Cloudland Canyon Georgia

Cloudland Canyon offering 25% off camping in August

Sitting at the Georgia/Alabama/Tennessee line at the western side of Lookout Mountian is Cloudland Canyon State Park . The deep gorge was cut by Sitton Gulch Creek, where the elevation varies from 800 to over 1,800 feet.

The most spectacular view into the canyon is an easy walk from the picnic area; however, hikers can also explore a rim trail or journey to the canyon floor by a series of staircases.  Two waterfalls cascade over layers of sandstone and shale into pools below, with their flow depending on recent rains.

Spectacular Cloudland Canyon State Park in northwest Georgia is offering 25% off campsites during August.  Campers can choose from spacious RV sites, modern trailer sites and even walk-in tent sites.  Bathhouses with hot showers are centrally located. Rates are normally $15 - $28 per night.  Call (706) 657-4050 to ask for the discount.

ACCOMMODATIONS & FACILITIES:

    3,485 Acres

    16 Cottages ($125-$145) -- #6 and #7 are dog friendly ($40 per dog, max 2)

    72 Tent, Trailer, RV Campsites* ($25-$28)

    30 Walk-in Campsites ($15)

    11 Backcountry Campsites ($6/person)

    5 Picnic Shelters ($40)

    1 Group Shelter (seats 175, $130)

    Pioneer Campground ($50)

    Group Lodge (sleeps 40, $205)

    Gift Shop

    * NOTICE : Walk-in camping and the West Rim water/electric campsites are closed December, January and February. East Rim water/electric campsites are open year-round.)

    Hiking - 5-mile West Rim Loop, 2-mile Waterfalls Trail, 2-mile Backcountry Loop, 6.5-mile Sitton's Gulch Trail and 5.

Cloudland Canyon, Georgia and zip lining « Lekki Wood's Blog

Last week I tried, for the first time, an American thing called ‘zip lining’. How to explain it to my British friends? Well, in the words of  Wikipedia, it is “a Pulley suspended on a Wire rope mounted on an incline”. In my words “sheer madness”. Basically you descend several flights of stairs to a wire stretching across some cavernous gulley, or alligator-infested river to an anchor wire considerably lower that your current point. You don a harness, some gloves and a helmet

Wesley was full of excitement, me – I was a bundle of nerves. My nerves were not especially disquieted when a boy, who looked no old than 12 announced through his mohawk and acne,  that my safety was in his hands. Good-oh. Actually, he was extremely sweet (very kind when he said I seemed ‘kinda nervous’ and I announced this to be the greatest understatement since Churchill said ‘that Hitler bloke – not very nice, is he?’), and extremely competent and actually fairly attractive. Or maybe that was just a form of Stockholm Syndrome, as he held my captive life in his hands at several points. Either way, I returned safe and happy and wanting to do it again.

Here are some videos of me zip lining:

- of course.

After that, we went white water rafting (like you do). It was fun too, and not at all scary. Our guide, Jody, was a sweet heart and it was safe and very picturesque. Both were done through Ocoee Outdoors and I would highly recommend them. We will have some more pics when we develop the underwater camera pics.

We also went for a hike at Cloudland Canyon in Rising Fawn, Georgia. It was 2 1/2 hours from Birmingham but the beauty of the place was absolutely worth it. There are 2 5 mile loops, and a 2 mile waterfall trail. We did one of the loops, skirting the canyon and seeing dells and glens and huge vistas of The Smokeys.

The hike was of moderate difficulty – the terrain was fairly easy, but it was steep at times and could be tiring. We didn’t do the second loop as we had to get to our motel, but we did do the 2 mile walk to the waterfalls. A lot of stairs (in fact nearly all stairs) but very beautiful. If you can get to Cloudland – go. Worth the travel (from Alabama) for sure. In fact I am off again this weekend, with Stella, Lizzie and Yann. Bring it on!

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