Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Area Local camping, hiking, backpacking, lakes, beaches, whitewater, skiing and snowboarding information. Hotels near Athens-Clarke County, Georgia: Comfort Suites Downtown, Athens 4.2 miles away Hilton Garden Inn Athens Downtown, Athens 4.5 miles away Foundry Park Inn & Spa, Athens 4.7 miles away Hotel Indigo ATHENS - UNIVERSITY AREA, Athens 4.7 miles away Holiday Inn ATHENS-UNIVERSITY AREA, Athens 4.8 miles away Georgia Gameday Center, Athens 4.8 miles away Holiday Inn Express ATHENS-UNIVERSITY AREA, Athens 5 miles away Courtyard Athens Downtown, Athens 5.1 miles away Days Inn Athens, Athens 5.1 miles away Travelodge Athens Downtown, Athens 5.3 miles away Best Western Colonial Inn, Athens 5.5 miles away Hampton Inn Athens, Athens 7 miles away Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Athens, GA, Athens 7.1 miles away Howard Johnson Inn Athens, Athens 7.4 miles away Americas Best Inns-Athens, Athens 8.2 miles away Microtel Inn Athens, Athens 9.1 miles away SpringHill Suites Athens, Athens 10.2 miles away Comfort Inn & Suites, Athens 11.3 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Mounds Trail 10 miles away Very difficult to get to and people have trashed the area, disrespecting the heritage and not honoring the history or mine and many others ancestory.... Apalachee River 15 miles away From Snows Mill (hello millhouses) to the dam at high shoals: fairly shallow, not very fast, but very nice....... Apalachee River 15 miles away Larry, The portion shown on the map is US441 AND US 129, they are the same from Athens to Eatonton, where 441 continues toward Dublin, and 129 bears right toward Macon, so the map is technically correct....The map is totally wrong. Macon highway is US441, NOT 129 as indicated.... Sky Valley 59 miles away Sky Valley only has snow tubing at the moment.... Scaly Mountain 61 miles away Although Scaly mountain only has tubing at the moment it's still a fun place to go, especially of course if you have kids. But it's fun for the grownups too.... Cataloochee 94 miles away 4 PHOTOS Cataloochee is great, it doesn't snow much but they have plenty of snow machines.... Campgrounds near Athens-Clarke County, Georgia:    Oconee River Campground and Picnic Area, Greene County, 13 miles away    Pine Lake RV Campground, Bishop, 13 miles away    Watson Mill Bridge State Park, Comer, 17 miles away    Commerce KOA Kampground, Commerce, 20 miles away Trails near Athens-Clarke County, Georgia:    Falling Camp Trail, Oglethorpe County, 11 miles away    Mounds Trail, Greene County, 11 miles away        ...he area, disrespecting the heritage and not honoring the history or mine and man...    Scull Shoals Trail, Greene County, 12 miles away    Town Creek Bike Trail, Greene County, 20 miles away Paddling Rivers Near Athens-Clarke County, Georgia:    Rose Creek, OconeeCounty, 9 miles away        Class II-III - 0.2 miles long (Elder Mill Road park and huck)    Apalachee River, Morgan/ OconeeCounty, 15 miles away        Class II-III(IV) - 0 miles long (High Shoals - Highway 186 to Price Mill) ...(hello millhouses) to the dam at high shoals: fairly shallow, not very fast, but...    Apalachee River, OconeeCounty, 15 miles away        Class II-III - 0.1 miles long (Pot Leaf Shoals Apalachee park and play spot) ... map is US441 AND US 129, they are the same from Athens to Eatonton, where 441 c...    Big Clouds Creek, OglethorpeCounty, 16 miles away        Class I-III - 2.9 miles long (GA 22 to Watson Mill Bridge St. P Highway)    Broad River, Madison / Elbert / OglethorpeCounty, 19 miles away        Class I-II - 5.5 miles long (US Route 281 to US Route 172)    Skull Shoal Creek, MadisonCounty, 19 miles away        Class III - 0.56 miles long (Home Church Road to Broad River)    North Oconee River, JacksonCounty, 22 miles away        Class III - 0.25 miles long (Hurricane Shoals County Park)    Apalachee River, Putnam/BaldwinCounty, 22 miles away        Class I-III - 55.8 miles long (GA Route 81 to Oconee River)    Rice Creek, FranklinCounty, 22 miles away        Class III - 1 miles long (Victoria Bryant State Park to GA 145)    Hard Labor Creek, MorganCounty, 27 miles away        Class III - 4 miles long (Historic Brown Hill Church to Browning Shoals) Ski Areas Near Athens-Clarke County, Georgia:    Sky Valley, Georgia, 59 miles away        210 vertical feet Sky Valley only has snow tubing at the moment....    Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, 61 miles away        225 vertical feet ...moment it's still a fun place to go, especially of course if you have kids. But ...    Cataloochee, North Carolina, 94 miles away        740 vertical feet 4 PHOTOS Cataloochee is great, it doesn't snow much but they have plenty of snow machines... Golf Courses Near Athens-Clarke County, Georgia:    Lane Creek Golf Club, Athens, 8 miles away    Sunrise Golf Club, Colbert, 9 miles away    Sandy Creek Golf Course Eagle, Commerce, 15 miles away Lakes Near Athens-Clarke County, Georgia:    Martin Lake, Clarke CountyCounty, 1 miles away    Pettit Lake, Clarke CountyCounty, 1 miles away National Parks near Athens-Clarke County, Georgia:    Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon - GA, 65 miles away    Camping Gear Info Go to Georgia Index