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This is the day before our annual Colonial Faire and Muster. We will have several stations for school kids, including the museum, cannon firings, musket firings, games, Native American displays, music, and more. $2 - $10. 912-353-3023.
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Visit our Interpretive Ranger at the Relihan Museum & Nature Center for a leaf rubbing craft/hike. For big kids and little ones to not only take away one of a kind pieces of art, but they might also learn a thing or two about trees! Admission is $3 per participant which can be paid at the main office. Start time is 11AM. $3 plus $5 parking. 912-384-7082.
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Join the park Naturalist at the park office to create your own Valentine's gifts for your human and woodland friends! $2 plus $5 parking. 478-993-3053.
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Join the park naturalist in the Nature Hut to create environmentally friendly pine cone bird feeders, and learn how you can be a friend to your backyard birds. $2 plus $5 parking. 706-356-4362.
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Learn about Colonial Georgia during the 18th Century with a military encampment, sutlers' row, Indian camp, craft demonstrations, and period music and dance. Free admission. 912-353-3023.
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To celebrate Black History Month, the Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters will perform at 2:00pm, and storyteller Margarie Washington will share traditional Gullah Geechee stories at 3:00pm. Admission is FREE all day, 9:00am - 5:00pm. 912-264-7333.
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This window birding program is best suited for our younger birders ages 5-12 but its fun for all ages. We'll be looking at birds that visit the feeder and making pine cone bird feeders. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-732-5871.
 
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This window birding program is best suited for our younger birders ages 5-12 but its fun for all ages. We'll be looking at birds that visit the feeder and making pine cone bird feeders. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-732-5871.
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Come to visit where Super Museum Sunday started. We will be hosting our Colonial Faire and Muster in partnership with the Georgia Historical Society. Free both Saturday and Sunday with Colonial reenactment, market, and black powder demonstrations. We hope to see you at the Faire. Free Admission. 912-353-3023.
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Experience life in Colonial Georgia during the 18th century with a military encampment, Sutler's Row, craft demonstrations, military demonstrations, and period music and dance. Food concessions will be available. Friday - $2 - $10. Saturday and Sunday - Free. 912-353-3023.
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Come join Jack Hill State Park in creating bird crafts and learning how to be a bird! We will meet at Picnic shelter 4, and we hope to see you there. $1 per person $5 parking. 912-557-7744.
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This window birding program is best suited for our younger birders ages 5-12 but its fun for all ages. We'll be looking at birds that visit the feeder and making pine cone bird feeders. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-732-5871.
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Celebrate National Scouting Day and make a bamboo walking stick with paracord grip. Pre-registration required to ensure enough materials. Meet at Group Shelter below the dam. $12 plus $5 parking. 706-663-4858.
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Its National Scouts BSA week and we are celebrating by offering a Merit Badge class on Ecology and Conservation. Join us at the Interpretive Center as we will be learning and going over requirements for the Forestry and Plant Science merit badges. $10 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Meet at the Amphitheater to learn how to build a campfire, using a variety of different methods, and how you can prevent wildfires by practicing proper fire safety. Try your hand at creating your fire after learning the basics. $5 parking. 706-356-4362.
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Join us at the Interpretive Center as we build Birdhouses to better help the environment by providing shelters for our backyard birds on Valentines Day. $7 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Have a hoot with a ranger while we make our own owl companions! This program costs $2.00 per person $5 parking. 912-882-5256.
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Design and make tree cookie. Meet outside of Park Office. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-663-4858.
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Meet the park naturalist at the Day Use Area to make glow in the dark bracelets and necklaces and go on a night hike along the river trail. How do the sounds change in the night? Pre-register and pay in advance. $3 per person. 20 person limit. $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Design and make tree cookie. Meet outside of Park Office. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-663-4858.
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Join the park naturalist to learn how to attract birds to your backyard. We will make a fun craft to take home and feed your birdie friends! Meet at the park office. $5 parking. 478-993-3053.
