I have learned more at this barn within a month then at my old barn where I was there for an entire…read moreyear. Everyone there is so genuine. They treat the horses with SO much love and care. Everyone helps each other out. Can't rave about this place enough. Thankful to have found Pine Lane!

Pine Lane is a wonderful place to board your horse. The barn manager is an animal lover, through…read moreand through, which shows in her consummate care of all of the horses at the barn. I always feel we get above and beyond service with the Pine Lane team. Along with the services you would come to expect, there are horse riding classes as well as horse camps for children. I can't speak to the class itself, but it always seems to have a lot of participants. The area is idyllic and quiet. Love coming out and spending the day with the horses and the cats and dogs.

Literally cannot say enough great things about Southern Cross Ranch. It has become kind of a…read moretradition for me to go on a trail ride for my birthday with my husband (who also shares my birthday) and my kiddo the last two years. Southern Cross is absolutely beautiful from the moment you pull in the drive you know it's a special place. We checked in at the main house and drove over to the barn where my family and I were able to meet all the horses love on them a little, meet the doggies and just take our time. When it was time for our ride we went and got the horses ourselves, brushed and loved on them, got them dressed and ready all by ourselves my kiddo was a beast picking up that saddle and carrying it she did fantastic!! The people guiding us were so nice letting us know what we needed to do and when but letting everyone do it mostly themselves. I loved it and ended up bonding so well with my horse, Borris. He was an absolute love bug and when I go back I hope I can ride him again he's the best! My kiddo had Troy and my husband had Amos who was gorgeous! We even got to see a mama and baby horse my daughter was smitten! We had such a great time and it was a relatively easy ride with no large drops or tight places. We rode through a creek which I thought was the best part of the whole ride hearing the horses hooves splashing through the water was so cool! Even my kiddo who has only gone riding one other time before loved it and is already planning her next trip back! Definitely THE place to go if you love trail riding and beautiful scenery. They cater to beginner, intermediate and advanced riders. If you love riding or want to try it for the first time this place is the best check it out!!

What a wonderful place, stayed one night on a mother/daughter trip. The place is a hidden gem in…read moreGeorgia. They have about 100 horses and do a fantastic job of caring for the horses and property. They rotate the horses that ride in order to give them plenty of down time to rest and enjoy. It is a family run business and they make you feel so welcomed. They offer various packages on your stay. You can choose bed and breakfast, all three meals and stay, or two horse back rides a day and stay. Each room comes with its own bathroom and everything was comfortable. You feel like you are coming home to your mom's house. Horse back riding was around 9:15am and 2:15pm each day. Meals times change per season by was 8am, 1pm, and 6pm. Food was good and unlimited soft drinks and tea. If you want to bring alcohol, they make available refrig to store. They also have a kitchen in the main house that you can store your items needing refrig or frozen. You can walk the pasture and/or hang out at the barn. They welcome feeding behind the fence as well and have food for you to feed the horses in the barn. The riding was great, they have you saddle up the horses and still give you about two hours ride time. Beautiful property. Depending on your riding ability they let you go on your own to ride too. It was such a wonderful stay and plan to be back again for another visit in the future. This was the highlight of our trip.

I am the proud mother of one of Mark's students Nichole Mesik. She's been with him for many years…read morenow. She is there pretty much every Saturday and even though she's an accomplished rider she continues to learn from his knowledge And all the people there are knowledgable, willing to share and just fun to be around I'm embarrassed to say that I've never been to the stables but plan to go soon. I just met Mark a few weeks ago at the Arabian Horse Show in Perry Ga! And it was such a pleasure to finally meet him and all the rest of the horse crazy people from his school. Just such a great adventure! if you're looking for a quality trainer, knowledgeable man who cares deeply for the horses and the students he is definitely your guy!

I have been riding here for the last 3 years. Mark and Pennie are fabulous owners and so attentive…read moreto the horses' care. They have turnout, training and otherwise great facilities. Mark specializes in Arabian and Half-Arabian training, so most of the horses here (including mine) are Arabians. Mark is a well-known and very respected trainer in the Arabian community. However, I have a friend who boards her warmblood mare here because Mark is so great at foaling out, and another person keeps their Friesian in training with Mark. Hey, a well behaved horse is a well-behaved horse! Mark is meticulous about cleaning and maintaining the property. You will NEVER find any unsafe footing, downed boards, broken fences, etc.- everything built here was well-planned out. For example, the barn has dirt floors, which Mark maintains very well, to help the horses walk (sometimes they slip on concrete). I was skeptical at first but it really is less nerve-wracking to handle a nervous horse on dirt than concrete. There are trails and an indoor arena with three round pens, but no outdoor arena.

