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Unicoi State Park

Unicoi State Park
January 27, 2018 by Shawn Taylor in parks

Address: 2098 GA-356, Helen, GA 30545
Cost of admission: $5/vehicle for parking
Governance: Georgia State Parks
Acres: 1,050
Approximate miles of trails: 10
Hours: 7:00am to 10:00pm
Miles from downtown Atlanta: 90
Trailhead(s): There are trailheads on either side of the lake dam along GA-356. There is a parking lot at each of these trailheads. If hiking the Unicoi-to-Helen trail, you can begin/end at Unicoi Hill Park in Helen, which has its own parking lot.
Trail surface: Natural
Geocaching: Yes
Guidebook mentions: Chapter 30 in Hiking Georgia (4th edition); Trips 51-53 in Afoot & Afield Atlanta (2nd edition)

Amenities:

  • Beach and swimming (seasonal)
  • Lodge with restrooms
  • Cabins
  • Mountain biking

Links:

  • Unicoi State Park
  • Park map
  • Old park map
Unicoi Lake, November 23, 2017

Unicoi Lake, November 23, 2017

Eastern Phoebe, November 23, 2017

Eastern Phoebe, November 23, 2017

Unicoi Lake, November 23, 2017

Unicoi Lake, November 23, 2017

Unicoi Lake Trail, November 23, 2017

Unicoi Lake Trail, November 23, 2017

Bufflehead, November 23, 2017

Bufflehead, November 23, 2017

November 23, 2017

November 23, 2017

Unicoi Lake Beach, November 23, 2017

Unicoi Lake Beach, November 23, 2017

November 23, 2017

November 23, 2017

November 23, 2017

November 23, 2017

Field Sparrow, November 23, 2017

Field Sparrow, November 23, 2017

Unicoi Lake, November 23, 2017

Unicoi Lake, November 23, 2017

November 29, 2013

November 29, 2013

Good to combine with:

  • Dukes Creek Falls
  • Smithgall Woods
January 27, 2018 /Shawn Taylor
helen, north ga 2017
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