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Indian Springs State Park

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Indian Springs State Park

Flovilla, GA · Middle Georgia

About

One of the oldest state parks in the country, Indian Springs has drawn people to its sulfur-scented spring water since the Creek Nation gathered here, and you can still fill a cup at the stone springhouse the Civilian Conservation Corps built in the 1930s. Sandy Creek runs shallow over wide rock shelves below the dam, and 105-acre McIntosh Lake handles the fishing, paddling, and a stretch of summer swimming beach. A seasonal museum walks through the Creek history, the resort era, and the CCC, with cottages and a tent campground if you want to stay the night.

Highlights

Stone CCC springhouse with drinkable spring waterSandy Creek rock shelves below the dam105-acre McIntosh Lake: fishing, paddling, summer swimmingSeasonal museum: Creek history, resort era, CCCTent campground and rental cottages

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Georgia's state parks pack a remarkable range into one state. Up north there are deep gorges and the tallest cascading waterfall in the Southeast; in the southwest, a pink-and-orange canyon erosion carved out of old farmland; through the middle, mineral springs and CCC-built lodges; and down south, the wild blackwater edge of the Okefenokee. These are the ones worth building a weekend around, from the Blue Ridge to the coast.