Get Summer on Your Mind THERE’S NO WRONG WAY TO SPEND SUMMER IN GEORGIA. WITH SO MANY OPTIONS FOR UNFORGETTABLE TIMES, WHETHER OUT IN THE SUN OR STAYING COOL INSIDE, BE SURE TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE SEASON WITH SOME OF THE STATE’S BEST SUMMER ACTIVITIES. Getting out on the water is one way to explore the splendor of North Georgia’s abundant natural charm and beauty. Toccoa River Tubing Company in McCaysville offers tube rentals for floating fun just outside Blue Ridge, and Cartecay River Experience ’s tube and kayak rentals get you three hours of deep-water floating with a few rapids that’ll make your heart race in Ellijay . At Cool River Tubing , you can take a quick trip on the Chattahoochee River with the family (including tubes for pets!) before hopping out to grab a bite to eat in Helen . Nantahala Outdoor Center in Atlanta serves up canoe trips, whitewater-rafting adventures with lunch, stand-up paddleboarding, and kayaking on the Chattahoochee River, with excursions for all skill levels and ages. Water activities aren’t exclusive to North Georgia. There’s plenty of splashy action farther down state, including the Man o’ War attraction at Summer Waves Water Park on Jekyll Island and Statesboro ’s resort-style Splash in the Boro! with its lazy river, wave pool, and more. If you’re closer to Valdosta , you’ll find acres of wild and wet slides, drops, and waves at Splash Island Waterpark at Wild Adventures . Whitewater Express in Columbus features rollicking river rafting on the Chattahoochee – from classic adventures for beginners to The Carnage Trip for wild Class V rapids. Or head down to LaGrange ’s Great Wolf Lodge Water Park , a massive indoor water park full of giant slides and expansive pools (always kept at a perfectly warm 84 degrees), where you can also stay the night and do it all again the next day. 70 #EXPLOREGEORGIA JEPSON CENTER, SAVANNAH/CALEB JONES
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