F.D. Roosevelt State Park

Loved this park! Clean bathrooms, great showers. Easy check in and helpful volunteers. Loved how the Campsites were spaced out and not stacked on top of each other. Great, well maintained trailed. Beautiful views. Will definitely be back!

Beautiful park. We love the scenery. We camped there for a weekend and our site was lake front. Full hook ups, spacious and they have a picnic table and fire ring. Is dog friendly. Have nice bathrooms and showers available and they were clean. I saw a lot of primitive campers here too and the sites for the tents are huge I really liked them. Near this park there is a lot of things to do. We visited the Liberty bell pool with the kids, which is a public pool that you need to pay to use it, but it’s really nice. We also went to the Little White House museum -spectacular history- and we saw the fishes near by this museum. We ate at the little downtown in a small Jamaican restaurant, we really enjoyed it here.

Field trip with my granddaughter ... loved it!!!
The park rangers did a great job keeping the children active and entertained while teaching them. Awesome nature program! Beautiful area!!!

My husband and I were looking for a quick getaway to celebrate our son's 11th birthday. We love to camp as a family and we're looking for a new spots to pitch our tent for a few days. We found FD Roosevelt State Park in pine mountain Georgia and absolutely fell in love! It's nestled at the foot of the mountain with plenty of hiking trails for all levels.  Beautiful Delano lake is situated on the property and great for kayaking, paddle boating, and fishing.

As far as the camping goes...

First and foremost, when I'm camping I need clean bathrooms. The bathrooms were exquisite and maintained throughout the day. So if you're like me and that's important, you're good to go.

We stayed in a standard campsite and it was outfitted with water, electricity, a large fire pit with a grill, picnic table, and a camping pad that was perfect whether you have a tent or a RV.

There was plenty of room to hang our hammocks and stare off into the forest. There is of course wildlife but mostly squirrels around the campsites.

This park is also dog friendly which was great for us because we brought along our little Chihuahua mix.

My favorite part, quiet. The campsites are spaced out enough where if you're looking for a quiet serene getaway you can definitely find it here. We also took a little bit of a tour around and noticed that there are some pioneer campsites that are back in the woods. Well they need a little TLC when she first get there they look like a great option if you're on a budget.

Overall, great stay! We will definitely be back soon and hopefully in the summer so that we can enjoy their large Liberty Bell pool.

Key point, Callaway gardens is just around the corner. If you were interested in visiting there this is a great way to stay on a budget and get to enjoy the gardens as well!

This is one of my favorite parks! We come here to hike the trails in particular. The Pine Mountain trail runs for 23 miles through the park. The trails are well maintained, have a lot of elevation changes, beautiful scenery and amazing views. We especially enjoy the hike to Cascade Falls. I definitely recommend this park if you love the outdoors!

Panola Mountain State Park Office and Visitor Center

I visited the park with my kids, and I was pleasantly surprised. It's like a hidden gem. The park is beautiful, quiet and clean. There is a playground, restrooms, lots of picnic areas, gym area, trails, etc. My kids love it and want me to take them back every day.
There is also a park fee. You have the option of doing a daily pass for $5 or an annual pass for $50 with various ways of paying.

There's a $5 fee to park at the Archery Center location, but there is ample parking.  Activities include archery practice in the designated area, picnicking at the covered picnic area, fishing at the lake, hiking, biking and running the paved trails, or exploring the unpaved trails. If you have the energy to go the distance, you can travel the paved trails all the way to the South River trails. There are restrooms in the parking area; the ladies' room smelled as though it had been freshly cleaned when I visited.
Pro Tip: State Park parking passes are available to check out for seven days at the library.

Always a great place to hike. Questions answered, decent view. We went recently for the 4th of July event. If you are looking for a relaxing evening after a short hike, then this event is the place. Lots of fireworks in the distance, but not in your face. Very informational! Just remember to watch where you step!

It’s a pretty good place to site see and walk or bike the trails. Camping 🏕️ here is nice but the walk to the campground is like WOW 😯. You need to be prepared to walk at least 3/4 of a mile to get there. I’d do it again 😊. I’m enjoying my visit here.

Enjoyed the day. Only took off a star as the staff didn't really want to assist us as this was our first time to visit. But it didn't stop the enjoyment of the park.

Krul Lake

Very nice place fun safe clean swimming hiking camping our just take the family are yourself and have lunch and be at real peace

Beautiful trail, went and attended the Munson Festival, was a beautiful day

Nice place to camp. No Verizon phone service, not even with a WeBoost 65. (We did get just enough signal to send emails and text, just no internet or phone service) Lake was drained when we visited in Jan. No dogs, which was nice. You can hike to the other campground where dogs are allowed. Clean bathhouse with a good shower. Sites were a little unlevel, but not too anything like WV or other mountainous states. Phone service was 15 minutes away either south or east. Interesting that you have to call or reserve online, yet there is no phone service🤔. We would stay here again, just cause it was dark and quiet at night.

