General Coffee State Park is a
Georgia
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state park located near
Douglas. The park is named after politician, farmer, and military leader General
John E. Coffee. The park is host to many rare and
endangered species, especially in the cypress
swamps through which the Seventeen Mile River winds.
Attractions include a
corn crib,
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
barn, and
cane mill. Visitors can stay overnight at the Burnham House, a renovated and elegantly redecorated 19th-century cabin.
Facilities
*50 Tent/Trailer/
RV Campsites
*1 Pioneer Campground
*5
Cottages
*Burnham Cottage & Hawksnest House
*1 Group Lodge
*1 Group Shelter
*7 Picnic Shelters
*Heritage Farm
*Outdoor
Amphitheater
Annual events
*Canoe Trip on the
Satilla River
The Satilla River rises in Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States, near the town of Fitzgerald, and flows in a mostly easterly direction to the Atlantic Ocean. Along its approximately U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset hig ...
(March)
*
Lovebug Festival (September)
*Pioneer Skills Day (November)
*Christmas on the Pond (December)
Gallery
Image:17 04 001 general coffee.jpg, Detail of tobacco barn
Image:17 04 027 general coffee.jpg, Mule and hay barn
Image:17 04 060 general coffee.jpg, Syrup boiler and cane press
Image:17 04 085 general coffee.jpg, Reilhan cabin
Image:17 04 147 general coffee.jpg, Outdoor amphitheater
Image:17 04 102 general coffee.jpg, Pioneer campsite
Image:17 04 117 general coffee.jpg, Seventeen Mile River
See also
*
Coffee Road
References
External links
Georgia State Parks
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State parks of Georgia (U.S. state)
Protected areas of Coffee County, Georgia