2025

Trick or Treat, RV Contest, And Wagon Rides
Friday, Oct 31, 2025 4 PM to 8:30 PM
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Come camp with us on the spookiest of nights! Kids will collect candy from RV to RV. Campers are encouraged to decorate their sites and compete for the prize of most festive set up. Tour around the park on our decorated conestoga wagon. At night, play put putt on our glow in the dark mini golf. Wagon Rides $3 per person, Glow Mini Golf: $5 per person, cash only $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Georgia State Parks Art Contest
from Oct 31, 2025 
Laura S. Walker State Park - Waycross, GA
Calling all high school students! Show off your creativity for a chance to have your artwork featured on table-top displays at the Georgia State Capitol in 2026! Create a drawing or painting that showcases a landscape, historic site, or natural feature that captures the beauty and value of Georgia’s State Parks. $5 parking. 912-287-4900.
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Trunk or Treat
Friday, Oct 31, 2025 5:30 PM to 7 PM
Tallulah Gorge State Park - Tallulah Falls, GA
Come out and decorate your vehicle for Halloween and hand out candy to Boys and Gohuls as they walk from car to car. There will be hayrides and other activities as well! Prizes will be awarded to best costumes, best pet costume, and best vehicle decoration. If you decorate your vehicle and hand out candy the parking fee will be waived free plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
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A Haunted Evening at Victoria Bryant Weekend #2
Friday, Oct 31, 2025 4 PM to 10 PM
Victoria Bryant State Park - Royston, GA
October 31st- November 1st. 4:00- 10:00 PM both dates. Come out and enjoy a spooky evening on the park! We will have a hayride, haunted trail, campsite decorating contest, costume contest, trick or treating, a Halloween movie, a campfire, and concessions. We have expanded our Halloween event to 2 weekends this year! $1-6 plus $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Saturday, November 1, 2025

Birds of Prey
Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 1 PM to 2 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
Join Blue Ridge Raptors to meet several amazing Birds of Prey up close and learn how to help wild raptors! Come early to chat with raptor specialists. Find us in the Visitor Center's Arch Room! $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Fall Sunrise Hike
Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 7 AM to 8 AM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Bring your coffee or hot chocolate to wake up with nature by the Chattahoochee River. Listen and look for the woodland animals such as wild turkeys, osprey, bald eagles, king fishers and more! $5 plus $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Halloween Jamboree - Campers Only
Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 9 AM to 8 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Reserve your camping spot and come enjoy a fun filled day of Halloween festivities! Campground Halloween Decor Contest (9am-4pm) Trick or Treat & Costume Contest at Campground 1 (6pm - 8pm) Best campsite and costume wins prizes! $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Loop Around the Lake
Saturdays 9 AM - 12 PM – Nov 1, 2025 
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come join us every Saturday for a brisk, seven-mile guided group jaunt around the lake on our inner-loop (yellow trail). Bring provisions, this intermediate-level challenge is for experienced hikers. Pet-friendly! This hike starts & ends at the Visitor Center parking lot. Please pre-register & pay at the Visitor Center prior to event start time. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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The Great Butterfly Migration
Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site - Brunswick, GA
Join our ranger for a fun morning of learning about migrating butterflies! We will identify the species and see these migrating pollinators in flight on their way south for winter! Fee includes access to regularly scheduled plantation house tours. $5.50- $8.75 912-264-7333.
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Syrup Makin' Time - 36th Annual Event
Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Experience sugar cane syrup making the old-fashioned way as we cook cane juice in the original kettles and press sugar cane on the steam powered press. We will also have live bluegrass music, spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, and woodstove cooking and a Civil War encampment commemorating the arrival of General Sherman's federal troops. Admission is $3.50-$9 478-986-5172.
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Native American Heritage Day
Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 10 AM to 4 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Join staff, Friends of New Echota volunteers and special Cherokee guests as the historic Capital of New Echota comes alive with living history demonstrations, tours, games, and music. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Sunday, November 2, 2025

Walk With a Ranger
Sundays 9 AM - 11 AM – Nov 2, 2025 
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come meet our naturalist on a leisurely, 2-3 mile stroll through our bird sanctuary around the Wilkins Greenway Trail. We'll head out from the Visitor Center to find a forest habitat teeming with songbirds, and we may even spot a beaver! This event is stroller & pet-friendly. Every Sunday 9 AM & 11 AM. Starts & ends at the Visitor Center. $3 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Full Moon Night Hike
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025 8 PM to 10 PM
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come join our monthly Full Moon Night Hike to view its rise above our sightline on the paved Wilkins Greenway Trail. This hike is fully accessible & pet-friendly. Meet at the Visitor Center fire ring. Please pre-register & pay at the Visitor Center before 5pm day of event. Hike begins promptly at 8:30 PM. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Full Moon Hike
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025 5:45 PM to 7:15 PM
Tallulah Gorge State Park - Tallulah Falls, GA
Hike 310 stairs to the suspension bridge to watch the moon rise above the gorge $10 per a person $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
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Friday, November 7, 2025

