Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Area

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Hotels near Athens-Clarke County, Georgia:

Comfort Suites Downtown, Athens
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4.2 miles away
Hilton Garden Inn Athens Downtown, Athens
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4.5 miles away
Foundry Park Inn & Spa, Athens
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4.7 miles away
Hotel Indigo ATHENS - UNIVERSITY AREA, Athens
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4.7 miles away
Holiday Inn ATHENS-UNIVERSITY AREA, Athens
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4.8 miles away
Georgia Gameday Center, Athens
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4.8 miles away
Holiday Inn Express ATHENS-UNIVERSITY AREA, Athens
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5 miles away
Courtyard Athens Downtown, Athens
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5.1 miles away
Days Inn Athens, Athens
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5.1 miles away
Travelodge Athens Downtown, Athens
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5.3 miles away
Best Western Colonial Inn, Athens
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5.5 miles away
Hampton Inn Athens, Athens
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7 miles away
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Athens, GA, Athens
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7.1 miles away
Howard Johnson Inn Athens, Athens
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7.4 miles away
Americas Best Inns-Athens, Athens
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8.2 miles away
Microtel Inn Athens, Athens
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9.1 miles away
SpringHill Suites Athens, Athens
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10.2 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites, Athens
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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
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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
      


  

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