Unicoi State Park, Helen GA
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LOCATION:
1788 Highway 356 Helen, GA 30545 PHONE: 706-878-2201 Reserve: 800-573-9659 RATES: $26 - $45 CHECK IN/OUT: Check in at 1 pm/Check out at 1 pm ACCESS: 7 am - 10 pm MAPS: At Visitor Center SITES: 82 RV/tent sites 33 walk-in sites PULL THRUS: Yes WATERFRONT: No PICNIC SHELTERS: Yes SITE SURFACE: Gravel HOOK-UPS: Water & 30/50 Amp WIFI: No CABLE: No SEWER: Yes (sites with and sites without) BATH: Yes LAUNDRY: Yes DUMP STATION: Yes SHADE TREES: Yes POOL: No BOAT RAMP: No FEATURES: Lodge with conference center and restaurant, Fishing, Hiking, Mountain biking, Canoe and pedalo rental RANKING: 8 PET FRIENDLY: Yes NEARBY ATTRACTIONS Anna Ruby Falls Babyland General Hospital Brasstown Bald Gold & Gem Mining Helen, GA |
In 1954 Georgia opened White County Area State Park and the credit for the 278-acre park was given to Charlie Maloof, a local businessman and politician. In 1957 the park became known as Unicoi State Park & Lodge. The park is now 1,050 acres with a 53-acre lake named Unicoi Lake on Smith Creek.
The park is just north of the Alpine town of Helen and has something to offer to everyone. We cannot give a review of the lodge or cabins because we were there to camp and hike. We camped here in August 2018 in our Travato van and enjoyed being in the mountains. This is an older park and the sites are a little close together, but there are 5 campgrounds offering either full hook-ups, elec & water or tent only sites. This is a very kid friendly park with a beach for swimming, zip lining or tubing down the river. There is no tv reception but we had a great T-Mobile cell signal and there is wifi at the lodge. We enjoyed bluegrass music on Saturday night and getting together with neighbors. Church service is offered on Sunday mornings.
There are four hiking trails and one mountain bike trail (8 miles). All trails begin at the Conference Center's upper parking lot but may also be picked up throughout the park. We hiked the 2.5 mile Unicoi Lake Trail taking us around the lake and crossing through the beach area. DIRECTIONS: Drive through the town of Helen and turn right onto GA 356. Link to google map here       |
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