Description
With natural beauty, lakeside camping and cozy cottages, this secluded park is the perfect south Georgia retreat. It is best known for the refurbished Parrish Mill and Pond, a combination gristmill, saw mill, covered bridge and dam built in 1880. A group shelter near the bridge is popular for family reunions and parties. Some campsites sit right on the waters edge, while cottages with gas fireplaces and screened porches are nestled into the woods.
The parks mill pond beckons anglers and paddlers to explore thick stands of cypress and tupelo trees draped with Spanish moss. Canoeists and kayakers can join the Park Paddlers Club. While on the water, nature enthusiasts can look for beaver dams, blue heron, white ibis and other wading birds. The park rents boats, and nearby outfitters offer guided paddle trips. Hikers can stretch their legs on seven miles of trails while searching for gopher tortoises, Georgia's state reptile.Recreation:
Things To Do & See
Biking
Birding
Boating 10 HP limit
Fishing
Geocaching
Hiking
Park Paddlers Club
Picnicking
Boat Rental
Kayak, Canoe & Aquacycle Rental
Facilities:
1,634 Acres
412 Acre Lake
8 Cottages
18 Tent, Trailer & RV Campsites
4 Primitive Campsites call park to reserve
4 Picnic Shelters
1 Group Shelter (seats 94)
1 Pioneer Campground
Historic Covered Bridge & Mill
Playground
Nearby Attractions:
Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park & Golf Course
Magnolia Springs State Park
Services & Amenities:
- Aquacycle Rentals
- Biking
- Boat Launch
- Boating
- Comfort Station
- Covered Bridge
- Dump Station
- Fish Cleaning Station
- Fishing
- Fishing Pier
- Hiking
- Mill House
- Office
- Parking
- Picnicking
- Playground
- Rent Canoes/Kayaks
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Washer/Dryer
- Water Trails
Alerts and Important Information
For reservation inquiries please call 1-800-864-7275. For Park inquiries please contact the park at 478-763-2759.
A ParkPass is required for all vehicles. Price for ParkPasses are not included with the reservation. Overnight guests pay only one ParkPass fee for the duration of their stay. The daily ParkPass is valid at all state parks visited the same day and is not valid at state historic sites.
ParkPass fees are as follow:
1-12 passenger vehicles $5 per day or $50 annual ParkPass;
13-30 passenger vehicles $30 per day or $75 annual ParkPass;
31 or more passenger vehicles $70 per day or $250 annual ParkPass;
Georgia active duty military/veterans $3.75 per day or $37.50 annual ParkPass.
For information on our park rules and reservation policies please visit our website http://gastateparks.org/thingstoknow. Rules and regulations are posted at site offices and must be observed by all guests and their visitors.
Getting There:
GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
32.56194,
-82.11056
32°33'43"N,
82°6'38"W
Located 4 miles southeast of Twin City off Georgia Hwy 23.
Contact Information:
Mailing Address:
George L Smith State Park
371 GEORGE L SMITH STATE PARK RD
TWIN CITY
GA
30471
Phone Number:
Information:
(478)763-2759