25+ Notable Events Happening at Georgia State Parks in June 2025

Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites protect our state’s natural beauty and provide spaces for everyone to get outside and reconnect with nature. Additionally, they offer some great programs and events each month!

You’ll find so many awesome activities throughout the year, like sunset paddles, ranger walks, Family Fun Days, archery, and so much more.

Here are some of the special events happening at Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites in May 2025.

Some of the notable events happening in May 2025 at Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites include…

Find a full list of all the events happening at Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites here. Please note that some of these activities require an extra fee, in addition to the $5 daily parking fee.

Sitton’s Cave Adventures – Multiple Dates, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Rising Fawn,

Tails on Trails Dog Hike – June 4, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Trenton

Birding Basics – June 5, Crooked River State Park, St. Marys

Junior Fishing Rodeo – June 7, A.H. Stephens State Park, Crawfordville

Let’s Glow For A Hike: A Firefly Walk Under the Stars – June 7, 14, 21, Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge, GA

National Trails Day Hikes – June 7, Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site, Cartersville

Beach Bash Tournament – June 7, Don Carter State Park, Gainesville

Hammock Camping 101 – June 7, Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge, GA

D-Day 81st Anniversary Commemoration – June 7, Roosevelt’s Little White House Historic Site, Warm Springs, GA

Eye Spy Scavenger Hunt – June 7, 14 & 21, F.D. Roosevelt State Park, Pine Mountain, GA

Music in the Park – June 7, 14, 21 & 28, Vogel State Park, Blairsville, GA

Master Naturalist – June 9, 16, 23, 30, Smithgall Woods State Park, Helen, GA

Full Moon Hike – June 10, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Tallulah

National Fishing and Boating Week with license-free fishing on May 31 and June 7, All Parks

Firefly Walk – June 7, 14 and 21, Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge

Wilderness Survival for Women – June 12, Chattahoochee Bend State Park, Newnan

Fantastic Fungi: An Intro To Mycology – June 14, 22, 26, Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge

Summer Mushroom Hike – June 22, High Falls State Park, Jackson

Archery in the Pines – June 21, Laura S. Walker State Park, Waycross

How Moths Influenced Perfume – June 13, 15 and 29, Sweetwater Creek State Park, Lithia Springs

Summer Solstice Celebration – June 19, Black Rock Mountain State Park, Clayton

Upcycle a Fairy House – June 24, Black Rock Mountain State Park, Mountain City

Pine Needle Weaving – June 27, Fort King George Historic Site, Darien

Friends Ice Cream Sale – June 28, James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park, Summerville

Candle Making – June 28, Mistletoe State Park, Appling

Palatable Potatoes: Traditional Cherokee Recipes – June 28, New Echota Historic Site, Calhoun

Please note: To enhance visitor safety this summer, stair access at Tallulah Gorge State Park will be restricted when the heat index reaches the “Extreme Caution” category, as defined by the National Weather Service.

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