Hamburg State Park is rich in historical and natural resources, and provides programs to school groups, scout troops, and other organizations. If you are interested in participating in a program at Hamburg State Park please call the park office at (478) 552-2393. A wide variety of programs are provide by the park staff on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Group size must be limited to 50 or less, and scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance.

Special Events

Hamburg Arts and Crafts Festival is an annual event with many different sights, sounds, and smells tantalizing the senses. Guests are treated to homemade food, barbeque plates, funnel cakes, fried twinkies, cajun pork curls, and a wide variety of homemade items are sold. There are also several music groups and cloggers who provided entertainment.

Savannah River Area Girl Scouts enjoy their annual "Fun in Nature" program at Hamburg. They tour the mill and museum, then an educational nature talk is given by the park ranger and a guided nature hike along the trail.

Annual Forestry Day is sponsored by the American Forest Management Company. Students participate in a number of programs from the Georgia Forestry Commission and the staff at Hamburg State Park. Children participate in tours of the grist mill and museum. They also learn about basic tree identification, wildlife habitat, firefighting, and controlled burns.