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With natural beauty, lakeside camping and cozy cottages, this secluded park is the perfect south Georgia retreat. It is best known for the refurbished Parrish Mill and Pond, a combination gristmill, saw mill, covered bridge and dam built in 1880. A group shelter near the bridge is popular for family reunions and parties. Some campsites sit right on the waters edge, while cottages with gas fireplaces and screened porches are nestled into the woods. The parks mill pond beckons anglers and paddlers to explore thick stands of cypress and tupelo trees draped with Spanish moss. Canoeists and kayakers can join the Park Paddlers Club. While on the water, nature enthusiasts can look for beaver dams, blue heron, white ibis and other wading birds. The park rents boats, and nearby outfitters offer guided paddle trips. Hikers can stretch their legs on seven miles of trails while searching for gopher tortoises, Georgia's state reptile.
Located between Metter and Twin City off Georgia highway 23. Take I-16 exit #104.
A ParkPass is required for all vehicles. Price for ParkPasses are not included with the reservation. Overnight guests pay only one ParkPass fee for the duration of their stay. The daily ParkPass is valid at all state parks visited the same day and is not valid at state historic sites.
ParkPass fees are as follow:
1-12 passenger vehicles $5 per day or $50 annual ParkPass;
13-30 passenger vehicles $30 per day or $75 annual ParkPass;
31 or more passenger vehicles $70 per day or $250 annual ParkPass;
Georgia active duty military/veterans $3.75 per day or $37.50 annual ParkPass.
My and I husband stopped by on our way home to Oklahoma for a quick kayak before dark. It was beautiful! We wish we would have had more daylight to explore. The covered bridge museum is really neat also. It's definitely a place we would like to go back to someday!
Picture perfect park with nice walking trails and an old mill barn. Small well kept campground with most sites on the waterfront. Kayak, canoe 🛶 rental is available. An afternoon on the cypress 🌲 tree lake is a must. Enjoy. Ooga booga 😎
Very nice campground. Big spaces with some privacy. Clean bathrooms. The only bummer was day 1 after dinner there was no hot water in the showers. But day 2 in the afternoon was fine. Excellent kayaking! They have rentals too. Highly recommend!
One of my favorite camp grounds as it's not too far from home and perfect for weekend get aways. The most recent visit surprised us with superbly clean restrooms and more than accommodating hosts. We'll be back for certain!
We loved our stay at this park. We stayed at lot 19 which was slightly strange that we shared a drive with the next lot, a drive through. THE camp hosts are very nice and attentive. As soon as someone pulls out they are tidying up and getting it ready for the next camper. The bathrooms are probably the cleanest you will find in any state park right now. Only suggestion is to put a handheld shower in the handicapped stall. They kayaking is the most fun of all. The lake with it's forest of cypress trees is beautiful and the yellow trail is really enjoyable and cool. We will undoubtedly return just for the lake. There is a very nice, large playground for the kids and the entire park is dog-friendly.
