3 AMAZING PLACES IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS NOT TO MISS!

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We spent three nights at each of the Georgia destinations listed below, and all three of them are within a two-hour drive of each other so if you are visiting from North Carolina like us, you can easily combine them and make this a one-week trip!

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All are managed by Coral Hospitality. And what we loved is that all three have excellent accommodation options from lodges to cabins to campgrounds!

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Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa

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Unicoi State Park & Lodge

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Amicalola Falls State Park

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Besides all the fun you can have within the park, nearby are a few farms and wineries in the surrounding Dawson County region of the North Georgia Mountains.

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