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Cast your own animal track to take home! Take a short hike in search of real animal tracks. Meet at the Nature Center picnic area. $3 plus $5 parking. 478-982-1660.
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Join us at the campground pavilion to create a fun hibernating bear craft! $3 plus $5 parking. 478-982-1660.
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Join the park naturalist in the Nature Hut to create environmentally friendly pine cone bird feeders, and learn how you can be a friend to your backyard birds. $2 plus $5 parking. 706-356-4362.
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Learning about nature can be fun! Join us at the Interpretive center as we will be making crafts by using pieces of nature to make self-portraits. This is a great way to show your creativity while also learning about the environment. Then get to take home your craft to keep! Space is limited! $4 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Explore the world in brand new eyes! Are your little ones curious about the natural world? Twice a month, explore STEAM focused nature programs through hands on play! This Tuesday we will be creating ‘nature journals’; feel, smell, see, and touch a variety of natural items to bring the Outdoors in. $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Have a hoot with a ranger while we make our own owl companions! This program costs $2.00 per person $5 parking. 912-882-5256.
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In this monthly series we will be exploring the wonderful world of bats! This month we will be taking a look at some of the threats bats face as a species. We will also create a fun craft that you can take home! $5 parking. 478-993-3053.
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Cast your own animal track to take home! Take a short hike in search of real animal tracks. Meet at the Nature Center picnic area. $3 plus $5 parking. 478-982-1660.
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Join us at the campground picnic pavilion to create a fun Squirrel in a Tree craft. $2 plus $5 parking. 478-982-1660.
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Leap into Spring by painting the plants soon to grow. Join us at the Interpretive Center as we learn about Native Georgia Flowers! Release your inner-Bob Ross with this program. Crafts are fun for everyone. $6 plus $5 parking. 770-867-3489.
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Enjoy a fun-filled day with activities centered around the dairy that once operated at Hardman Farm. $7. 706-878-1077.
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Be on the lookout for that bear! Join us at the visitor center as we read a book, make binoculars, and go on a bear hunt. Smokey Bear is lost in our woods and we need to find him. Family Connection and Georgia Forestry Commission has teamed up with the park. Be on the lookout for the next adventure every second Thursday of the month. $5 parking. 229-724-2150.
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For our annual Scottish History event, visit Fort King George and witness a variety of Scottish living history demonstrations: musket & cannon firings, blacksmithing, carpentry, medicine, cooking, music, and more! $4.50-$7.50 912-437-4770.
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For our annual Scottish History event, visit Fort King George and witness a variety of Scottish living history demonstrations: musket & cannon firings, blacksmithing, carpentry, medicine, cooking, music, and more! $4.50-$7.50 912-437-4770.
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Join us for an old-fashioned quilting bee. We will be quilting a quilt in the museum for our 1853 era cabin. Everyone is welcome to participate. Come enjoy this time-honored tradition. $3 - $6. 770-443-7850.
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Painters and art fans alike are welcome to our outdoor painting Plein Air event! No prizes or judging, just lots of artsy fun. There is lots to paint: centuries old moss draped live oaks, saltmarsh overlooks, an 1850s era plantation house, and historic outbuildings. $5 - $25. 912-264-7333.
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Easter Egg Hunt and Family Fun Day hosted by the Friends of Cloudland Canyon. Egg Hunt for ages 2-5 at 11:00am. Egg Hunt for ages 6-10 At 11:30am.
Easter Baskets will be given away until they are all gone. $5 parking. 706-657-4050.
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We will have various historic trades represented at this event including but not limited to blacksmithing, woodworking, sewing, spinning, etc. The is sure to be something for everyone! $3 - $6. 770-443-7850.
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Welcome spring in Savannah at Skidaway Island State Park. We are bringing back our Annual Spring Festival. Shop local vendors and food trucks while enjoying spring weather and the park’s beautiful scenery. Bring along your friends, families, and pups, too. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
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We love Easter here at Fort McAllister and dyeing and decorating eggs is a fun tradition that was popular even in the Victorian era. Bring a carton of eggs and come decorate eggs with our rangers. We will have dye, paint, tissue paper, along with other items to create your easter masterpieces. $5 parking. 912-727-2339.
