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.
Sunset Stories & Bats of Georgia takes a break November – March, resuming again in April.
Step into a storybook adventure this Halloween at Amicalola Falls State Park! Join us for a magical Trick-or-Treat Trail where your favorite storybook characters come to life! Collect candy, stay for spooky campfire stories, and meet fairytale friends at every turn. Appropriate (G or PG-rated) costumes encouraged; all ages welcome! Find us at the Lodge Loop trailhead!
October 31, 2025 from 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Experience Level 2 Zip Line Canopy Tour by moonlight! Enjoy 9 zip lines with one being 1,000 ft long! Soar 100 feet above the valley looking across the Blue Ridge Mountains. Have a “close encounter” with the Tree Top Canopy along 3 sky bridges ranging up to 50 feet in height!
Costumes are welcome! Ensure they’re safe for zip lining: no full-face masks, keep them PG-rated, and avoid dresses and unsecured accessories. Make sure your costume allows you to wear a helmet and harness properly.
October 18 & 31, 2025 from 8:00pm – 10:30pm
$74 per person
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.
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 bat enthusiasts and Georgia master naturalists to celebrate Bat Week, learn what bats do for us, and what we can do for Georgia’s bats. This hour program will include a presentation at 4pm on Georgia’s Bats as well as a bat-themed craft, and at 6:30pm, join our bat enthusiasts at the Lodge as they collect data using bat monitoring technology!
October 25, 2025 from 4:00pm – 7:30pm
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
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
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
Join Blue Ridge Raptors to learn about one of the spookiest animals in North America! You will come face-to-face with the animals who hoot, trill, and scream in the night during a 45-minute owl program. Find us in the Lodge Lobby!
November 1, 2025 at 1:00pm
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.
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).
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