Tales of Scales Events

Night Events


Saturday, September 7, 2024

star party
Saturday, Sep 7, 2024 8:30 PM to 10 PM
Tugaloo State Park - Lavonia, GA
come enjoy the stars and learn about the consolations. behind the Nature Hut in the field. $3 plus $5 parking. 706-356-4362.
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Sunday, September 8, 2024

Night Hike and Scorpion Hunt
Sunday, Sep 8, 2024 8 PM to 9:30 PM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
We're heading into the night to learn about the things that we can't normally see. We'll hunt phosphorescent organisms, listen for owls, and listen to the waves of Lake Allatoona crash the into the rocks under the stars. You'll be meeting at the Visitor Center to walk the mild 1 mile White Tail Trail. So come on down and have some fun in the dark. $8.00 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Twilight Paddle
Sunday, Sep 8, 2024 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM
Tugaloo State Park - Lavonia, GA
Watch wading birds and enjoy the setting sun in the peaceful, ranger-led kayak trip along the Tugaloo peninsula on Lake Hartwell meet at the kayaks behind the main office. space is limited. $15 per person, advance registration required $5 parking. 706-356-4363.
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Thursday, September 12, 2024

Trivia: Let's Get Quizzical
Thursday, Sep 12, 2024 7 PM to 8 PM
Skidaway Island State Park - Savannah, GA
Relax at the fire pit behind the Interpretive Center with trivia, featuring questions about local flora and fauna, Skidaway Island facts, and Georgia history. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
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Friday, September 13, 2024

Night Hike and Scorpion Hunt
Friday, Sep 13, 2024 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
We're heading into the night to learn about the things that we can't normally see. By using provided UV lights, you will see scorpions and millipedes glowing in the dark. Meet at the park office to walk along an easy/moderate 3/4 mile trail. Kids ages 6 and older. Bring a flashlight, bug repellent, and wear sturdy shoes. Pre-registration required. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Harvest Moon Hike
Wednesday, Sep 18, 2024 8 PM to 9 PM
Kolomoki Mounds State Park - Blakely, GA
Grab a friend to join the park naturalist for a hike to Mound A. Watch the Harvest Moon rise and learn about the culture of Kolomoki. Wear closed toe shoes, bring a bottle of water, and meet at the temple mound parking lot. $5 parking. 229-724-2150.
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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Trivia: Let's Get Quizzical
Thursday, Sep 19, 2024 7 PM to 8 PM
Skidaway Island State Park - Savannah, GA
Relax at the fire pit behind the Interpretive Center with trivia, featuring questions about local flora and fauna, Skidaway Island facts, and Georgia history. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
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Friday, September 20, 2024

CCC Smores
Friday, Sep 20, 2024 7 PM to 8 PM
Fort Mountain State Park - Chatsworth, GA
Learn to build a fire and enjoy toasty smores with a ranger. Smores are provided. Begins at the Beach area at 7pm. $5 parking. 706-422-1932.
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Saturday, September 21, 2024

Swamper's Guide to the Galaxy
Saturday, Sep 21, 2024 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Stephen C. Foster State Park - Fargo, GA
Weather permitting, We will meet in the main parking lot across from the Trading Post. We will talk briefly about light pollution then explore visible constellations and dark sky objects through the telescope. $5 parking. 912-637-5274.
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Fall Equinox Sunset Hike
Saturday, Sep 21, 2024 7:15 PM to 8:30 PM
Tallulah Gorge State Park - Tallulah Falls, GA
Join us on a sunset hike during the Fall Equinox, when the daylight hours are equal to the nighttime hours. We will discuss the historical significance of this time of year, environmentally and culturally, and send off the last night of summer in the serenity of nature $10 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
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Campfire and S'mores
Saturday, Sep 21, 2024 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Victoria Bryant State Park - Royston, GA
Join us at the campground fire ring for s’mores and conversation! Bring a chair. $2 plus $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Sunday, September 22, 2024