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Just in time to get that garden started!
Learn about different pollinators, their role in our ecosystem, and how to help them through the planting of native plants - and still have a gorgeous garden!
There will be native plants for sale from Smithgall's own pollinator gardens, so you can go home and start yours the same day! $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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The Easter Bunny has hidden eggs, and they are waiting for you. Children 12 and under bring your own basket, join the fun and search for a few. Little hunters will have their own small patch and if we are lucky, there may be a surprise visit by the Easter Bunny. The hunt will take place at the Visitor Center. $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Join Family Connection at the campground boat ramp. Read a story with us then go on an egg hunt through the woods to find the eggs for Chester. Join us on the second Thursday of each month for a new adventure! $5 parking. 229-724-2150.
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Spring into action and make your plans for an outing with a visit to our 1853 cabin. Enjoy life-ways demonstrations such as period games, chores, and crafts. $3 - $6. 770-443-7850.
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Observe Federal and Confederate infantry drills displayed around separate field encampments. Experience periodic cannon firings taking place throughout the day. Explore civilian lifeways at our 1850's cabin. Enjoy the feature demonstration of the William Oliphant Story held in the "Ravine" between both Federal and Confederate Troops. $3 - $6. 770-443-7850.
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Actress/Storyteller Carol Cain will portray seven different "Rosie the Riveter's" in one special performance. Rosie represents the American women who worked during World War II producing munitions, planes, tanks and war supplies. Times: 11:00am, 1:00pm, and 2:00pm $9- $14. 706-655-5870.
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Children from 6 to 12 are invited to join park rangers for a fun week of hikes, crafts, games, and more focused on the natural and cultural heritage of Georgia. During the week children will complete activities to earn a Junior Ranger badge. Please call the Visitors Center to sign up. Space is limited. $300. 912-598-2300.
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Join us at the beach area and build your best sandcastles for a chance to win a prize. All ages are welcome for this event. Dogs and other pets will not be allowed on the beach. Please bring your own sand castle supplies for the tournament. $5 parking. 706-356-4362.
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Calling all movie fans!! Victoria Bryant will be hosting a summer movie series. In addition to the movie we will have popcorn and drinks available for purchase. Please bring your own chair or blanket, and you can even bring your golf cart to have a drive-in experience. We will meet at the Visitor Center. $1 - $3 $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Over the weekend, kids ages 8 to 12 can join the Wormsloe Rangers in crafting, games, and hikes that highlight Georgia’s nature and history in the 1700s. Campers will earn their official Wormsloe Junior Ranger badge. The fun lasts Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Space is limited. Call our office to register. $80. 912-353-3023.
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Over the weekend, kids ages 8 to 12 can join the Wormsloe Rangers in crafting, games, and hikes that highlight Georgia’s nature and history in the 1700s. Campers will earn their official Wormsloe Junior Ranger badge. The fun lasts Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Space is limited. Call our office to register. $80. 912-353-3023.
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Calling all movie fans!! Victoria Bryant will be hosting a summer movie series. In addition to the movie we will have popcorn and drinks available for purchase. Please bring your own chair or blanket, and you can even bring your golf cart to have a drive-in experience. We will meet at the Visitor Center. $1 - $3 $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Calling all movie fans!! Victoria Bryant will be hosting a summer movie series. In addition to the movie we will have popcorn and drinks available for purchase. Please bring your own chair or blanket, and you can even bring your golf cart to have a drive-in experience. We will meet at the Visitor Center. $1 - $3 $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Children from 6 to 12 are invited to join park rangers for a fun week of hikes, crafts, games, and more focused on the natural and cultural heritage of Georgia. During the week children will complete activities to earn a Junior Ranger badge. Please call the Visitors Center to sign up. Space is limited. $300. 912-598-2300.
