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FALL EVENTS
Below are a few events where you can enjoy beautiful fall color and Halloween festivals.
For the full calendar of events at all state parks and historic sites, click here.


  NORTHERN GEORGIA
METRO ATLANTA
SOUTHERN & CENTRAL GEORGIA
  


NORTHERN GEORGIA

THE BATTLE OF ALLATOONA PASS
Saturday, Oct 4, 2008
Sunday, Oct 5, 2008
Red Top Mountain State Park and Lodge - Cartersville, GA
Walk the trails, visit the Star Fort earthworks, and follow the old Tennessee Road just as the soldiers did in 1864. Explore daily life in the tent city, see rifle and cannon demonstrations. This event is located at the Allatoona Pass Battlefield. $3 parking. 770-975-4226.		  
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   SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MUSHROOMS
Saturday, Oct 4, 2008 / 10 AM - 12:30 PM
Saturday, Oct 4, 2008 / 2 PM - 4:30 PM
Smithgall Woods Conservation Area and Lodge - Helen, GA
Photographer and Smithgall volunteer Debra Davis will present a lecture/slide program on Southern Appalachian mushrooms. A short walk to view mushrooms will follow. Participants will be provided a unique experience to learn about the important role of fungi in the environment, basic ID and safety. $3 parking. 706-878-3087.


FALL CELEBRATION
Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 / 12 PM - 4 PM
Smithgall Woods Conservation Area and Lodge - Helen, GA
Enjoy the natural beauty of the season with a full day of mountain music, pioneer skill exhibits, traditional craft vendors, hay-rides through the park, and apple cider from a hand-cranked press. $3 parking. 706-878-3087.		  
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Vogel-01   FALL HOEDOWN
Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 / 2 PM - 9 PM
Vogel State Park - Blairsville, GA
Celebrate autumn’s arrival with a 2 p.m. cakewalk, 4:30 p.m. hayrides, 5 p.m. chili and drinks for sale, 6:30 p.m. campfire and dancing, and finally at 8 p.m. a professional storyteller around a bonfire. $3 parking. 706-745-2628.


FALL CELEBRATION
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 / 6 PM - 10 PM
Hart State Park - Hartwell, GA
Enjoy a hayride, hot chocolate and an evening hike. Little guests can trick-or-treat at campsites. There will be a campsite-decorating contest as well. Children 12 and younger can participate in our costume contest. First place for both the campsite decorations and costume contest will receive a prize. $3 parking. 706-376-8756.		  
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   HARVEST HAPPENINGS
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 / 7 PM - 9 PM
Tugaloo State Park - Lavonia, GA
Come to this lakeside park for a hayride, campfire and storytelling. $3 parking. 706-356-4362.

METRO ATLANTA

Panola-01   GEOLOGY DAY
Saturday, Oct 4, 2008 / 9 AM - 2:30 PM
Panola Mountain State Park - Stockbridge, GA
Join an expert in geology and Georgia’s native plants as we tour both Panola Mountain and Arabia Mountain. Register in advance. $5 plus $3 parking. 770-389-7801.


FALL FESTIVAL
Saturday & Sunday, Oct 18-19, 2008 / 10 AM - 5 PM
Sweetwater Creek State Park - Lithia Springs, GA
Join us for a day of arts, crafts, food and fun by the shores of the lake, as well as guided history hikes to the old mill alongside the rapids. $3 parking. 770-732-5871.		  
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   AUTUMN NIGHTS AT YARGO
Friday, Oct 24, 2008 / 6 PM - 9 PM
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 / 6 PM - 9 PM
Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, GA
Join the park staff for hayrides, storytelling by the campfire, children's games, and viewing the restored Old Fort by candlelight. $1 - $3, plus $3 parking. 770-867-3489.


