There's a big lake…read more There are mountains. There are rocks. There are trees. Most importantly, it's dog-friendly. I highly recommend stopping here if you're passing through Western North Carolina.

Lake Chatuge is a beautiful lake located in Hiawassee, Georgia within the Appalachian Mountains…read more The lake like all lakes in Georgia is a man made and was created in 1942 with the Chatuge Dam. The name comes from the Cherokee village that was once located there. The total lake covers over almost 11 square miles and has a maxium depth of 144 feet. The most common fish here are the spotted bass, channel catfish, black crappies and large and small mouth bass. If you have children a great place to take them is the Towns County Recreational Beach located at 525 US-76. They have a playground there and a beach for the kids to swim and play in. They also have bathrooms, picnic tables, bathrooms and showers at the beach. For those who plan to come to Lake Chatuge beware that during holidays, like Memorial Day weekend the lake is extremely packed, which makes it almost impossible to fish off the shore with the heavy traffic causing too much wake. [Review #542] (22nd Review Of 2018)

Run to Black Rock Mountain State Park! From the moment we arrived at the visitor center, we enjoyed…read morebreathtaking views. The views throughout the park are epic and the hiking is superb. Jack the gentleman at the entrance was beyond helpful and likely saved us from our own demise. As we were wandering about, he kindly interjected and offered us a map along with some detailed instructions regarding the various trails. We then explored a few trails to include the Ada-Hi Falls Trail and the Tennessee Rock Trail. We enjoyed all the views but would recommend a walking stick. The guide shop at the visitor center has some great merchandise including many items from local businesses. Furthermore, the prices were fair.

What a beautiful campground, especially in October when the leaves are changing…read more Each reserved lot has access to electricity, a picnic table, and a nice fire pit. Dogs are more than welcome. In fact, most of the people there brought one or two dogs. The lots vary in size from canvas tent and car all the way to travel bus. It's great for a weekend trip away from the city noise!

This is a great state park if you want to be right on the water. Lake Rabun is a pretty lake with…read moreplenty to do if you have a boat or kayak. The camping area is compact and has a lot of kids on bikes, people walking around, and lots of boat/fishing action. The bathhouse seemed to be well maintained and clean. Don't miss Hemlock Falls across the street as it's a gorgeous hike with a beautiful falls. This is all we saw of the park this time, but hope to be back to explore more and to get on the water.

Great little park. Usually full. Special fishing for seniors and kids. Very friendly staff.read more

We visited La Prades for my husbands birthday renting a boat for 1/2 day. The last thing I would…read morehave thought I would in the world we live in now is the cleanliness of the boat. I was so embarrassed. The boat looked like they pulled it out of storage that had been sitting for months. We've owned several boats and this condition does not happen overnight nor in a week or month and to think people are renting these boats in these conditions. Pics attached. We will not be back.

We had a beverage here and decided to have lunch in another spot close by. Overlooks the Marina…read more Plenty of parking. Was a bit busy at the time we arrived. Will be able to try next time and report on their menu.

My family and I went for daily walks along one of the peninsula. The morning mist is beautiful…read more Each day the view is different. The water was relatively and we walked on the Georgia red clay shores. A quick 1.2 mile jaunt each day.

My husband and I had a great 4th of July, thanks to Eclectic Sun! We rented a tandem kayak and they…read morelet us bring our pup Waffles on the kayak. Even though we got there super early, because of the holiday, there was a HUGE line getting into Devils Fork Park with the park rangers checking in with every vehicle - the rangers were turning away everyone without a parking reservation. I called Eclectic Sun and the nice lady on the phone said to show them our kayak reservation confirmation and that she would have a parking spot saved for us. Because we were in line for 1+ hours, we didn't get in until way after our reservation time but everyone was super nice and adjusted the time for us. The guys at the life jacket rental and down by the water helping people get in and out of their kayaks were also all very nice. All kayaks they had seemed to be in great shape, we had no problem using ours. Once you're out in the water, you can just dock it at any beach area you find around the lake (even though it was a busy day at the lake, there are so many beaches, you can easily find an empty one). We will definitely come back and rent one out again!

