Georgia Parks and Recreation Areas with National Monument

The defining events of Fort Pulaski occurred during the American Civil War. In April of 1862, Union troops directed rifled cannon fire at the fort breaching the southeast angle. The quick success of this experimental cannon surprised military strategists. The accuracy and range of the rifled cannon rendered brick fortifications obsolete. read more...

Phone: (912) 786-5787   Price Range: $3 - $40   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Savannah   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Fort Pulaski

Ocmulgee is a memorial to the antiquity of man in this corner of the North American continent. The National Monument preserves a continuous record of human life in the Southeast from the earliest times to the present. From Ice-Age hunters to the Muscogee (Creek) people of historic times, there is evidence here of 12,000 years of human habitation. read more...

Phone: 478-752-8257   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Macon   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Ocmulgee National Monument

In the early 18th century, the land lying between British South Carolina and Spanish Florida was known as the debatable land. This land (which we call Georgia today) was the epicenter of a centuries-old imperial conflict between Spain and Britain. read more...

Phone: (912) 638-3639   Price Range: $3 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: St. Simons Island   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Birding, Hiking, Nature Walks   Details Provided By: Fort Frederica