Found this place driving on the way back home from Orlando, FL. It is beautiful! The water is clear in the shallow ends and then gets darker the deeper you go into the water. You can see minnows swimming around in the clear end, though. There are picnic tables and bathrooms. We stayed at the front end of the park, but it did look like there was more to it the further you went down. There is also a hiking trail from Krul Lake to Bear Lake. It is located in the Blackwater River State Forest. There are some other lakes located in this forest that we did not go to. You do have to pay a small fee to help the park. There are directions at the entrance, but it would help if you don't have signal, that there be another way to pay the fees.

Great place to take the kids. Lake to swim, picnic tables, campground. Bathroom facilities on site

Gulf Breeze Zoo

Great zoo to visit. Senior and military discounts available.  Cafe on the grounds, rest rooms also.  Ride the train around the Safari park, 10 minutes.  See some of my photos.  Have a good time!

So much fun for a small zoo   I. Lots of cool and unique animals and a wolf I've never seen. We got to feed turtles, camels and fish. The Galapagos turtles are stunning. The ring-tailed lemurs are so much fun to watch. They also have close encounters with the rhino, the hippos, and the sloths as well as other animals for an additional cost.  They have a really cool walkway built above the animals so that you can really see them and a train that runs every hour and goes around the whole park.  The gift shop is a good size, with lots of picnic areas too. Bathrooms were clean and well stocked. The staff was very nice, answered questions and made us feel welcomed.
Will gladly go again.

We had a great time at the zoo. There are plenty of exhibits, everything from birds, turtles, hippos, lions, cheetahs and giraffe. You can feed some animals, giraffes, birds, goats and turtles. There are numerous bathrooms and wide paths for strollers. There is even a small train that will take you through some of the zoo for viewing at a distance. Enjoy your time at the zoo!

Absolutely worth every dollar for families.  Our kids had a blast.  Highly suggest feeding the animals.  Make sure to save some food for the Scottish Highland cows. We ran out before them and they’re so sweet. You get close encounters with animals as well. No tigers but cheetahs and lions are present. Very cool park.

This was a great trip for our family. Our 2 year old enjoyed all the animals, open area, and especially the trail ride. We easily spent 2-3 hours looking at everything and could have stayed longer.

Ethel M Chocolates Factory & Cactus Garden

Went to Ethel M for their 30th Annual Holiday Cactus Garden Lights and it was incredible. The staff at the gift shop were incredibly kind and accommodating and so professional. Explained the operating hours when we arrived to stay in line for the christmas lights and that they would be closing at 8pm on Christmas Eve. We got chocolates, hot chocolate and cupcakes beforehand standing in line which went very quickly and all staff from inside to security outside were incredible. Highly recommend to go. We got a lovely chocolate when entering the factory as well. Absolutely stunning and we felt really looked after.

Halfway through the gardens they also had a food truck with the drinks and sitting area in case you went to the garden first instead of gift shop 🥰🥰🥰

Fantastic FREE tour of the chocolate making process, along with a couple of samples. The chocolate is so rich, creamy and decadent. But what made the time for us was the super-knowledgeable, super-enthusiastic greeter (Vic, I think?). He was so friendly and welcomed everyone who entered. But for those wanting a bit more history, he was happy to oblige. He was a great storyteller and we loved learning the story of Ethel M. We came on a Monday morning and it wasn’t busy at all.

The tour itself is self-guided and very short, but so cool how you can see them at work making the chocolates and candy. If you come on the weekends, the factory isn’t operating, but they do offer chocolate tastings (book ahead and there is a fee). I was sad my kids weren’t with me because they would have loved it!

The real delight was the cactus garden. Absolutely beautiful and full of a variety of cacti and other dessert plants.

There is an excellent cactus garden outside.  The chocolate factory self walking tour is very interesting. The free samples upon entering the gift shop were very tasty.  The prices of the chocolate are way beyond expensive.  They are priced even higher than imported French, Swiss, and Belgian chocolates, which are superior.

My family and I enjoyed the holiday lights. Took lots of photos & videos. Had a hot coco drink for $8, & to enter is $2 each person. They do have a security checkpoint at the front. I went around 5pm. Parking wasn’t so bad. But it would have been more nice to hear better holiday music while walking around.

We came at 8pm on the Christmas weekend. There was a line for the entrance but it moved fairly fast. We got to the entrance after ~15min and it was $2 per person entrance fee for the Christmas lighted Cactus garden. It is a one way loop with many decorations, lights, drink shops, photo spots and more.  At the end of the loop, you can enter a chocolate shop with a factory demo. You can buy hot chocolate and other gourmet chocolate, but be prepared they are pricey. Overall a great experience!

