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F.D. ROOSEVELT STATE PARK
By Jack
Kean
F.D. Roosevelt State Park is
part of the Georgia Park System.
Located just three miles from Callaway
Gardens and twelve miles from FDR’s
Little White House, Roosevelt State
Park provides a good location for
anyone interested in those attractions.
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Jack's RV at FDR State Park. |
The park has 140 wooded sites
with a great variance in quality.
There are many level sites on paved
roads, but there are also sites
on a dusty, bumpy road, and they
are far from level. You can
make reservations at www.gastateparks.org,
but making a reservation only means
you will get a site. Depending on
your size requirements, upon arrival
you will be given a red, white or
yellow card and told to find an
empty space with a color coded post
that matches your card.
So if you want one of those level
sites on a paved road, plan on arriving
early. Once there, you can walk
one of five nature trails. From
Memorial Day through Labor Day,
you can walk (or drive via the road)
a 1.8-mile trail to the swimming
pool, or you can bring your horse
to board overnight and go for a
ride. There are also guided rides
on 20 miles of wooded trails.
A few of the camping sites are
next to Lake Delanor, and most are
in easy walking distance from the
lake. There are also several paved
sites reserved for handicapped individuals
that are conveniently located next
to the restrooms and showers. Speaking
of showers, one member of our party
was unable to get hot water at the
closest facility and was forced
to walk some distance to another.
The price of a camping site is
$22, but there is an additional
$3 charge for parking that is collected
at check in. This is the first time
I recall having to pay to camp at
a state park and then having to
pay to park. We do not have a Toad,
so it seems a bit like double dipping
to me. To sum up, F. D. Roosevelt
State Park is pleasant and may well
be the favorite Georgia State Park
of many, but it rates a “probably
will not return” on the Kean Meter.
F.D. Roosevelt State Park: 2970
Georgia Highway 190, Pine Mountain,
Georgia, 31822: Park telephone 706-663-4858:
http://www.gastateparks.org.
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