Night Hike and Scorpion Hunt
Sunday, Sep 22, 2024 8 PM to 9:30 PM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
We're heading into the night to learn about the things that we can't normally see. We'll hunt phosphorescent organisms, listen for owls, and listen to the waves of Lake Allatoona crash the into the rocks under the stars. You'll be meeting at the Visitor Center to walk the mild 1 mile White Tail Trail. So come on down and have some fun in the dark. $8.00 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Thursday, September 26, 2024

Trivia: Let's Get Quizzical
Thursday, Sep 26, 2024 7 PM to 8 PM
Skidaway Island State Park - Savannah, GA
Relax at the fire pit behind the Interpretive Center with trivia, featuring questions about local flora and fauna, Skidaway Island facts, and Georgia history. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
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Friday, September 27, 2024

Arachnids at Sunset
Friday, Sep 27, 2024 9 PM to 10 PM
Crooked River State Park - St. Marys, GA
Enjoy an adventure-filled night as we trek into the woods to uncover some of its nocturnal residents $5 parking. 912-882-5256.
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Night Hike and Scorpion Hunt
Friday, Sep 27, 2024 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
We're heading into the night to learn about the things that we can't normally see. By using provided UV lights, you will see scorpions and millipedes glowing in the dark. Meet at the park office to walk along an easy/moderate 3/4 mile trail. Kids ages 6 and older. Bring a flashlight, bug repellent, and wear sturdy shoes. Pre-registration required. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Saturday, September 28, 2024

Self-Reflective Writing at the Lake
Saturday, Sep 28, 2024 7 PM to 8 PM
Black Rock Mountain State Park - Mountain City, GA
Join some of our Park Rangers for a mindful and meditative evening by the lake to celebrate National Self-Awareness Day. We will have some small notebooks and pens for you to write your reflections in, but feel free to bring your own journal if you have one! Meet at the Fishing Dock at Black Rock Mountain Lake. $5 parking. 706-746-2141.
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Campfire Adventures
Saturday, Sep 28, 2024 8 PM to 9:30 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Come and create lasting memories at our campfire. Make this a family affair. Join us for skits and songs. Don't forget the smores. Bring a favorite story to tell. Limited to 40 people. Call to reserve your spot now before it is gone. Wear appropriate clothing and bring your own seating $5.00 per person $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Golf Cart Drive in Movie
Saturday, Sep 28, 2024 8:30 PM to 10 PM
Tugaloo State Park - Lavonia, GA
bring your golf cart or a blanket and watch a movie beside the tennis court. $5 parking. 706-356-4362.
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Monday, September 30, 2024

Trivia: Let's Get Quizzical
Monday, Sep 30, 2024 7 PM to 8 PM
Skidaway Island State Park - Savannah, GA
Relax at the fire pit behind the Interpretive Center with trivia, featuring questions about local flora and fauna, Skidaway Island facts, and Georgia history. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
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Friday, October 4, 2024

Dark Forest Haunted Trail: Psychos Path
Friday, Oct 4, 2024 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Try our haunted walking trail, if you dare! Every Friday & Saturday in October & Halloween Night Dark until 10:30PM $10. 229-276-1004.
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Saturday, October 5, 2024

Dark Forest Haunted Trail: Psychos Path
Saturday, Oct 5, 2024 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Try our haunted walking trail, if you dare! Every Friday & Saturday in October & Halloween Night Dark until 10:30PM $10. 229-276-1004.
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Friday, October 11, 2024

Dark Forest Haunted Trail: Psychos Path
Friday, Oct 11, 2024 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Try our haunted walking trail, if you dare! Every Friday & Saturday in October & Halloween Night Dark until 10:30PM $10. 229-276-1004.
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Saturday, October 12, 2024

Dark Forest Haunted Trail: Psychos Path
Saturday, Oct 12, 2024 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Try our haunted walking trail, if you dare! Every Friday & Saturday in October & Halloween Night Dark until 10:30PM $10. 229-276-1004.
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Friday, October 18, 2024

Dark Forest Haunted Trail: Psychos Path
Friday, Oct 18, 2024 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Try our haunted walking trail, if you dare! Every Friday & Saturday in October & Halloween Night Dark until 10:30PM $10. 229-276-1004.
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Saturday, October 19, 2024

