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Chattahoochee Bend State Park


Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Gingerbread Man Hunt!
Tuesday, Dec 23, 2025 1 PM to 3 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Saturday, December 27, 2025

Winter Bird Count Hike
Saturday, Dec 27, 2025 10 AM to 12 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Gazing Into the New Year
Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 to Thursday, Jan 1, 2026 11 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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.
First Day Hike Event 
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Thursday, January 1, 2026

New Year Hike & Lunch
Thursday, Jan 1, 2026 11 AM to 12 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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.
First Day Hike Event 
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Out with the Old, In with the New
Thursday, Jan 1, 2026 4 PM to 5 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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.
Accessible Event First Day Hike Event 
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Friday, January 2, 2026

Hitting The Trails: Riverside Trail Hike
Friday, Jan 2, 2026 1 PM to 2 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Start your New Years Resolution with an easy 2.6-mile flat hike along the Chattahoochee River. $5 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Saturday, January 3, 2026

Hike to find the 1st Bloom of the New Year
Saturday, Jan 3, 2026 1 PM to 2 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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.
Monumental Moments Event 
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Friday, January 9, 2026

Hitting the Trails: Flat Rock Hike
Friday, Jan 9, 2026 1 PM to 2 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Friday, January 16, 2026

Hitting the Trails: Bobcat Trail
Friday, Jan 16, 2026 1 PM to 2 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Friday, January 23, 2026

Hitting the Trails: Boulder Trail
Friday, Jan 23, 2026 1 PM to 2 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Keep your New Years Resolution going with a 2.9-mile hike surrounded by boulders and granite outcrops. $5 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Friday, January 30, 2026

Hitting the Trails: Wild Turkey
Friday, Jan 30, 2026 1 PM to 2 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Friday, February 6, 2026

Homeschool: Skunk Adventures
Friday, Feb 6, 2026 10 AM to 12 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Saturday, February 7, 2026

Eye-Spy Valentine Nature Hunt
Saturday, Feb 7, 2026 9 AM to 3 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Saturday, February 14, 2026

Valentines Day Glow Hike
Saturday, Feb 14, 2026 8 PM to 9:30 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Monday, February 16, 2026

Presidents Day Scavenger Hunt
Monday, Feb 16, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Mardi Gras Glow Hike
Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026 8 PM to 9:30 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Wear you feather boas, hats, LED lights and glow sticks for this fun night hike along the riverside trail. $5 plus parking fee required. 770-254-7271.
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Friday, March 13, 2026

Homeschool: Be Prepared, Be Safe - Map Navigation an S.T.O.P Survival Tips
Friday, Mar 13, 2026 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Saturday, March 14, 2026

St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Hunt
Saturday, Mar 14, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Monday, March 16, 2026

St. Patick's Day Glow Hike
Monday, Mar 16, 2026 8 PM to 9:30 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Friday, March 20, 2026

Homeschool: Be Prepared, Be Safe - Knot Tying and Animal Track Scavenger Hunt
Friday, Mar 20, 2026 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Nature Journaling: Bird and Plant ID
Saturday, Mar 21, 2026 11 AM to 12 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Nine Banded Armadillo: Habitat, Diet and Ecological Role
Saturday, Mar 28, 2026 11 AM to 12 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
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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