Free Fun for the Family and Fido
Friday, Nov 7, 2025 9 AM to 4 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Come out for an afternoon of fun with the family and your furry friend! Take a hike by the river, enjoy lunch at our riverside picnic tables and stop by the Visitor Center to check out our cornhole, croquet, horseshoe, and other yard games $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Autumn Encampment 2025 - School Day
Friday, Nov 7, 2025 9 AM to 5 PM
Fort King George Historic Site - Darien, GA
Autumn Encampment's Friday is just for students. The Fort will be filled with stations displaying colonial military life in early Georgia. We will have Scottish Highlanders, "enlistment" stations, navy sailors, black powder demos, and more! Perfect for grades 3-8 as well as homeschool groups interested in registering a one-hour time slot. $4.25-$8.25 912-437-4770.
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Saturday, November 8, 2025

Nature Journaling
Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 11 AM to 12:30 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
Join us this spring as we begin our illustrative walk through the seasons and nature! In this program, we will be highlighting your individual interpretation of the surrounding environment while also strengthening your passion to discover, observe, be mindful, and be creative! We supply the journals, you bring the imagination! Find us in Shelter 2 $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Fundamentals of Nature Identification
Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 1 PM to 2 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
Come explore the biodiversity of Amicalola Falls with an introduction to the iNaturalist Nature Identification app then a walk around our lodge loop trail to identify surrounding flora/fauna. Meet us in the Lodge Lobby! $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Iconic Trees of Amicalola Falls
Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 2 PM to 3 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
Join volunteer naturalists to learn how to use a tree ID guide book and scientific sketches to identify amazing trees at Amicalola Falls. This walk will take place at the Lodge Loop Trail, which overlooks the mountain range that surrounds the Lodge. Meet us in the lodge lobby! $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Bats of Georgia
Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 8 PM to 9 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
If you don't already love Georgia's bats- you're about to! Join bat enthusiasts and Georgia master naturalists to learn what bats do for us, and what we can do for Georgia's bats. After the 30-minute presentation, take a walk using special bat-detecting gear to participate in citizen-science! Meet us in the campground picnic pavilion! $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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Fall Leaf Art and Bingo
Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 1 PM to 2 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Come out and enjoy the fall foliage, bring a journal and learn how to do leaf impressions. Play a game of leaf ID bingo, winner gets a prize! $5 plus $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Touch-A-Truck Day
Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 11 AM to 1 PM
Don Carter State Park - Gainesville, GA
Touch, see, and talk about all kinds of trucks and other big equipment at our day-use boat ramp! A Georgia State Park Pass is required to attend and can be bought for $5.00 at the park office or kiosk. We hope to see you there! $5 parking. 678-450-7726.
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Autumn Encampment 2025
Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 9 AM to 5 PM
Fort King George Historic Site - Darien, GA
Our annual Colonial military reenactment is open with festivities, activities, and black powder! Military history of the 18th century includes reenacting from Highlanders, British armies, navies, and foreign campaigns! $4.75-$8.25 912-437-4770.
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Loop Around the Lake
Saturdays 9 AM - 12 PM – Nov 8, 2025 
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come join us every Saturday for a brisk, seven-mile guided group jaunt around the lake on our inner-loop (yellow trail). Bring provisions, this intermediate-level challenge is for experienced hikers. Pet-friendly! This hike starts & ends at the Visitor Center parking lot. Please pre-register & pay at the Visitor Center prior to event start time. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Founder's Day: Thanksgiving in Warm Springs
Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 11 AM to 2 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
In 1939, FDR spoke to the nation from Georgia Hall on Thanksgiving. We are going to replay the original radio broadcast after a digital presentation on the history of Thanksgiving at Warm Springs in the theater wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving. Presentation 11:00 am, 1:00pm and 2:00pm. $9.50-$15.00 706-655-5870.
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Sunday, November 9, 2025

Walk With a Ranger
Sundays 9 AM - 11 AM – Nov 9, 2025 
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Come meet our naturalist on a leisurely, 2-3 mile stroll through our bird sanctuary around the Wilkins Greenway Trail. We'll head out from the Visitor Center to find a forest habitat teeming with songbirds, and we may even spot a beaver! This event is stroller & pet-friendly. Every Sunday 9 AM & 11 AM. Starts & ends at the Visitor Center. $3 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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EcoA Native Forest Restoration Program- Invasive Removal Class 4 of 12
Sunday, Nov 9, 2025 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Sweetwater Creek State Park - Lithia Springs, GA
Do you love Sweetwater Creek State Park? Become an EcoA Steward! Meet twice a month during this 8 month long certification course, cultivate the knowledge & leadership skills to change your community. We're looking for 15-20 stewards for this program. To register please email adrian.fox@dnr.ga.gov $100 for full course or $25 single class $25-100 $5 parking. 770-732-2613.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Veterans Day Family Fun Day
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025 11 AM to 3 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
Pack a picnic and join us in Roosevelt's Little White House picnic area for a free day of family friendly games and activities. 706-655-5870.
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Veterans Day Family Fun Day
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025 11 AM to 3 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
Pack a picnic and join us in Roosevelt's Little White House picnic area for a free day of family friendly games and activities. 706-655-5870.
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Thursday, November 13, 2025

Nature Journaling
Thursday, Nov 13, 2025 11 AM to 12:30 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - Dawsonville, GA
Join us this spring as we begin our illustrative walk through the seasons and nature! In this program, we will be highlighting your individual interpretation of the surrounding environment while also strengthening your passion to discover, observe, be mindful, and be creative! We supply the journals, you bring the imagination! Find us in Shelter 2 $5 parking. 706-344-1515.
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