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Friends of Tugaloo State Park

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Friends of Tugaloo State Park was created to help and facilitate the staff at the park

09/21/2026

Make Your Monumental Moment at Tugaloo State Park by volunteering on Saturday, September 26.

09/09/2026

Congratulations to Kimberly Smith and Candace Stowe! They each won a pair of tickets to the 33rd Annual Franklin Co. Championship Rodeo at the Flat Creek Arena in Royston, GA going on September 11th and 12th. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/p/Flat-Creek-Rodeo-CompanyFranklin-County-Rodeo-100064805406551/

09/09/2026

Your State Parks Day is right around the corner. Join us on September 26 as we give Tugaloo State Park some love and attention.

Register today. Parking is free for volunteers. Beverages and lunch will be provided.

Register today for Your State Parks Day 2026!

Volunteers of all ages and abilities welcome September 26 at Georgia's state parks:
https://friendsofgastateparks.org/yspd2026

Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites - Georgia DNR

09/09/2026

Be on the lookout for runners this Saturday at the park.

Tugaloo Olympic, Sprint and AquabikeSaturday, September 12, 2026Olympic: 1.5k Swim, 42k Bike, 10k RunSprint: 500 Yard Swim, 14 Mile Bike , 5K RunA Georgia Multisports ProductionRace Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026Race Time: 8:00 amLocation: Tugaloo State Park at Lake Hartwell, 1763 Tugaloo Sta...

09/01/2026

https://www.chattanoogapulse.com/citylife/nature-outdoors/color-accessibility-glasses-coming-to-state-parks-all-across/

Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites will officially launch Georgia In Color on September 3 at Cloudland Canyon State Park, kicking off a statewide initiative to raise $70,000 to make EnChroma color accessibility glasses available ...

08/28/2026

Join us Sunday, August 30, at 2 pm for our volunteer meeting.

🌿 Volunteer with us at Tugaloo State Park! 🌿

Looking for a way to get involved, give back, and help support one of Georgia’s beautiful state parks? Join us this Sunday at 2 PM at the Nature Hut for the monthly Friends of Tugaloo State Park meeting.

The Friends of Tugaloo help support the park through volunteer projects, events, maintenance needs, hospitality, and special improvements that benefit our visitors and preserve the park for future generations.

Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or just curious about how to get involved, we’d love to have you join us!

📍 Nature Hut
🕑 This Sunday at 2 PM

See the attached flyer for more details.

07/05/2026

Try your luck at finding Ranger Tug. The first Saturday of every month.

05/25/2026

05/24/2026

One of North Georgia's most historic places...the Traveler's Rest State Historic Site in Toccoa is a rare spot where you can walk right into the early 1800s and see how people lived along one of the region’s busiest travel routes. It started as a roadside inn along the old Unicoi Turnpike, where stagecoach travelers would stop to rest before continuing through the mountains. Over time, it became the heart of Devereaux Jarrett’s massive 14,000-acre cotton plantation.

Inside the 14-room house, you’ll see original hand-made furniture, a working loom, and old kitchen tools that show what daily life looked like back then. Step outside and you can visit the spring house, blacksmith shop, and the remaining slave quarters, all still standing on the grounds. The wide front porch looks out toward the same mountain views guests saw more than 200 years ago, and standing there, it truly feels like nothing has changed.

04/22/2026

April 19th - 24th is National Volunteer Appreciation Week, and we want to extend our deepest appreciation to each of you who has joined us in Serving, Supporting, and Celebrating Tugaloo State Park.

Address

1763 Tugaloo State Park Road
Lavonia, GA
30553

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 10pm
Tuesday	7am - 10pm
Wednesday	7am - 10pm
Thursday	7am - 10pm
Friday	7am - 10pm
Saturday	7am - 10pm
Sunday	7am - 10pm

Telephone

+17063564362

Website

https://www.friendsoftugaloostatepark.org/

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