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FARMS AND ANIMALS







Farms, Animals

The petting zoo is geared for childen.  The animals are not behind cages giving children an up close experience with farm animals. All the farm animals are gentle enough to be held and fed by hand. The barn is full with farm animals to be hugged and fed.
Hillcrest's children's playground is definitely popular with a giant 50 foot slide, smaller slides for little children, a great zip line. On your way to the Farmhouse Museum, ask to see the Moonshine Museum with several working stills.

Ride the Time Machine back in time to the early 1900's Not for the faint of heart, Hillcrest's Time Twister will transport you from present day life into the primitive 10 room Farmhouse Museum depicting life before electricity and other modern conveniences. You'll see wringer washers in the wash room, and country ham in the smokehouse.
The Moonshine Museum features numerous working stills,from fully copper to groundhogs. Feel the effects of the stout brew as you exit the Time Twister and back to present day 2007.
Grandma's Kitchen features homemade goodies including:
Fried pies, homemadefudge,apple fritters, apple cider doughnuts, homemade ice cream and caramel apples.


Amicalola Deer Park is located off Highway 52 east on the way to Amicalola Falls and Burts Pumpkin Farm
Amicalola Deer Park
Amicalola Deer Park is a great place to have fun, to take a hike and to enjoy viewing the beautiful deer.  When you visit Amicalola Deer Park, you are helping to create a place of sanctuary and help because all donations are used to rehabilitate injured, neglected and abused aniimals.  Located on Highway 52 on your way to Amicalola Falls, Dahlonega Square and Burts Pumpkin Farm. Map
AMICALOLA DEER PARK'S FALL FEST
Haunted Hayride
Featuring The Headless Horseman
Oct. 20, 27, 31

Oct. 13,-14, Gates open 10AM-6PM
 Hayrides, Pumpkin Carving, Food and Live Music

Oct. 20, 21, Gates Open 10AM-9PM
 Hayrides, Pumpkin Carving, Food, Haunted Hayride and the Headless Horseman

Oct. 27, Gates Open 10AM-9PM
Hayrides, Pumpkin Carving, Haunted Hayride, The Headless Horseman and Food

Oct. 28, Gates Open 10AM-6PM
Hayrides, Pumpkin Carving and Food

Oct. 31, Gates Open 10AM-9PM
Heyrides, Haunted Hayrides, Pumpkin Carving, Food, The Headless Horseman and Trick or Treat
Tours, Hayrides and Food all day each day
Admission
Adults $5.00
Children and Seniors $3.00



Hillcrest Orchards Farmhouse Museum and Moonshine Museums
Ellijay
Museums are open during festivals.  All activities except U-Pick apples are available
every October weekend for a $5.00 admission. 2007 promises to be the best festival ever! Meet Barney the talking Bull. Ride the Time Twister back to the early 1900's. Check out your stamina on our new pedal cart track.
Apple Pickin' Jubilee link




Cagle's Dairy features hay rides. A wonderful opportunity to show your children a genuine working dairy farm. Educational Farm Tours for families,  corn mazes in the fall, and so much fun for children. Cagle's Dairy features dairy tours and seasonal garden tours.




Helen, GA
706-878-7043
The Black Forest Bear Park is an educational family exhibit located in the beautiful mountains of Helen, Georgia. The park hosts a bear exhibit, snake exhibit and the largest gift shop in Helen. Visitors may buy food trays that consist of sliced apples, lettuce and bread to feed the bears.



 Kangaroo Conservation Center is Georgia's Australia Adventure- Visit and view the largest kangaroo collection of over 300 kangaroos outside of Australia. Located in Dawsonville, GA.  Children must be 8 years old.




Burt's Pumpkin Farm and hayrides is open September 1-November 15.


Warner Park Zoo Chattanooga

The Shields-Ethridge Farm in Jefferson, Georgia is an outdoor historical museum.
The Farm is open to the public (by appointment) and has tours that highlight  the Farm's historic buildings, including a cotton gin, blacksmith shop, fully-stocked commissary, wheat house, grist mill, and restored schoolhouse. All of these historic, agricultural buildings lie in their original location in 150 acres of historical farmland originally established in 1800.



Southern Tree Plantation feastures hay rides, pony rides, maze, petting zoo and so much more fun activities for kids


Little River Farms and Petting Farm
669 Nickelsville Road
Highway 136
P.O. Box 1141
Resaca, GA 30735
Phone 706-629-9688 or 706-625-8140
The Petting Farm provides a unique experience for visitors of all ages, and a wide variety of animals that are always ready for up close and personal contact. Goats, miniature horses, donkeys, birds, sheep,pigeons, ferrets, talking birds, bearded dragons,chickens, hedgehogs, pheasants, turkeys and peacocks. Also features a fall corn maze and a Christmas corn maze, pony rides and a Living Nativity.


PONY RIDES FOR THE LITTLE ONES
Little River Farms and Petting Zoo
669 Nickelsville Road
Highway 136
Resaca, GA
Phone 706-629-9688 or 706-625-8140















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