- City:
- Blairsville, GA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Paths and Trails, Campgrounds and Cabins, Lakes and Ponds, Picnic and Other Facilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Dams
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Description
“One of Georgia’s oldest and most beloved state parks, Vogel is located at the base of Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Driving from the south, visitors pass through Neel Gap, a beautiful mountain pass near Brasstown Bald, the highest point in Georgia. Vogel is particularly popular during the fall when the Blue Ridge Mountains transform into a rolling blanket of red, yellow and gold leaves. Hikers can choose from a variety of trails, including the popular 4-mile Bear Hair Gap loop, an easy lake loop that leads to Trahlyta Falls, and the challenging 13-mile Coosa Backcountry Trail.
Cottages, campsites and primitive backpacking sites provide a range of overnight accommodations. The park’s 22-acre lake is open to non-motorized boats, and during summer, visitors can cool off at the mountain-view beach. This park is rich in history, with many facilities being constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corp during our nation’s Great Depression. The “CCC Boys” story is told in the park’s museum.”
-https://gastateparks.org/Vogel/
CCC work: park entrance, roads, bridges, stonework, dam, Lake Trahlyta, cottages, trails, visitor center, picnic facilities; some CCC camp buildings survive at neighboring Goose Creek Resort
Source notes
https://gastateparks.org/Vogel Source: Our Mark on This Land: A Guide to the Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps in America's Parks by Ren & Helen Davis (McDonald & Woodward Publishing, Granville, OH, 2011)Site originally submitted by Elizabeth Winter on September 26, 2014.
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