General Coffee State Park

{{Short description|State park in Nicholls, Georgia, USA}}

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| image_caption = Kirkland Tobacco Barn in General Coffee State Park

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| location = Coffee County

| nearest_city = Douglas, Georgia

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| area = {{convert|1511|acre|km2}}

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General Coffee State Park is a {{convert|1511|acre|km2|adj=mid}} Georgia state park located near Douglas. The park is named after politician, farmer, and military leader General John E. Coffee.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/g.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=91 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} The park is host to many rare and endangered species, especially in the cypress swamps through which the Seventeen Mile River winds.{{cite web|title=General Coffee State Park|url=http://gastateparks.org/GeneralCoffee|website=State Parks & Historic Sites|access-date=September 25, 2017|language=en|date=16 March 2017}}

Attractions include a corn crib, tobacco barn, and cane mill. Visitors can stay overnight at the Burnham House, a renovated and elegantly redecorated 19th-century cabin.

Facilities

  • 50 Tent/Trailer/RV Campsites
  • 1 Pioneer Campground
  • 5 Cottages
  • Burnham Cottage & Hawksnest House
  • 1 Group Lodge
  • 1 Group Shelter
  • 7 Picnic Shelters
  • Heritage Farm
  • Outdoor Amphitheater

Annual events

  • Canoe Trip on the Satilla River (March)
  • Lovebug Festival (September)
  • Pioneer Skills Day (November)
  • Christmas on the Pond (December)

Gallery

Image:17 04 001 general coffee.jpg|Detail of tobacco barn

Image:17 04 027 general coffee.jpg|Mule and hay barn

Image:17 04 060 general coffee.jpg|Syrup boiler and cane press

Image:17 04 085 general coffee.jpg|Reilhan cabin

Image:17 04 147 general coffee.jpg|Outdoor amphitheater

Image:17 04 102 general coffee.jpg|Pioneer campsite

Image:17 04 117 general coffee.jpg|Seventeen Mile River

See also

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