Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge – Dawsonville, GA
Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge – Dawsonville, GA
Join Park Naturalists to learn more about the amazing ecosystem that makes up Amicalola Falls State Park with these free programs.
FYI: Sunset Stories & Bats of Georgia will return in April 2025! With the weather getting cooler, our bats and campfire storytellers will be on vacation until spring. We can’t wait to see you then!
Reserve your spot online for this 45-minute program. Learn amazing facts about our backyard heroes and what you can do to help protect them. Programs may include up to 2 of the following live animals: various species of snake, box turtle, hawk, and or owl.
Offered every Fridays & Sundays, 1pm and 4pm in the Lodge Lobby. Our animals may occasionally need the day off. In the rare event an animal is not available for this program, another program may take its place. Thank you for understanding.
If you don’t already love Georgia’s bats, you’re about to! Join bat enthusiasts and Georgia master naturalists in the campground picnic pavilion to learn what bats do for us, and what we can do for Georgia’s bats. After the 30-minute presentation, take a walk using special bat-detecting gear to participate in citizen-science!
Offered the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month.
April and October: 7:30pm
May – September: 8:00pm
Join Blue Ridge Raptors in the Lodge Lobby to meet up to six different species of raptor up close! Come early to chat with Raptor Specialists, stay after the program for photos with a raptor! This 45-minute program replaces the 1pm Animals of Amicalola on the days it is scheduled.
Offered 1st and 3rd Saturday at 1pm.
Join volunteer naturalists in this 1-hour free program to learn how to use a tree ID guidebook and scientific sketches to identify amazing trees that are native to Amicalola! This walk will take place at the Lodge Loop Trail, which overlooks the mountain range that surrounds the Lodge. Meet us in the lodge lobby!
Offered March-November, 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 2:00pm.
Join us as we begin our illustrative walk through the seasons and nature! In this program, we will be highlighting your individual interpretation of the surrounding environment while also strengthening your passion to discover, observe, be mindful, and be creative! We supply the journals, you bring the imagination! Find us in Shelter #2.
2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month at 11am
Dive into a book on local wildlife, folklore, plant-life, or maybe just fan favorites! Each book will be followed by a corresponding craft or activity! This program is meant for k-5th, but all ages welcome! Bring your imagination and meet us in the Visitor Centers Arch Room!
Offered every Tuesday at 10am-11am June 17th- August 26th
This series features professional storytellers as they work their magic at the campground firepit! Bring a chair, a flashlight and an open imagination for this 1-hour program. Meet at the campground firepit at sunset. If rain forecast is 75% or higher, stories will take place under the campground picnic pavilion.
Offered 1st and 3rd Saturdays starting in April.
April and October: 6:30pm
May – September: 8:00pm
Come celebrate our American Black Bears and hear from Black Bear enthusiast, Gerold Hodge with Appalachian Friends of Bears! Learn about what part they play in the environment, what they do for us, and what we can do to help them.This series features professional storytellers as they work their magic at the campground firepit! Bring a chair, a flashlight and an open imagination for this 1-hour program. Meet at the campground firepit at sunset. If rain forecast is 75% or higher, stories will take place under the campground picnic pavilion.
Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 3pm
Come explore the Biodiversity of Amicalola Falls with a short introduction to the iNaturalist Nature Identification app then a walk around our lodge loop trail to identify surrounding flora/fauna. This virtual app allows for quick identification and education on plants, trees, and other native flora and fauna that can be found in our beautiful park. Meet us in the Lodge Lobby.
Offered March – November on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 1:00pm (1-hour program).
Come cool off with a Naturalist as we dive into the ecosystem within Little Amicalola Creek! Learn about the cool creatures that call our creek “home” and hear about how the North GA river systems have been a resource for plants, wildlife, and people alike for centuries! Program meant for k-6th
Offered every Wednesday at 11:30-12:30pm. June 18th-August 27th.
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