Your Local Parks

Getting ready for a the end of school, Andrew Snider is practicing for summer break! Whether you’re in elementary school or spending time at the Senior Center, the local parks in North Georgia can be a place of fun, fitness, and relaxation. Andrew has gone head-over-heels for Lumpkin County’s Yahoola Creek Park, a 500-acre park on the northern border of the

Dahlonega city limits.

Yahoola Creek Park sports multiple soccer and baseball fields, eight tennis courts, and a 1.6-mile hiking trail that is the first phase of a planned 4-mile trail. The cover scene was taken at the Yahoola Creek Trail Conservancy garden, which offers examples of native plants and conservation effort information, and is the location of the trailhead. For more details, see www.yahoolacreektrails.org. The park is typical of the excellent facilities available for the county’s park and recreation activities. Picnic tables are situated along beautiful Yahoola Creek—the perfect setting for a family lunch. Yahoola Creek Park is only one offering in the counties that hug GA-400. Each county has made significant investment to provide beautifully maintained sporting facilities and green spaces, protecting the natural beauty of the area and offering a bounty of options for exercise and good old fresh air. The parks offer a place for families to bond and children to remain in touch with nature. Be sure to check out the information on Dawson and Forsyth County parks found in this issue.

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