Summer is a beautiful season in North Georgia. The trees are lush and green, the warm summer sun shines in abundance, and the mountain views are breathtaking against a clear blue sky. Renting one of the many cabins in North Georgia is a great choice year round, but the summer months offer guests a truly beautiful stay.
Imagine waking up to drink your coffee on the back porch while you watch the wild birds pick at the morning grass covered in dew. Or consider the family fun available as you toast marshmallows around the cabin’s fire pit as the sun sets on another gorgeous North Georgia day.
Have you visited the cabins in North Georgia during the summer months? What was the best part of your stay?
Before you visit the beautiful North Georgia mountains this summer it is important to know what awaits you. Our friends at the Weather Channel have compiled a series of statistics that will help you plan your summer vacation to the cabins in North Georgia:
- The average high temperature for the Helen area in the summer months is 86 degrees. The record high was 100 degrees in the summer of 1986.
- The average low temperature is 63 degrees. The record low for the summer months was 36 degrees in 1969.
- The average precipitation level is approximately 5.5 inches per month during the summer season.
- June 21 is the summer equinox and will provide the most amount of daylight for the entire year. The sun will rise at 6:27 am and will set at 8:51 pm for a total of 14 hours and 24 minutes of daylight.d
When you book your trip to the Georgia mountains in the summer months there are many unique recreational opportunities that are unavailable the rest of the year. Make the most of your summer vacation and consider trying something new for a fun North Georgia adventure.
- Folk Life Festival Join in the fun as you’re transported back in time at Unicoi State Park on Friday and Saturday July 26 and 27. You can learn about the folk arts of candle dipping, blacksmithing, and spinning. There are fun old-fashioned games and dancing planned as well as plenty of delicious food and drink options for sale. Your entire family can enjoy live music on both Friday and Saturday nights with a hoedown to follow. Parking costs five dollars and you can participate in the hayride and gold panning program for just two dollars per person.
- Dahlonega Firecracker 5K/10K If you are staying in one of the many beautiful rental cabins in North Georgia this Fourth of July, you won’t want to miss the Family Celebration and Firecracker Run in Dahlonega. The 5K and 10K runs are a part of a much bigger celebration and kick off a day full of fun activities. You can register online for the 5K, 10K, and Fun Run. Your registration fee includes a technical shirt, course entertainment, and after race festivities. All proceeds from the run go to the cost of Dahlonega’s evening fireworks show.
- Habersham Community Theater presents Gypsy The Habersham Community Theater is proud to present “Gypsy” August 1-4 and 8-11. Come and enjoy the story based loosely on the story of Gypsy Rose Lee and her maniacal stage mother Rose. The musical focuses on Rose and her obsession with raising her two daughters to be Vaudeville super stars. Tickets can be purchased online for all performances.
- Tour de la Cave Yonah Mountain Vineyards is proud to offer the Tour de la Cave and Barrel Sampling during the month of August. Join winemaker Joe Smith and owner Bob Miller on a tour of the winery and explore Georgia’s only wine cave. You will also have the opportunity to participate in the unique experience of barrel sampling the vineyard’s future vintage varieties. The Yonah Mountain Vineyards are on a 197 acre privately held estate and supply some of the region’s most delicious wine varieties. Tours are $25 per person and begin at noon. Please note that reservations and prepayment are required for your participation.
- Alpine Adventures Surrey Bike Rentals Make the most of your fun vacation to the cabins in North Georgia by renting a surrey bike for the entire family. There are many different sizes of bikes available so you can pile everyone on to one bike for an incredible adventure. Pedal your way through Helen as you make memories for a lifetime. If you are visiting Helen in the month of July you can take advantage of the July special; when you rent the bike for one hour you receive a second hour free.
