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Don Carter State Park, Gainesville GA


LOCATION: 
5000 N. Browning Bridge Road
Gainesville, GA
Reservations: 800-864-7275
Park: 678-450-7726
LENGTH: 1.5 miles of paved multi-use trail and 2-mile hiking trail
TYPE: ln and Out
RANKING: easy
ACCESS: 7 am - 10 pm
USAGE: low to moderate
FEES: $5 Parking Fee or purchase an annual ParkPass 
MAPS: At Visitor Center
SURFACE: compact soil with tree roots
FEATURES: lake, small beach,  fishing, restrooms, picnic, playground and boat ramp
COMMENTS: great family park
PET FRIENDLY: Yes

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS

Clarks Bridge Olympic Rowing Venue
Elachee Nature Center


Don Carter is Georgia's newest state park situated on the north end of the Lake Lanier reservoir.  This park is named in honor of real-estate executive Don Carter who served on the Georgia Department of Natural Resources board for 29 years and worked to establish Lake Lanier's first state park.

We hiked here in November 2013 while camping. This is a great family friendly park and the hike was gorgeous with the leaves changing and the view of the lake. See our camping experience at RV Home on the Road.

The biking is great here too. The road around the park is nicely paved and there is also a short paved multi-use trail.

The park offers several choices for overnight stays. The two-bedroom cabins are on wooded hillsides and all face the lake. One campground is designed specifically for RV's and a primitive camping area for tents and hammocks. The campground is gated with an access key-code for safety.

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DIRECTIONS FROM ATLANTA:

Located northeast of Gainesville, on the north side of Lake Lanier.
Travel I-85 N toward Greenville
Merge onto I-985 N/GA-365 N via EXIT 113 on the left toward Gainesville.
Take the GA-369 exit, EXIT 24, toward US-129/Jesse Jewell Pkwy/New Holland.
Turn left onto Jesse Jewell Pky NE/GA-369 W. Travel 0.7 miles
Turn right onto Limestone Pky NE/US-129 N/GA-11 N. Travel 1.6 miles
Turn right onto Clarks Bridge Rd/GA-284. Travel 6.2 miles
Turn right onto N Browning Bridge Rd. Travel 1.4 miles
At the "Y" take the left fork and continue for one-half mile to the park entrance.
The brown Don Carter State Park sign will be at the "Y"

GPS Coordinates:
N 34.3876220 | W 83.7464620

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