Volunteering at Parkwood Farms is a gift and privilege! You get to work with beautiful,…read morewell-mannered horses who love their sweet riders. The community they have built here is devoted to sharing love with everyone by teaching them to love horses, love nature and love people. If you are looking for a place to "give back," come volunteer at Parkwood Farms!

Please read the glowing "not currently recommended" reviews below kicked out by the algorithm. The…read moreowner, Dr. Marilyn Peterson, is top-notch: caring, patient, knowledgeable and dedicated.

We enjoyed the hike. My dog, Harley, had a great time finding all of the new smells! The…read moredirections are not correct. If you are headed here then go past the address that is listed and take a left onto Lake Herrick Dr and follow it to the tennis courts. If you park there you can enter the hiking trail at the bridge on the lake.

Amazing area, with boardwalks that take you right up to the lake. Clean, well maintained, and easy…read moreaccess

Take Your Time Tours made my experience to Covington epic! I came wanting to experience as much of…read moreThe Vampire Diaries as possible and they made it happen. I loved the flexibility of being able to literally take my time and stop to take in all of the sights and locations. The added audio was a neat feature to the experience as well. They were extra helpful with any questions I had with booking and getting access to my tour.. I highly recommend booking with them! I'm already planning a second trip back to take in the experience again and some of the others they offer.

What we heard of the narration was good. However, we spent way too much time in the hot sun…read moretrying to figure out which direction we were supposed to go and went the wrong direction more than once. We finally got too hot and quit, opting to do our own self guided tour. It was Sep--so not even peak heat times for Georgia--and I could feel my skin burning from not enough sunscreen like I was a vamp without my daylight right. It didn't really give you street addresses, just GPS. It would have been much easier with both, as much as possible. Maybe all of that could have been handled with better knowledge of the GPS options and apps on my phone, but I and my two teenage kids kept thinking we each knew what we were doing better than the other two. Finally, there was a mutiny and I had to abandon my "fun, easy" tour after half an hour or so. Instead, we walked around the square and then got addresses online for the other locations we wanted to see. Maybe if we had purchased the driving tour we would have been happier, but after shelling out money for the abandoned walking tour I just couldn't see spending that much additional money. I've done the Vampire Stalkers tour years ago and next time I'll book in advance and take my daughter on that one. We live close by, so it's not a big deal.

Sarah and Jamie were great guides on the tour. I definitely recommend coming out. They even have…read moreovernight tents if you want to stay. You'll see bison, zebra, ostriches, and more. Everyone was so nice, from guest check‑in to the tour itself. Never expected to see these animals this close to Monroe.

Really amazing time at Georgia Safari. We spent one night in the giraffe suite and spent another…read morenight in a 2 bedroom tent. Everything was nice and clean and loved the decor. It's such an amazing experience and less than hour from Atlanta. A few things to know: There isn't anything on the property so you will need to pack games and stuff. There also isn't anywhere to really walk around and explore. So we spent our time either in our room or back in the downtown Madison area. There seems to be a lot of confusion between the various teams and even another person in our your group stated that some of the information she was provided did not match. Everyone was super nice though and also anytime there was an issue, they got it taken care of. I would opt for the upgraded your that takes you behind the scenes and allows you to feed the giraffes because the reg safari has limited animals to see. You can see most of them from driving around or from the balcony of your tent. Now waking up and being able to sit out on your balcony and watch the animals literally in your backyard is really cool. They are still building and growing and would love to come back again in a year or 2. If you can swing it, spend a night in the giraffe suite

If you're bird hunting--great. If you're deer hunting pass and find someplace with deer. Four…read morehunters in our group and not one of us encountered a deer worth speaking of (some small does and a spike). For two days we saw no deer at all. Corn feeders were not maintained. No acorns or corn in the field until we raised it with the guide--obviously too late to do us any good Food is ok. But if you come here for big deer, don't bother. Not worth the investment in time or money.

Great location for hunting. This is a nicely done hunting lodge in a remote location…read more.. Great hunt - we had a female guide - something that my wife appreciated. The lodge is nice - new - great food, cafeteria style - they have nice facilities to spend the night if that's on your list - a great shop where you can pick up some hunting clothing... They do weddings here, so that will give you an idea of how scenic it is. It's not cheap. I would say for the money, it's a bit on the high side, but it is nice.