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What was life like for a well-to-do girl in Nacoochee in the 1870s? In this one day camp, 6-10 year olds will play period games, play dress up with Victorian attire and have an English tea. Advanced registration required. 706-878-1077.
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Celebrate Fourth of July weekend at Jarrell Plantation with live patriotic and bluegrass music, old time carnival games, relays, and races. See the farm come to life with farm skill demos and stay for a slice of watermelon and a reading of the Declaration of Independence. $6-$8.50 478-986-5172.
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Chattooga County Librarian will come to read a story by the fireside. $5 parking. 706-857-0826.
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Calling all movie fans!! Victoria Bryant will be hosting a summer movie series. In addition to the movie we will have popcorn and drinks available for purchase. Please bring your own chair or blanket, and you can even bring your golf cart to have a drive-in experience. We will meet at the Visitor Center. $1 - $3 $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Over the weekend, kids ages 8 to 12 can join the Wormsloe Rangers in crafting, games, and hikes that highlight Georgia’s nature and history in the 1700s. Campers will earn their official Wormsloe Junior Ranger badge. The fun lasts Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Space is limited. Call our office to register. $80. 912-353-3023.
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Over the weekend, kids ages 8 to 12 can join the Wormsloe Rangers in crafting, games, and hikes that highlight Georgia’s nature and history in the 1700s. Campers will earn their official Wormsloe Junior Ranger badge. The fun lasts Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Space is limited. Call our office to register. $80. 912-353-3023.
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Governor Hardman grew several acres of corn to feed his livestock. The UGA White County Extension and Hardman Farm have grown an acre of pesticide free corn. Harvest your own corn and enjoy music, old fashioned games, pet farm animals and more. $7. Children 5 and under: Free 706-878-1077.
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Calling all movie fans!! Victoria Bryant will be hosting a summer movie series. In addition to the movie we will have popcorn and drinks available for purchase. Please bring your own chair or blanket, and you can even bring your golf cart to have a drive-in experience. We will meet at the Visitor Center. $1 - $3 $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Calling all movie fans!! Victoria Bryant will be hosting a summer movie series. In addition to the movie we will have popcorn and drinks available for purchase. Please bring your own chair or blanket, and you can even bring your golf cart to have a drive-in experience. We will meet at the Visitor Center. $1 - $3 $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Join us to view the best meteor shower of the year! From 9PM-1AM, come to the beach to enjoy astronomer talks, acoustic music, and meteor viewing. Limited number of telescopes will be available to view the night sky at no charge, or bring your own. Social distancing required. Click on the link below for directions to the beach. $5 per person (CASH only). Kids 5 and under free. $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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A much-awaited annual event, Sunflowers & Selfies, promises to deliver on a family-fun day of hayrides, games, photo ops, a native plant sale, and our blooming field of sunflowers. Learn about the park, from our knowledgeable guides, as you enjoy the beauty of Smithgall on a hayride or enjoy at your own pace. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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A much-awaited annual event, Sunflowers & Selfies, promises to deliver on a family-fun day of hayrides, games, photo ops, a native plant sale, and our blooming field of sunflowers. Learn about the park, from our knowledgeable guides, as you enjoy the beauty of Smithgall on a hayride or enjoy at your own pace. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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A much-awaited annual event, Sunflowers & Selfies, promises to deliver on a family-fun day of hayrides, games, photo ops, a native plant sale, and our blooming field of sunflowers. Learn about the park, from our knowledgeable guides, as you enjoy the beauty of Smithgall on a hayride or enjoy at your own pace. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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A much-awaited annual event, Sunflowers & Selfies, promises to deliver on a family-fun day of hayrides, games, photo ops, a native plant sale, and our blooming field of sunflowers. Learn about the park, from our knowledgeable guides, as you enjoy the beauty of Smithgall on a hayride or enjoy at your own pace. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Hardman Farm’s fall premiere event, the Harvest Moon Dance, will bring the farm to life with live 1930's jazz music, delicious food and beer and a night of dancing under the stars. 706-878-1077.
