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Harvest at the Homestead
Red Top Mountain State Park, 50 Lodge Rd SE, Cartersville, GA | Get Directions »
$5.00
Step back in time to the 1800s as interpreters and skilled crafts people bring the past to life at the Vaughan Cabin. Among the things to do and see will be open hearth cooking, blacksmithing, woodworking, sewing, spinning, candle-dipping, and a Civil War camp.
Get the most “bang” for your buck by watching the regularly scheduled musket and cannon firing demonstrations. This year will also feature sack, hoop, and three-legged races as well as corn hole and log cutting contests.
Event Details
| Where | Red Top Mountain State Park 50 Lodge Rd SE, Cartersville, GA 30121 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 10:00 am–4:00 pm |
| Who to bring | Everyone |
| Website | http://www.gastateparks.org/net/go/parks.aspx?locationid=21&siteid=5&static=1 |
| Phone | 7709750055 |
| naturalist.redtop@dnr.state.ga.us | |
| Price | $5 per vehicle |
More About Red Top Mountain State Park
Located on a peninsula on Lake Allatoona, Red Top Mountain State Park offers various outdoor activities, including hiking/biking trails, fishing, a beach, camp sites, tennis courts, miniature golf, picnic facilities, skiing and boat ramps/docks. A $5 per day parking fee is required.
Red Top has about 15 miles of hiking and nature trails, including a 3/4-mile paved handicapped accessible trail. Mountain biking is allowed on the 4-mile Iron Hill Trail.
While individual picnic tables are free on a first-come, first-served basis, group shelters can be reserved for $45 but may be used if available on a first-come, first-served basis at no charge.
In addition to a beach, which along with the miniature golf course is seasonal, and marina, at which boats are rented, Red Top has a playground for children and educational programs, including the Discovery Center in the park office.
Cottages are available for rent and visitors can camp in a 92-camp site campground, a yurt or pioneer campground. Reservations are required and each of the main campground sites have water, electricity, a picnic table, and a fire ring or grille. There are spaces for RVs, trailers and tents.
The Lodge and restaurant at Red Top are no longer open, closing in 2010 due to state budget cuts. The facility now houses the park office and Discovery Center.
More information is available at the Visitor's Center on Red Top Mountain Road.
Other events here
- Tandem Kayaking and Canoeing on Lake Allatoona May 25, 2013 / June 29, 2013 / August 3, 2013 / August 10, 2013 / August 31, 2013, 5:00 pm–7:00 pm