Northwest High Country

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• Chief Vann House Historic Site

  phone: +1 706-695-2598
  The first brick residence in the Cherokee Nation, this house was owned by Cherokee Chief James Vann.

• Cohutta OverlookLocated off of Highway 52, this overlook offers panoramic views of the Cohutta Mountains.

• New Echota Historic Site

  phone: +1 706-624-1321
  This historic site encompasses New Echota, the capital of the Cherokee Nation from 1825 to their forced removal in the 1830s.

Hiking

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• Cloudland Canyon State Park

  phone: +1 706-657-4050
  address: 122 Cloudland Canyon Park Road Rising Fawn, GA 30738
  State park in Dade county that straddles a deep gorge. Cloudland Canyon's depths range from 800 to 1,980 feet. Contains 30 miles of hiking trails

• Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area

  phone: +1 (706) 295-6041
  Contains several hiking trails on Pigeon Mountain. Points of interest include the Pocket Branch Falls, the Blue Hole, Petty John's Cave and Ellison's Cave. As its name suggests, hunting is also allowed in the WMA.

• Fort Mountain State Park

  phone: +1 706-422-1932
  address: 181 Fort Mountain Park Road Chatsworth, GA 30705
  The park has over 25 miles worth of hiking trails, leading to a CCC fire tower, an ancient stone wall and overlooks that offer majestic views of the Cohutta Mountains. Park also contains a reservoir with a lakeside beach.

• James H. Floyd State Park

  address: 2800 Sloppy Floyd Lake Road Summerville, GA 30747
  State park located near Summerville at the base of Taylor Ridge. Features two lakes, boardwalks, pedal boat renatls and 5 mile of hiking trails. The Pinhoti Trail is only a 1.6 mile away from the park.

• Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area

  phone: +1 (706) 295-6041
  The Johns Mountain WMA is located inside the Chattahoochee National Forest. Trails inside this WMA lead to features such as the Keown Falls and the Johns Mountain Overlook. As a wildlife management area, hunting is allowed inside this park.

Lakes

• Carters LakeA 3,200 acres lake in Murray and Gilmer counties. The lake is also more than 450 feet (140 m) deep

• Lake ConasaugaA 19-acre lake located near Grassy Mountain in the Cohutta Mountains. It is the highest lake in Georgia at 3,150 feet (960 m) above sea level. Hiking, fishing, picnicking and non-motorized boating allowed.

Caving

• Ellison's CaveA cave on Pigeon Mountain in Walker County. Features the deepest, unobstructed underground pitch in the continental US.

• Petty John's CaveCave on Pigeon Mountain. A mostly horizontal cave.

Rock climbing

• RocktownA free face rock climbing area on top of Pigeon Mountain.

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