Dark Forest Haunted Trail: Psychos Path
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Try our haunted walking trail, if you dare! Every Friday & Saturday in October & Halloween Night Dark until 10:30PM $10. 229-276-1004.
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Marble Mine Moonlight Hike
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park - Summerville, GA
Join Rangers for a night hike to the Marble Mine. Bring flash lights, water, and wear comfortable shoes. The meeting location will be at the Park Office. Please contact the Park Office for any questions. $2 plus $5 parking. 706-857-0826.
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Sunday, October 20, 2024

Meteor Madness: Orionids Meteor Shower Viewing
Sunday, Oct 20, 2024 8 PM to 9:30 PM
Stephen C. Foster State Park - Fargo, GA
Come catch the Orionids Meteor shower under one of the darkest skies in the southeast. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and watch the sky above. Though a telescope is not necessary to view a meteor shower we will have one available to view other objects in the night sky. $5 parking. 912-637-5274.
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Friday, October 25, 2024

Dark Forest Haunted Trail: Psychos Path
Friday, Oct 25, 2024 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Try our haunted walking trail, if you dare! Every Friday & Saturday in October & Halloween Night Dark until 10:30PM $10. 229-276-1004.
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Dueling Pianos Halloween Party
Friday, Oct 25, 2024 8 PM to 11 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Must call to reserve tickets. Spend the evening dressed in your Halloween costume, socializing, and enjoying the show by the Dueling Pianos! The event will take place inside our ballroom at the conference center. $20. 229-276-1004.
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Saturday, October 26, 2024

Halloween Hayride
Saturday, Oct 26, 2024 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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Campfire Laughter
Saturday, Oct 26, 2024 8 PM to 9:30 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Create Everlasting Memories around the Campfire. Fun time for all. It's a FAMILY AFFAIR. Songs, sounds, stories and skits, oh yeh!!! and SMORES!!! Limited to the first 40 people. Be sure to reserve a place now. Bring your own sitting or laying arrangements (blankets $5.00 per participant $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Dark Forest Haunted Trail: Psychos Path
Saturday, Oct 26, 2024 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Try our haunted walking trail, if you dare! Every Friday & Saturday in October & Halloween Night Dark until 10:30PM $10. 229-276-1004.
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Trick or Treat, RV Contest, And Wagon Rides
Saturday, Oct 26, 2024 4 PM to 8 PM
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Come camp with us on the spookiest of nights! Participate in our events for all overnight guests. 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. Wagon rides $3 per person, cash only $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Spooky Sunset Paddle & Costume Contest
Saturday, Oct 26, 2024 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park - Summerville, GA
Put on your best costume and join Rangers for a Spooky Sunset Paddle and Costume Contest. Prizes will be available for adults and kids. $15 per person with Rental and $5 per person with own kayak. **Pre- Registration is required** The meeting location will be at the Park Office. Please contact the Park Office to Register. $5 parking. 706-857-0826.
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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Trick or Treat at the Park
Thursday, Oct 31, 2024 6 PM to 8 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Come trick or treating at the Park. It's a family affair. Come and judge the best RV camper and the best campsite. See which family dresses up the most. Listen to nature and look for candy. $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Dark Forest Haunted Trail: Psychos Path
Thursday, Oct 31, 2024 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Try our haunted walking trail, if you dare! Every Friday & Saturday in October & Halloween Night Dark until 10:30PM $10. 229-276-1004.
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Saturday, November 9, 2024

Whispers of Wormsloe - Guided Lantern Tour
Saturday, Nov 9, 2024 7 PM to 10:30 PM
Wormsloe Historic Site - Savannah, GA
The past comes to life with this one night event! Come experience Wormsloe in a way that few get to, hear the stories of colonial life directly from the source, and keep their warnings close to heart. Our guides will bring history to life as they don historic outfits and tell the tale of what it was like to first establish the colony of Savannah. $25. 912-353-3023.
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Saturday, November 16, 2024

