Eagle's Rest on Mount Oglethorpe

Hikes

• Sharp Top Mountain

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  Hike on a steep, one-mile trail that goes to the top of Sharp Top Mountain near Jasper. The trail is located inside Sharptop Cove, a private Young Life camp. Please call Sharptop Cove’s offices for permission to hike the mountain.

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• Amicalola Falls State Park

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  These cascading falls are the highest falls (729') east of the Mississippi River. The surrounding park offers lots of hiking trails, including one leading to the top of the waterfall. Another trail connects this park to Springer Mountain, the southern terminus for the Appalachian Trail.

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  7AM - 10PM

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Hikes

• Appalachian Approach Trail

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  An 8.4-mile trail that goes from Amicalola Falls State Park to the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain.

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• Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site

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  A museum commemorates the Dahlonega Gold Rush, the first gold rush in the United States.

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• Dawson Forest

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  A 10,130-acre (41.0-km²) public-use forest located in Dawson County, Georgia, southwest of Dawsonville. The site was home to the Georgia Nuclear Aircraft Laboratory (GNAL) during the 1960s.

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Hunting and fishing

• Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

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  In addition to housing an abandoned nuclear laboratory, Dawson Forest is also open to hunting and horseback riding.

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