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SUMMARY:High Falls State Park / Dauset Nature center - #_LOCATIONNAME - 22 
 Nov 25 09:30
DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, November 22\, 2025\nHiking Distance:  4 miles
 \nDifficulty Level: D2\nCarpool Time: 9:30 am at Intown Community Church\n
 Carpool Cost: $10 per person\nHike Leader: Rony\n\nHigh Falls State Park T
 rails\n\nLocated northwest of Macon\, High Falls State Park is named for t
 umbling cascades on the Towaliga River. Visitors can enjoy a scenic water
 fall\, hike along the river’s edge\, and through hilly forest to the rem
 ains of a hydroelectric power plant foundation. In the early 1800s\, this 
 area was a prosperous industrial town with several stores\, a grist mill\,
  cotton gin\, blacksmith shop\, shoe factory and hotel. High Falls fell fr
 om prosperity in the 1880s when a major railroad bypassed it.\n\nDauset Na
 ture Center\n\nIn the early 1980s\, Dauset Trails started with a self-guid
 ed trail that looped through the woods by a small lake with 13 points of i
 nterest. Later\, injured\, orphaned\, or nuisance animals were gradually a
 dded for viewing near the Visitors Center. These non-releasable animals we
 re given exhibits for protection and display and gradually grew to become 
 the Animal Trail. The Animal Trail winds about 1/3 a mile through the wood
 s featuring mostly native non-releasable mammals and birds of prey. It is 
 easily accessible by foot\, strollers\, and wheelchairs. These animals are
  used to teach students of all ages the importance of each species and its
  role in our ever-changing world.\n\nOver the years\, Dauset Trails purcha
 sed adjacent acreage (over 1800 acres now) and added a Woodland Garden Tra
 il\, 30 miles of scenic hiking and mountain biking trails\, a 5 mile loopi
 ng Equestrian trail\, expanded the group camping area with more tent pads\
 , fire rings and "Turkey Roost" camping platforms\, created a 1940's era B
 arnyard and expanded it to include a blacksmith shop\, cane syrup cooking 
 area\, country store\, and tenant house\, added a tree identification trai
 l\, expanded the picnic area with a playground\, expanded the landscaping\
 , remodeled the Bear exhibit\, and offer the annual Bluebirds and Bluegras
 s Festival in April\, and the Cane Syrup Festival the Saturday before Than
 ksgiving.\n\nThings to bring:\n- 1.5 liters of water\n- Good hiking shoes 
 or boots\n- Layered clothing\n- Lunch or snack\n- Camera (optional)
CATEGORIES:Animals,Hiking,Walk,Waterfalls
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