Lake Hartwell Wildlife Safari

Fell in love with this place! Very affordable for a heck of a lot of fun and memories. We paid $10/adult (2 adults), $20/rental car (we didn’t want to use our cars), & $5/feed (2 bags of feed) — totaling out to be $53 with tax.

We enjoyed that we had control of our time in the safari and saw so many animals. They were ALL nice and well mannered. I would definitely recommend bringing some water to stay hydrated and watch out for the animals when you are pulling off.
We also enjoyed their petting zoo!! Animals were very sweet.

Enjoy some of our pictures!! Will definitely come back with family and friends.

Amazing!  We had the best time!  Mr. Joe drove our bus through to feed the animals ... he was entertaining, knowledgeable, and told us things we wouldn't have known if we'd gone through in our own vehicle.  My recommendation is to buy 2 bags of feed for each person in your party so that you have plenty to share with the animals!  You have so much fun feeding them that you don't realize how quickly you are going through the pellets.  Great time ... we will definitely be back!

This place is AWESOME! Super fair priced. For 2 adults and 1 kid the drive thru safari, the budgie cage and 2 bags of food was less than $50. Definitely well worth it. The animals are super friendly and hilarious to interact with. You definitely won't leave without a few laughs. The ostriches are the funniest when feeding. It's a great attraction in Hartwell. I'm eager it see it continue to grow! We will definitely be back!

Wonderful family adventure! Our grandsons loved it! Lots of hungry friendly animals. The parakeets were a great bonus! We will definitely visit again😁

I decided it was worth the hour and a half trip that it would take to see if it was as good as it appeared. I was absolutely NOT disappointed! The staff are kind, informative friendly and had enthusiasm for their job. The animals are well cared for and loved. They have several different options for taking the tour. One included a bus or using one of their rental cars (which I highly suggest). You also have the option of using your own vehicle. This is an excellent choice if you would like animal slobber all in your vehicle as the animals come right up to you. The person that created this park, definitely had a love of animals in mind. I cannot wait to go back!

Dino Safari Las Vegas: A Walk-Thru Adventure

The "Safari" was okay....  It was short but had large simple animatronic dinosaurs (not all of them, but most of the big ones).  The interaction part is very limited; a couple mystery boxes and pretend binoculars.  A couple of the "exhibits"  were interesting the rest were simply just something else to walk by.  The only interaction part my kids liked was the sand box that projects water, land, and volcanos based on the height of your sand pile.  There was a tiny arcade-like area, but you need to pay for everything.  There's a dinosaur with a saddle, if it is working the small children can ride (if you pay extra per ride), it moves very slowly and kids likely will get bored before the couple of minutes are up.

The gift shop is okay, simple dino related things.  Nothing that will remind you directly of this place, mostly dinosaurs (many of which were not on the "Safari".

A nice experience including animatronic dinosaurs. It would be especially fun for kids (and for any adult that loves dinosaurs!). The entrance team were very nice and friendly with us. Walk at your own pace learning about dinosaurs and their interesting facts. If your kids (or you) loves dinosaurs and science, you'll enjoy this dino safari.

I took my 4-year-old grandson and his 6-year-old brother to the Dino Safari. I was so disappointed! $143.00 dollars later, plus I took the little rascals to get pizza also. I thought the displays of the dinosaurs were lame! When I booked online, I bought 1 adult ticket and 2 kids. Then I paid extra for (as it said) safari ride?... 5 dollars a piece, then I bought the virtual experience 5 dollars a piece, and 1 photograph for $20.00. The safari ride was on a toy horse like I would ride as a toddler in front of sears! The virtual experience was not bad. I think age limit would of been helpful... I had to keep putting their goggles back on.

was included in our city go pass so we decided to give it a try me and my husband love dinosaurs and enjoyed this museum a lot! the dino slide was also very fun we essentially had the place to ourselves we saw no one else as we walked through all the exhibits. the animatronics are very cute and this would be a very cute slightly cheesy place to bring the kids or for any adult who loves dinos. i do wish the gift shop had more t shirts for adults tho

It was a fun experience and they look so nice and scary! It has a fun little activity of coloring a dinosaur and then having it come to live on a screen. My niece and nephew loved it! I 100% think kids will enjoy it a lot and possibly be a little scared but amazed!

Hartwell Lakeside Park

This is another place I don’t know if I should share how great it is. The check in and out are wonderfully easy. The spots have an amazing view and decks with fire rings and picnic tables. So comfortable.  Great dog runs. Separation between two lets litttles and bigs play safely separately!  Fun bounce pad for kids. The comfort station is clean and convenient.  Just don’t share this hidden gem of a camp it will book quickly!