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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. $7. 706-878-1077.
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Ah! The Fall arrives with changing leaves and October harvest. Come enjoy life in a less complex lifestyle with excitement filling the air. We will be demonstrating period tasks, games, and preparation for the coming of Winter. $3 - $6. 770-443-7850.
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Join us for a fantastic fall time with many a Halloween activities. A costume contest to show off your spooky costumes, fall hayrides to venture through the campground, a best decorated campsite contest and more. We ask that between these times that you keep your golf carts off the roads to ensure everyone's safety. $5 parking. 706-356-4362.
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Experience sugar cane syrup making the old-fashioned way as we cook cane juice in the original kettles. The farm will also come to life with live music, spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, butter churning and woodstove cooking. Hot syrup will be available to purchase at the end of the day! Admission is $2-$8.50 478-986-5172.
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Step back in time to Christmas of 1877--Come see the Mansion at West End decked in gorgeous period holiday decor, and learn about Victorian Christmas traditions from reenactors in period dress. This open house on Friday and Saturday nights in December is highlighted by twinkling candle lights, live music, smores around the campfire and more! 706-878-1077.
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Step back in time to Christmas of 1877--Come see the Mansion at West End decked in gorgeous period holiday decor, and learn about Victorian Christmas traditions from reenactors in period dress. This open house on Friday and Saturday nights in December is highlighted by twinkling candle lights, live music, smores around the campfire and more! 706-878-1077.
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Step back in time to Christmas of 1877--Come see the Mansion at West End decked in gorgeous period holiday decor, and learn about Victorian Christmas traditions from reenactors in period dress. This open house on Friday and Saturday nights in December is highlighted by twinkling candle lights, live music, smores around the campfire and more! 706-878-1077.
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Step back in time to Christmas of 1877--Come see the Mansion at West End decked in gorgeous period holiday decor, and learn about Victorian Christmas traditions from reenactors in period dress. This open house on Friday and Saturday nights in December is highlighted by twinkling candle lights, live music, smores around the campfire and more! 706-878-1077.
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Friends of Traveler's Rest wants to welcome you to enjoy lively and festive dulcimer music and hot apple cider with teacakes made with a traditional Jarrett family recipe. This remarkable early 19th-century stagecoach inn will be decorated with handmade ornaments and greenery just as it would have been in the 1800’s. $1 - $5. 706-886-2256.
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Celebrate the holiday season at Wormsloe with several traditional festive activities including period music and living history demonstrations. The yule log will be burned starting at 2:00 pm. $2 - $10. 912-353-3023.
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Friends of Traveler's Rest wants to welcome you to enjoy lively and festive dulcimer music and hot apple cider with teacakes made with a traditional Jarrett family recipe. This remarkable early 19th-century stagecoach inn will be decorated with handmade ornaments and greenery just as it would have been in the 1800’s. $1 - $5. 706-886-2256.
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Step back in time to Christmas of 1877--Come see the Mansion at West End decked in gorgeous period holiday decor, and learn about Victorian Christmas traditions from reenactors in period dress. This open house on Friday and Saturday nights in December is highlighted by twinkling candle lights, live music, smores around the campfire and more! 706-878-1077.
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Step back in time to Christmas of 1877--Come see the Mansion at West End decked in gorgeous period holiday decor, and learn about Victorian Christmas traditions from reenactors in period dress. This open house on Friday and Saturday nights in December is highlighted by twinkling candle lights, live music, smores around the campfire and more! 706-878-1077.
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Join us for some 1860s holiday spirit and more. There will be crafts, games, and decorating activities for all to enjoy. Of course, Santa will be here, but only from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. $3 - $6. 770-443-7850.
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Come celebrate Christmas here at the park. A Christmas themed craft will be available in the nature hut at 4:00 pm, we will be making ornaments. The Polar Express will be playing in the hut starting at 5:00 pm, and a comforting campfire at the amphitheater will be available to sing carols and make smores with a ranger at 7:00 pm. $5 parking. 706-356-4362.
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