In May I posted an entry with my top 10 favorite parks in the area. I decided to do an entry about another favorite park that I really like. Sawnee Mountain preserve has 2 seperate parks off of 2 seperate roads. There is a welcome center, trails & park off of Spot Rd and another park w/trails, a small playground and an outdoor ampitheater (for classes & outdoor performances) off Tribble Gap Rd.
The one on Spot Rd is neat because it has a Welcome center w/a library with books, games, toys and movies all w/nature & outdoor themes. My son would spend an hour or 2 in just that part if he could! There is a porch w/big rocking chairs that overlooks a pond w/waterfalls and it's a great place to kick back & relax/have a snack after a nature hike. Off of the nature trails there is a sandbox w/sand toys, and building area w/wood pieces that fit together and a little dog-house size cabin as an example of what you can build. There is also a tree house with ramps that you walk up & kids can run in and play. They have outdoor & adventure classes for kids too if they are elementary or teenage years. My niece & nephew have taken a class in the summer & they did some pretty neat things like zip-lining, tree climbing & white-water rafting. I spent about 3 hrs. at this location the other day w/my son. We met some friends for a nature hike & picnic. This mainly consisted of walking on the trail until the kids were tired & letting them play in the sandbox & have a snack. Cameron & I stayed longer than the others & ended up going in the visitor's center (I mainly wanted to get out of the heat & still occupy Cameron in some way!) and he played with some toys while I read a book about hiking with kids. Then I did a couple of puzzles with him & then he was hungry so, we went out & sat on the rocking chair porch while he ate his sandwich. Then, we went back inside & read a couple of books together before we left. This may sound boring to some of you but, I loved it! Cameron is so easy to occupy & he is very interested in learning about stuff so, he's fun to do stuff with. Also, time away from the baby is needed sometimes in order to give him more attention. Here, we had a lot to do & it was good quality time spent together.
Well, I digress...
The Tribble Gap Rd location has a trail that leads to the Indian Seats which is a natural rock formation with awesome views of the North GA mountains. It's about 1.5 mi hike & uphill so, little kids may not make it if they're not used to walking a lot. It's worth it for the view. There are also picnic tables & a playground for kids when you first go in the park so, kids can play & eat too. All in all, it's a neat place if you're an outdoorsy-type.
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