Meteor Madness: Leonids Meteor Shower Viewing
Saturday, Nov 16, 2024 8 PM to 9:30 PM
Stephen C. Foster State Park - Fargo, GA
Come catch the Leonids Meteor shower under one of the darkest skies in the southeast. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and watch the sky above. Though a telescope is not necessary to view a meteor shower we will have one available to view other objects in the night sky. $5 parking. 912-637-5274.
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Friday, November 29, 2024

Christmas in the Pines Lighted Walking Trail
Friday, Nov 29, 2024 6 PM to 9 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Get ready for the most magical time of the year! Every weekend after Thanksgiving - December 21st from dusk-9PM. Spend the evening walking through our lighted trail featuring Christmas favorites and holiday music. $10. 229-276-1004.
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Saturday, November 30, 2024

Christmas in the Pines Lighted Walking Trail
Saturday, Nov 30, 2024 6 PM to 9 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Get ready for the most magical time of the year! Every weekend after Thanksgiving - December 21st from dusk-9PM. Spend the evening walking through our lighted trail featuring Christmas favorites and holiday music. $10. 229-276-1004.
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Swamper's Guide to the Galaxy
Saturday, Nov 30, 2024 7 PM to 8 PM
Stephen C. Foster State Park - Fargo, GA
Weather permitting, We will meet in the main parking lot across from the Trading Post. We will talk briefly about light pollution then explore visible constellations and dark sky objects through the telescope. $5 parking. 912-637-5274.
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Friday, December 6, 2024

Christmas in the Pines Lighted Walking Trail
Friday, Dec 6, 2024 6 PM to 9 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Get ready for the most magical time of the year! Every weekend after Thanksgiving - December 21st from dusk-9PM. Spend the evening walking through our lighted trail featuring Christmas favorites and holiday music. $10. 229-276-1004.
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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Christmas in the Pines Lighted Walking Trail
Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 6 PM to 9 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Get ready for the most magical time of the year! Every weekend after Thanksgiving - December 21st from dusk-9PM. Spend the evening walking through our lighted trail featuring Christmas favorites and holiday music. $10. 229-276-1004.
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Friday, December 13, 2024

Christmas in the Pines Lighted Walking Trail
Friday, Dec 13, 2024 6 PM to 9 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Get ready for the most magical time of the year! Every weekend after Thanksgiving - December 21st from dusk-9PM. Spend the evening walking through our lighted trail featuring Christmas favorites and holiday music. $10. 229-276-1004.
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Meteor Madness: Geminids Meteor Shower Viewing
Friday, Dec 13, 2024 8 PM to 9:30 PM
Stephen C. Foster State Park - Fargo, GA
Come catch the Geminids Meteor shower under one of the darkest skies in the southeast. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and watch the sky above. Though a telescope is not necessary to view a meteor shower we will have one available to view other objects in the night sky. $5 parking. 912-637-5274.
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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Christmas in the Pines Lighted Walking Trail
Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 6 PM to 9 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Get ready for the most magical time of the year! Every weekend after Thanksgiving - December 21st from dusk-9PM. Spend the evening walking through our lighted trail featuring Christmas favorites and holiday music. $10. 229-276-1004.
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Friday, December 20, 2024

Christmas in the Pines Lighted Walking Trail
Friday, Dec 20, 2024 6 PM to 9 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Get ready for the most magical time of the year! Every weekend after Thanksgiving - December 21st from dusk-9PM. Spend the evening walking through our lighted trail featuring Christmas favorites and holiday music. $10. 229-276-1004.
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Saturday, December 21, 2024

Christmas in the Pines Lighted Walking Trail
Saturday, Dec 21, 2024 6 PM to 9 PM
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort - Cordele, GA
Get ready for the most magical time of the year! Every weekend after Thanksgiving - December 21st from dusk-9PM. Spend the evening walking through our lighted trail featuring Christmas favorites and holiday music. $10. 229-276-1004.
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Saturday, December 28, 2024

Swamper's Guide to the Galaxy
Saturday, Dec 28, 2024 7 PM to 8 PM
Stephen C. Foster State Park - Fargo, GA
Weather permitting, We will meet in the main parking lot across from the Trading Post. We will talk briefly about light pollution then explore visible constellations and dark sky objects through the telescope. $5 parking. 912-637-5274.
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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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