Fort Mountain State Park preserves the indigenous history of the Cohutta Mountains region, located along the mountain range's southwestern end near the Chattahoochee National Forest and the expansive Cohutta Wilderness. The park, which spans 3,712 acres near the Fort Mountain communities of Ellijay and Chatsworth, was designated in 1938 and developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps to preserve significant natural sites related to the region's Cherokee history, including its namesake 885-foot zigzagging rock wall. Park visitors can enjoy more than 60 miles of recreational hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding trails and observe its unique natural scenery, including hardwood and pine forest areas and lush blueberry thickets.

Address: 181 Fort Mountain Park Road, Chatsworth, GA 30705, Phone: 706-422-1932

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