FALL COLOR HALF-DAY HIKE
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 / 9 AM - 2:30 PM
Panola Mountain State Park - Stockbridge, GA
Take this guided tour that encompasses several habitats, types of forests and granite outcrops during the peak fall color season in Georgia. Register in advance. $5 plus $3 parking. 770-389-7801.		  
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SOUTHERN & CENTRAL GEORGIA

FALL WILDFLOWER DAY
Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 / 1 PM - 3 PM
Providence Canyon State Park - Lumpkin, GA
Join a ranger for a guided hike and admire the many different colors of the asters, blazing star and tall goldenrod. $1 plus $3 parking. 229-838-6202.		   ProvidenceCanyon-01


Mistletoe-01   FAMILY FALL FEST
Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 / 5 PM - 10 PM
Mistletoe State Park - Appling, GA
Enjoy music, a pumpkin scavenger hunt, apple bobbing, marshmallow roasting, games, storytelling and a night hike. New this year is a "Snakes of Georgia" program. Hayrides every half hour. The winner of our campsite decorating contest will be announced at the fall fest. $7 per vehicle and $2 hayrides. $3 parking. 706-541-0321.


FALL FESTIVAL 2008
Friday, Oct 24, 2008 / 7 PM
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 / 7 PM
Friday, Oct 31, 2008 / 7 PM
Reed Bingham State Park - Adel, GA
Friday and Saturday nights begining at 7 p.m., the park will get a lot darker and spookier. A haunted hayride, haunted house and Gators in the Dark boat tour spice up the night. $1-$2 plus $3 parking. 229-896-3551.

  
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OCTOBERFEST
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 / 6 PM - 9 PM
Florence Marina State Park - Omaha, GA
Celebrate Halloween with a haunted hayride, games for kids and a costume contest. $1 - $3 plus $3 parking. 229-838-4706.


FALL-O-WEEN FESTIVAL
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 / 1 PM - 9:30 PM
Skidaway Island State Park - Savannah, GA
Celebrate fall and Halloween with crafts, a pumpkin decorating contest, greased pole climb, bobbing for apples and other games from 1-5 p.m. From 5-9 p.m., join in a costume parade, hayrides, trick-or-treating, and a haunted trail. Register by October 23 for trick-or-treating. $1 hayrides and $2 haunted trail $3 parking. 912-598-2300.		  
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   FALL COLOR RIVER HIKE
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 / 10 AM - 12:30 PM
Sprewell Bluff State Park - Thomaston, GA
Enjoy this ranger-led tour on the Longleaf Pine loop trail. Learn about the unique array of plants and animals that live along the river and in the rocky bluffs. The highlight will be scenic vistas from the top ridge of the trail, in the middle of the rare mountain longleaf pine habitat. $3 plus $3 parking. 706-646-6026.


FALL FESTIVAL
Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 / 4 PM - 9:45 PM
Seminole State Park - Donalsonville, GA
Enjoy a bonfire filled with stories of Ghosts and Goblins. Kids may trick-or-treat in our campground and participate in our costume contest for ages 12 and younger. For adults we will have a 7 p.m. Halloween Boat Parade, so decorate your boat for the holiday. Hayrides $1-$2. $3 parking. 229-861-3137.		  
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   HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL
Friday, Oct 31, 2008 / 5 PM - 8 PM
George T. Bagby State Park and Lodge - Fort Gaines, GA
Celebrate with hayrides to the Haunted House, carnival games, campfire ghost stories, a costume contest and treats for the kids. $1 plus $3 parking. 229-768-2571.


HALLOWEEN HAYRIDES
Friday, Oct 31, 2008 / 7 PM - 9 PM
Little Ocmulgee State Park and Lodge - Helena, GA
Ride on a terror-filled hayride and watch spooky Halloween movies. Meet at the Visitors Center. $1 plus $3 parking. 229-868-7474.		  
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   CHANGES OF FALL OVERNIGHT BACKPACKING TRIP
Saturday & Sunday, Nov 8-9, 2008 / 10 AM - 5 PM
F.D. Roosevelt State Park - Pine Mountain, GA
This guided trip on the Pine Mountain Trail includes breathtaking vistas, cascading waterfalls, pretty valleys and plentiful water crossings. The 7.5-mile hike will begin at WJSP TV tower. From there we will hike and camp at Sassafras Hill Campsite. Hikers supply their own gear. Register by October 26. $15. 706-663-4858.




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