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MEMORIAL 
STATE PARK 
 
FACILITIES 
 1,308 Acres  77 Tent, Trai ler, 
RV Campsites cabl e TV hookups  The Retreat at Lake Blackshear (78 lodge rooms, 10 cot tages, conference center and restaura nt)  18-Hole Golf Course and Pro Shop  Swimming Beach  Marina  ,-mile Nature Trail  4 Picnic Shelters  2 Group Shelters (sea t 100 and 150)  Pioneer Campground  R/ C Model Airplane Flying Field 
ACTIVITIES 
 Golf  Boating and Skiing - 
private boats permitted  Fishing-bass, bream, crappie, catfish  SAM Shortline Excursion Train 
 
Establi shed as a memorial to U.S. veterans, this park features a museum with aircraft, armored vehicles, uniforms, weapons, medals and other items from the Revolutionary War through the Gul f War. The Retreat at Lake Blackshear is a privately operated conference center with 78 lodge rooms , 10 cottages and a restaurant. The SAM Shortline Excursion Train runs through the park on its way from Cordele to Plains, allowing r iders to see an antique te lephone museum, Habitat for Humanity's Global Vi llage, President Jimmy Carter's boyhood farm and other attractions. An 18-hole golf course and pro shop, along with 8,600-acre Lake Blackshear, make this one of Georgia's most popular state parks. 
 
Operated by the Georgia Oepartment of Natural Resources 6/04 
 
 Georgia Veterans emorlal State Park . 
 
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Located 9 miles west of 1-75 (exit #101) near Cordele on U.S. Hwy. 280. 
 
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS 
 
 SAM Shortline Excursion Train  Andersonville National 
Historic Site  Warner Robins Air Museum  Providence Canyon 
State Conservation Park 
 
 Georgia Rural Telephone Museum 
 Jimmy Carter Natl. Historic Site  Chehaw Wild Animal Park  Jefferson Davis Memorial 
State Historic Site 
 
HOURS 
Park Hours: 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Office Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 
 
INFORMATION 
 
Georgia Veterans Memorial 
 
Georgia State Parks 
 
State Park 
 
and Historic Sites 
 
2459-A U.S. Highway 280 West 
 
2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 1352 
 
Cordele, GA 31015 Park: 229-276-2371 Golf: 229-276-2377 
 
Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-2770 
 
Retreat at Lake Blackshear: 1-800-459-1230 
 
SAM Shortline Excursion Train: 1-877-427-2457 
 
For Reservations: 800-864-7275 or www.gastateparks.org www.golfgeorgia.org 
 
Reservation Center open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m. - 5p.m. EST 
 
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