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STAY

✔✔ Trackrock Campground,
Cabins & Stables (UNION COUNTY, GA).

This 250-acre destination is
surrounded on three sides by
the Chattahoochee National
Forest. Within an Appalachian
Botanical Sanctuary designation
sit 95 campsites (tents,
popups, and RVs welcome)
and full-amenities cabins
in an uncrowded natural
environment. And, there are
guided horseback trail rides
through meadows, streams, and
mountain forests. YR. (trackrock.
com)

✔✔ Elatse 'Yi Mountain Retreat &
Small Farm. (ELLIJAY, GA). Glamping
is transformative at this 6-acre
forest farm. Stay in a cabin,
Airstream, or geodesic dome
at this destination whose
name aptly translates as
"verdant, green earth" from
the Cherokee language. YR.
(northgeorgiaglamping.com)

Enjoy all the amenities while
glamping at Elatse 'Yi, Gilmer
County.
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✔✔ Lookout Mountain Flight Park.

(RISING FAWN, GA). If hang gliding is

your thing, this is the largest
fulltime school and resort in the
country. And, you can stay in
cabins, at a campground, or in
a hostel-style bunkhouse. There
is a clubhouse, swimming pool,
and shaded pavilions on the
grounds. YR. (flylookout.com)

✔✔ The Parker Ranch. (CLAYTON, GA).
Dating back to a 1907 summer
home, 14 acres of trees and
a breeze create a sublime
mountain experience here. Find
workshops, live music, and an
event building for celebrations.
YR. (parkersranch.com)
✔✔ Smithgall Woods State Park.
(WHITE COUNTY, GA). Fly fish out
your front door in the newly
renovated cottages within the
idyllic wilderness of Dukes
Creek Valley. Or stroll the
botanical garden; enjoy wood
burning stoves or fireplaces and
hot tubs; and hike to waterfalls.
YR. (gastateparks.org/SmithgallWoods/
Cottages)

Toast and taste local wines at Chateau Meichtry.

EAT (& DRINK)
✔✔ Georgia's Farm-to-Table Capital.

(RABUN COUNTY, GA). Per capita,

this destination has more
restaurants serving farm-fresh
products, award-winning chefs,
and fresh produce markets than
anywhere else in the state. YR.
(explorerabun.com/blog/category/farmto-table)
✔✔ Union County Farmer's Market.
(BLAIRSVILLE, GA). "Home Grown and
Handmade" foods and goods
support a regional network
of vendors. Saturdays and
Tuesdays from June to October.
(unioncountyga.gov/farmers-market)
✔✔ Crane Creek Vineyards and
Hightower Creek Vineyards. (TOWNS
COUNTY, GA). Views, live music,

delicious foods, and awardwinning wines welcome
visitors at both family-owned
locations. (cranecreekvineyards.com
and hightowercreekvineyards.com)
✔✔ Mtn Honey. (CLARKESVILLE, GA).
The family-owned business
manages over 400 colonies
that produce internationally
award-winning, 100% pure,
raw, unheated, and unfiltered
- Sourwood, wildflower,
Tupelo - honey. (mtnhoney.com)

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✔✔ Grandaddy Mimm's Moonshine.
(BLAIRSVILLE, GA). Steeped in history
of 'shining and bootlegging,
this distillery and museum
offers authentic high-proof and
flavored spirits. (mimmsmoonshine.
com)
✔✔ Mtn. Top Café. (RISING FAWN, GA).
Come here for Southern home
cooking at breakfast, lunch, and
dinner. Located on Lookout
Mountain near the entrance to
Cloudland Canyon State Park.
(mtn-top-cafe.business.site)
✔✔ Yahoola Creek Grill. (DAHLONEGA,
GA). Farm-to-table with locally

sourced, seasonal fare, a full
bar, and scenic mountain views.
(yahoolacreekgrill.com)
✔✔ Dahlonega Wine Walk. (LUMPKIN
COUNTY, GA). Start at the Visitor's
Center and taste your way
through local vineyards,
wineries, and shops in the
"Wine Tasting Room Capital of
Georgia." (dahlonega.org/plan-yourtrip/visitors-center).
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