High Falls State Park with kids

76 High Falls Park Dr Jackson, GA Mondays are for dreaming, and today, I'm dreaming of being out-of-doors, enjoying autumn sunshine! Late fall can provide some of the best hiking and nature walking, and if you're living in or driving through Georgia on I-75, High Falls State Park is a beautiful place to stop and explore for an afternoon or an entire weekend! High Falls State Park with … [Read more...]

Red Top Mountain State Park

50 Lodge Road SE Cartersville, GA Autumn is officially upon us here in the northern hemisphere, and I'm very excited to kick off a new series of pit stops centered around fall festivals and events with Red Top Mountain State Park's Fall at the Homestead! Located just one mile off I-75 on beautiful Lake Allatoona, there's no better time to visit Red Top Mountain State Park than this weekend … [Read more...]

Native Americans of the Southeast

Guest Review by Kim Hatcher, Public Affairs Coordinator of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites. Multiple sites along I-75 through GA Driving I-75 between Atlanta and Chattanooga can become a fun-filled history lesson on Native Americans of the Southeast. At Etowah Indian Mounds (813 Indian Mounds Rd., S.W. Cartersville), kids can burn off energy climbing the 63-foot earthen mound where … [Read more...]