Fort Yargo State Park

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Date(s) - 06/16/18
8:30 am - 6:30 pm

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List of Attendees

  • lin xie
  • Rony K
  • Jingbo Liu
  • Tenzin wangden
  • Songbai Lin
  • Peter de Lastic
  • Jaekeun Park
  • Yunyang Wang
  • Lu Xiong
  • Tram Le
  • Javier Ramiscal
  • Deborah Saulino
  • Shellie Kim
  • Yating Wang


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Fort Yargo SP Hike / Kayak / Swim

Hiking Distance: 6 to 7 miles
Difficulty Level: D2-D3 (easy to moderate)
Carpool Time: 8:30 am at Intown Community Church
Carpool Cost: $5 per person
Hike Leader: Rony

Located between Atlanta and Athens, Fort Yargo State Park features a 1792 log fort built by settlers for protection against Creek and Cherokee Indians. Today, visitors come to Fort Yargo for its wide variety of outdoor recreation and scenery. Mountain bikers and hikers can test their endurance on 18 miles of trails. A 260-acre lake offers a large swimming beach, fishing and boat ramps.

Lake Loop Trail (yellow blazes)
7-mile loop, easy to moderate

This relatively flat trail travels around the lake and is open to both foot traffic and bicycles. The trail hugs the shoreline in many locations, offering good wildlife viewing. Hikers and riders may see white-tailed deer, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons and turtles. It also travels into wooded uplands for different views of plants and trees. Although it looks like an easy walk around the lake, the distance can be deceiving.

Things to Bring:

– Lunch or snacks
– Backpack
– Water (1.5 liters)
– Hiking Shoes/good tennis shoes
– Hat
– Swimwear and towel (if you like to swim)
– change of clothes (if you like to swim)
– extra pair of footwear (if you like to swim)
– Sunglasses / hat
– Sunscreen
– Sports drink (like Gatorade or Powerade) – recommended not required

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