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New Echota Historic Site


Saturday, June 7, 2025

First Saturday Hike
Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 10 AM to 11:30 AM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Explore the nature trails here at New Echota with this ranger led hike. The ranger will be taking visitors on a hike through our nature trails while discussing the different species of wildlife. The ranger will also be discussing conservation and how the Native Americans were the nations first conservationist. Admission fee required $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Cherokee Weapons Crafting
Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 2 PM to 3 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Calling all crafters to New Echota SHS for an afternoon of crafting and history! Enjoy a beautiful afternoon with your family learning about the Cherokee hunting culture and how to make blowgun darts. This is a ranger led program that will take place in our picnic area. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Saturday, June 14, 2025

Jr. Ranger Family Camp Day
Saturday, Jun 14, 2025 10 AM to 3 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Join the rangers for a day of learning and adventure! Bring the family to New Echota to participate in the statewide Jr. Ranger program. There will be various demonstrations and activities throughout the day including but not limited to 1800s printing, Cherokee weapons, and a scheduled nature hike. Pre-registration is required. $15. 706-624-1321.
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Saturday, June 21, 2025

Fields of Plenty: Cherokee Farming
Saturday, Jun 21, 2025 10 AM to 10:30 AM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Do you want to learn new gardening skills, if so stop by New Echota SHS for this program. Join the rangers and learn how the Cherokee farmed for their daily substance. The program is a weather dependent program. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Orienteering 101: Compass Reading
Saturday, Jun 21, 2025 11 AM to 12:30 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Join our Rangers to learn how to read a compass. The program will start in the picnic area and transverse through out the grounds of New Echota. The Ranger will teach you the skills to follow a preset course using just a compass. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Palatable Potatoes: Traditional Cherokee Recipes
Saturday, Jun 28, 2025 11 AM to 1 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
New Echota invites you to the latest installment of the program series Traditional Cherokee Recipes. The newest recipe that the Ranger will be presenting is sweet potato cakes. Join the Ranger and learn a new recipe to add to your recipe book. The program will take place in the Middle-class homestead. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Leafy Greens of the Forest
Saturday, Jun 28, 2025 11 AM to 12:30 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
This Ranger led hike will take visitors on an adventure to identify a variety of species of trees typical of the Ridge and Valley Province of Georgia. The Ranger will also be discussing the importance of trees and the contributions different species makes to the unique ecosystem of New Echota. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Saturday, July 5, 2025

First Saturday Hike
Saturday, Jul 5, 2025 10 AM to 11:30 AM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Join the Rangers for a morning of hiking and history. This ranger led hike will take visitors through the historic town of New Echota and 1 of 2 nature trails here on site. The ranger will discuss different ways the Cherokee and other native tribes were the first conservationist of the Americas. The hike will be easy to moderate. Weather dependent. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Saturday, July 12, 2025

Jr. Ranger Family Camp Day
Saturday, Jul 12, 2025 10 AM to 3 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Join the rangers for a day of learning and adventure! Bring the family to New Echota to participate in the statewide Jr. Ranger program. There will be various demonstrations and activities throughout the day including but not limited to 1800s printing, Cherokee weapons, and a scheduled nature hike. Pre-registration is required. $15. 706-624-1321.
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Saturday, July 19, 2025

Pollinators 101
Saturday, Jul 19, 2025 to Sunday, Jul 20, 2025 - 11 AM to 12 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Do you want to learn more about the different species of pollinators and how to help them? Join our rangers by the New Echota pollinator boxes to learn about pollinators and the plants that help them thrive. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Thursday, July 31, 2025

Ask a Ranger
Thursday, Jul 31, 2025 10 AM to 10:30 AM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Join the Rangers in our picnic area to ask any questions that you might have about rangers. Learn about the work we do on the parks and in the other branches of the Department of Natural Resources. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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