Very clean KOA campground,  waterfront sites, small cabins, even teepee's can be rented.  Nice covered water front pavilion to groups.

Hartwell Lakeside Park is one of our favorite spots to watch the sunsets. There are several spots where you can swim. There are picnic tables, a playground, dock, and restrooms. With the KOA nearby, the park gets busy in the summer months.

Very quaint lakeside camping. It's a KOA, but not the parking Lot style KOA that you may be accustomed to. Boat dock, swim beach, clean restrooms, and directly across the cove from Hartwell Marina.
I really enjoyed my stay, only complaint was that the power surged and flipped my breaker several times in the afternoon. Aside from that, I had a great experience, and I will definitely be back.

Beautiful park. One of the most beautiful sunset I ever saw. Very quiet clean and close to lake hartwell. We camp there for 2 nights in tent,  including grill fire and very much enjoyed. Very recommended area for people who want to be closer to nature. There is option to rent a boat right next to camping area or just relax on lake beach

Zoo Boise

This zoo is amazing! You get to see animals super close up regardless they are roaming outside or getting cozy inside! It’s not massive, you don’t have to walk forever between animals or look forever trying to find out where are they hiding, but all animals look happy, healthy and well cared for! The type of animals they keep here are also quite unique! The decoration of the zoo, educational set up are so interesting too! We only had one hour time to check it out this time, but all 3 of us agree that next time we are in Boise we need to spend a day here!

Not a very big zoo, but also very small places where the animals have to live. I’ve been here this year in October. The people working here are very friendly. Great communication and very friendly.

The animals don’t look very happy, but there are some great animals to see. Most of them were inside, 50% I could not see with my own eyes. They did not have much space. The bear is a $5 fee to feed it and see it.

We were finished with watching in about 1-2 hours.

It’s a new stop for on the road, but I don’t know…

This is a fun zoo. It is on the smaller size. We were able to walk the entire zoo at a slower pace in about two hours. The exhibits themselves are dated, but you can see most of the animals up close. I don't know if it was just bad luck, but it seemed a higher than usual number of animal exhibits were temp closed for one reason or another. Overall, it is a fun trip that you can easily do in a short period of time and get to see some interesting g animals.

Fun time. Plenty of shaded area along the path to help with the heat! Cool kids play area giant giraffe slide and little animal statues to climb. Giraffe feeding was fun! Seemed like a quarter of the animals were either no longer here or just put away. Good value for your buck! Monkeys came in clutch like they always do with a good show! Clean bathrooms and overall clean zoo!

A small but good zoo to watch many animals like bear, tiger, giraffe, wolves, zebra, hornbill, monkeys, foxes, panguins, Sara's, lion, vultures, hyena. It takes 1-2hours to visit.
Opens from 10AM to 5PM
Senior citizens ticket is $6.50
Below 2years free.
12-61 years $ 9.50
3-11 years   $6.50
Large group have discounted price of $5
Restrooms clean
Enjoyed

ZooWorld Zoological Park

My family visited here for the first time this summer and had to stop by the zoo! It was very intimate and we were closer to the animals than expected! We loved getting to feed the gators and the lion exhibit was awesome. The gift shop has really cool art and great gifts/souvenir items! Highly recommend for a fun day that’s not centered around the beach!

Loved this place. Such a great place for the family. Everything was clean and well maintained. The animals were very well cared for and the staff were very friendly. Petting the crocodile with Santa was neat as well. Keep up the great work!

This place was wonderful!! 3rd time in Florida and I refused to leave without holding an alligator. This faculty not only offered a fantastic gator experience but also offered a wide variety of other educational animal experiences. The animals are clearly well treated and the staff were incredible.

My family was lucky enough to experience this park on a slow day and as a result had some quality time with some other beautiful animals as well. The husband got to meet their sloths, I had the pleasure of meeting and holding a beautiful baby Capybara and we all (including my son) were able to hold one of their feisty alligator girls.

Great prices for the encounter all the way around. Would go back in a heartbeat!

Visiting ZooWorld was the highlight of our trip to FL. We had some chilly/cloudy weather for most of our trip, and wanted to find things to do as a family outside of going to the beach. This was such a treat. The zoo is very clean, and well maintained. The staff of very friendly and helpful. The animals are in some of the best condition that I've ever seen. Very alert and active. Very healthy and notably cared for. I cannot recommend highly enough! Please take your family here. You won't be disappointed.

An excellent zoo to spend time with the children, even if you’re there for the beach quest.

The lions are located on the same area with the hyenas, but they don’t let them come out at the same time of course, so that means you can either admire the lions or the hyenas but not both at the same time.

Take some coins (quarters) with you to purchase additional alligator food from the dispensers.

Have fun!

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