- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Reed Bingham State Park
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2005
- Date of Original:
- 2005
- Subject:
- Parks--Georgia
Natural resources conservation areas--Georgia
Reed Bingham State Park (Adel, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cook County, Adel, 31.13727, -83.42408
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 B6 2005
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bb6-b2005
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bb6-b2005
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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FACIUTIES
1.613 Acres 46 Tent. Trailer.
RV camps11es cable 1v hookups 375-Acre Lake Swimming Beach 3 Bom Ramps Playground Pioneer campground 6 P1cnIc Shelters
Group Shelters
(seat 40-120) Accessible Fishing
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ACTIVITIES
Hiking - 4 miles or trails
Boa11ng- private boats permllted. noHPhmll
F1sh1ng- accessible dock
canoeing Miniature Golf Birding lmerpreuve
Programs Picnicking
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STATEPAlkSV ~ aHISTOIICSm s , ~
This park surrounds a 375-acre lake 1ha1 has become a maJor boa11ng and wa1ersk11ng a11rac11on in sou1h Georgia Fishing for bass. crappie catfish and bream Is excellent. The Coastal Plmn Na1ure Trail and Gopher Tono1se Nature Trml wind 1hrough a cypress swamp. snndhill are11 and other habitats represema11vc of sou1hern Georgu1 Watchful vIs11ors may see waterfowl. the 1hre111ened gopher tortoise and indigo snal..e. and other creatures
However the park's most famous
residents are the 1houwnds or black vultures and wrkey vultures that arrive in late November and sray through early April The parl.. I~ less than six miles from l-7; making II a relaxing
stop for travelers 11 was named after
Amos Reed Bingham. a local cm,en who surveyed the land along the river and was instrumental in having the parl.. C)tabllshed
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Located 6 miles west of Adel on Ga. Hwy. 37 (1-75 exit 139) and 14 miles east of Moul1rie from U.S. Hwy 319
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
Banks Lake Nauonal W1ldhfe Refuge
Sunbeh Expo (October) Paradise Public Fishing Area Factory Outlet Stores
Georgia Agrtrama Jefferson Davis Memorial
State Historic S11e Wild Adventures Theme Park Mouhr1e An11que Trail
HOURS Park Hours 7 a m -10 p.m Office Hours 8 a.m ; p.m
INFORMATION
Ree<! Bingham State Park >4l Reed Bingham Road Adel. GA 31620 ll98963',';I
Georgia State Parks and H1stonc Sites 2 MLK Jr Drive. Su11e 13sz Atlanta. GA 3033 404-656.zno
For Reservations: 800-864-7275 or www.gastateparks.org
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