Waterfall tour was amazing . From start to finish! Each waterfall more beautiful than the last…read more.. Capt Shane and was helpful & kind. Affordable and bring your bathing suits if you want to swim! Sidenote: parking is convenient if your their early and there's a separate charge for that. $8 per person! Sidenote 2: the water is a beautiful turquoise.... Close to the color of the water in the Caribbean!

I came here on a very hot summer day with the plans to see some waterfalls. We got here around…read more8:30am which I believe is when the park opens. We took the South Rim (At least I think it was the South Rim) and went to all 5 viewing points which is a flat walk and a round trip of about 1.5 miles. Then we went down into the Gorge which includes 1,099 steps (actual staircase) to the bottom and of course that many steps back up. You can't go all the way to the Gorge floor without a permit but that just means you can only walk down 1,089 steps to a platform. There are plenty of places to stop including a very cool suspension bridge that overlooks Hurricane Falls. This was pretty tough for a 50-year-old fat boy like me but it's doable if you can simply climb stairs. The views are amazing and worth the quads burning for the next 3 days. The visitor's center is really nice. There is of course a gift shop. a huge display of taxidermy of all the local wildlife and a very nice museum that goes through the history of the region. The most important part is they have air conditioning. Suck it up, take the stairs and buy the t-shirt saying you did it when you are done.

The visitor center is phenomenal! Movie was down for some reason. The gift shop has loads to choose…read morefrom and the rest rooms were clean and there were many stalls available. There is almost a museum quality to the taxidermy animal scene they have in the middle of the room and along the walls. Truly a special visit! The hike to see the inspirational point and the swinging bridge wasn't too strenuous for my 4 or 5 year old for people's reference when considering it. We are an active family who hikes etc. There were a lot of warnings but we found it wasn't as bad as it seemed.

Wonderful place for kanoe,kayak,boat.....and other activity…read more Water is clear and cold,around are mountains,where you can see beautiful cabins for rent!!!! This is a PARADISE!!

We were on our way from FL to NC and just needed a place to stay for the night. Very nice, clean…read moreplace. Linda was very gracious and helpful, gave us a place on the end. We had a front row seat for the firefly party in the lot next door - never seen so many.

The good Grounds are well kept and clean…read moreThe staff I dealt with were friendly and helpful. WiFi sucks, but the guy who took us to our sight went and got a loaner router from the office and helped hook it up. Office, clubhouse, pool area and facilities were all very nice and new. The pads are concrete are fairly level. The bad Or original site was someone's driveway. There was a tree overgrowing the driveway on the same side I had to back that made it a challenge to get into the sight. Once in the tree dropped crap all over our toad. The view from our right side window was the side of the building who's driveway we had parked in. My awning almost touched the building and there was very little room outside of our door. The WiFi here didn't work, nor did the cable connection for the tv. They did move us at our request to another open sight. So if you're planning on coming here you have to specifically ask if you're going to be in someone's driveway, because they won't offer that information and the site map doesn't show which lots have buildings on them. If you're looking for peace and quite, this is not the place for you. There is ongoing constructing between the heavy equipment clearing the property for more sites, or the constant banging of people repairing or having new permanent units worked on. Overpriced at $70.00 a day plus extra to be on the creek. We found a much nicer, quieter place in Hiawasee for 35.00 a night with riverfront sights at no extra cost. There's a reason for the 30 day cancellation notice. We tried to get out of our second week to go somewhere else, but they wouldn't allow it. Needless to say, we won't be back. The ugly There was nothing I would rate as ugly here. Just not the place for us ever again.

The BEST for activities in the Chattahoochee River!! Tubing to be exact. The other places either…read moreoffered shorter distance or more expensive. This place was the full tubing experience at the bottom prices! Oozing hospitality to boot! The whole trip down the river took us 3 hours and it was not even crowded, so definitely a "can't miss"!

Linc took myself and my parents out paddle boarding and we had a blast! Both my parents struggled a…read morelittle bit and fell off their boards, but Linc was always there to the rescue (while I laughed) and always offered them some words of encouragement - very patient. We stopped midway for some delicious snacks and even stopped at a gorgeous waterfall to take some pictures! Linc also made sure to take a group picture on the water during our outing. Great communication before/during/after - the three of us had SO much fun, lots of laughs! Would highly recommend!