Things to Do in Helen Ga

A majority of the human race is an active bunch.  We can not stay cooped up in an office somewhere without feeling an occasional restlessness.  We need to get out and do something. For some of us with tighter schedules it may be only a weekend getaway, where as for others it can be extended to a few days or more.  Whatever escape your busy schedule allows, the Helen GA attractions are endless.

You can experience a taste of what it must have been like during America’s gold rush by panning for gold yourself.At Dukes Creek Gold and Ruby Mines there is no charge for parking or admission and you can pan just like one of the old time prospectors.  If you look hard you can uncover rubies, sapphires, amethysts, emeralds or more, and trained staff will be available to help you evaluate your finds for cutting and setting.
Once a part of the Loud Mine which supplied gold bullion to the Dahlonega Mint, Gold’n Gem Grubbin opened its mine to the public in 1984 and allows visitors to try their hand at placer mining. Which is the type of gold-mining associated with streams and rivers that carry gold that was washed away from the main vein up in the hills by natural erosion.

Golfing in Helen

If you are one who enjoys a good game of golf and seeks out new courses wherever you go the Helen area has what you need.
Butternut Creek Golf Course offers a challenging eighteen hole course replete with mountain slopes and unforgettable mountain views.
Orchard Golf and Country Club was ranked as one of the top four golf courses in Georgia.  It was designed by Dan Maples whose family has a tradition of designing some of the most challenging golf courses in the country.  The eighteen hole course offers a challenge to golfers of every skill level.
You can also play your golf game at the Mossy Creek Golf Course or the Innsbruck Golf Club.  Wherever you choose to take your game golf is only one of the many things to do in Helen,Georgia.

Fishing in Helen

Dukes Creek has been called the holiest of holies in Georgia trout-catching circles by Southern Living magazine.  It runs through the Smithgall Woods and offers some of the greatest fishing in the state.
Unicoi Outfitters in Helen offers access to a 1.5 mile section of the Chattahoochee River where you can catch trophy rainbow trout. There is also great trout fishing at Noontootla Creek Farm, Frog Hollow on the Chestatee River, and Mountaintown Creek.

No matter where you choose to go everyday can be a vacation with all the things to do while at one of the cabins in Helen GA.