Amacalola Falls
Dawsonville is a city in Georgia's Historic High Country.
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- Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, 415 Highway 53 East, ☏ 1 706 216-7223, ✉[email protected]. M—Sa 10AM - 5PM, Su 1-5PM. Adult $6, senior $5, child $2, 6 and under free.
- Dawsonville Moonshine Distillery, 415 Hwy 53 E Suite 120, ☏ 1 770 401-1211, 1 706 344-1210, ✉[email protected]. M-Sa 10AM-4PM, Su noon-4PM. Free.
- 1 Dawson Forest. A 10,130-acre (41.0 km²) public-use forest located in Dawson County, Georgia, southwest of Dawsonville. The site was home to the Georgia Nuclear Aircraft Laboratory (GNAL) during the 1960s.
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- Amicalola Falls State Park, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd, ☏ 1 706 265-4703. 7AM - 10PM. These cascading falls are the highest falls (729') east of the Mississippi River. The surrounding park offers lots of hiking trails, including one leading to the top of the waterfall. Another trail connects this park to Springer Mountain, the southern terminus for the Appalachian Trail.
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Dawson Outlet Mall, Dawson Forest Road
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- Amicalola Lodge, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Road, toll-free: 1-800-573-9656. Large hotel and conference center in the state park. $75 - 200.