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Live oaks hung with Spanish moss over a road at Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia

Independent guides to Georgia, the U.S. state14 days to Halloween

The Georgia that’s worth a visit.

Waterfalls, sea islands, mountain towns, and the small places in between. What it costs, where to park, how long the drive really is, and whether the dog or the stroller can come. Checked against official sources and dated.

  • 131 guides
  • 11 free tools & datasets
  • Corrections logged in public

Pictured: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah. Photo: Phyllis Lilienthal on Pexels

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What are you planning?

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A weekend away

Two- and three-day plans with where to stay, eat, and park.

A day outside

Hikes, state parks, and waterfalls, rated for kids, dogs, and strollers.

A beach trip

Barrier islands, Savannah, and the quieter corners of the coast.

A move to Georgia

Cost of living, family-friendly towns, and relocation checklists.

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Georgia in October

Peak color in the mountains, and a festival every weekend.

All events & seasonal guides

What October is usually like

  • Mountains70° / 43°FBlairsville · 6 wet days
  • Atlanta74° / 55°FAtlanta · 4 wet days
  • Middle Georgia79° / 53°FMacon · 4 wet days
  • Coast79° / 59°FSavannah · 4 wet days
Weather by month, 13 places
Top pick for October

When Georgia’s Fall Color Peaks, by Elevation

Measured ground elevation and the usual peak fall-color window for 88 Georgia destinations, from the USGS 1-metre digital elevation model.

EventsGeorgia Fall Festivals 2026, Weekend by Weekend (Sept 19 – Nov 29)42 Georgia fall festivals with 2026 dates confirmed by organizers, listed weekend by weekend from Sept 19 to Nov 29. Ten are free, and Oct 10–11 is the busiest weekend.Family GuidesPumpkin Patches Near Atlanta: Hours, Prices and What to ExpectBurt's in Dawsonville is free to enter; the ticketed farms run $12–$24.95 a head. 2026 opening dates, hours, dog rules and which patches are free, checked Sept 27, 2026.EventsHalloween Events in Atlanta for Kids: Age and Scare-Level GuideEvery major metro Atlanta Halloween event sorted by the age it is actually built for, with 2026 dates, ticket prices and parking costs taken from each venue's own site.EventsGeorgia Apple Festival (Ellijay): 2026 Dates, Tickets & OrchardsThe Georgia Apple Festival hits the Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds two weekends every October. Here's what's confirmed for 2026, plus where to actually pick apples nearby.

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What’s on in the next six weeks

Confirmed dates with what it costs to walk in, taken from each organizer’s own page. See what’s on this weekend. Or plan by month: Georgia events in October 2026 · Georgia events in November 2026.

All 70 confirmed dates

Where to go

Pick a region

Georgia is a big state. Here’s the short version of each region and how far it is from Atlanta.

Map of Georgia, U.S. state, with its 159 counties grouped into the nine regions this site usesBanks CountyBarrow CountyDawson CountyElbert CountyFannin CountyFranklin CountyGilmer CountyHabersham CountyHall CountyHart CountyJackson CountyLumpkin CountyMadison CountyPickens CountyRabun CountyStephens CountyTowns CountyUnion CountyWhite CountyBartow CountyCarroll CountyCatoosa CountyChattooga CountyDade CountyFloyd CountyGordon CountyHaralson CountyMurray CountyPaulding CountyPolk CountyWalker CountyWhitfield CountyCherokee CountyClayton CountyCobb CountyDeKalb CountyDouglas CountyFayette CountyForsyth CountyFulton CountyGwinnett CountyHenry CountyRockdale CountyBaldwin CountyBibb CountyButts CountyClarke CountyCrawford CountyHouston CountyJasper CountyJones CountyLamar CountyMonroe CountyMorgan CountyNewton CountyOconee CountyPeach CountyPutnam CountyTwiggs CountyWalton CountyWilkinson CountyBurke CountyColumbia CountyEmanuel CountyGlascock CountyGreene CountyHancock CountyJefferson CountyJenkins CountyJohnson CountyLincoln CountyMcDuffie CountyOglethorpe CountyRichmond CountyTaliaferro CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWilkes CountyChattahoochee CountyCoweta CountyCrisp CountyDooly CountyHarris CountyHeard CountyMacon CountyMarion CountyMeriwether CountyMuscogee CountyPike CountySchley CountySpalding CountyStewart CountySumter CountyTalbot CountyTaylor CountyTroup CountyUpson CountyWebster CountyAppling CountyAtkinson CountyBacon CountyBen Hill CountyBleckley CountyBrantley CountyBulloch CountyCandler CountyCharlton CountyCoffee CountyDodge CountyEvans CountyIrwin CountyJeff Davis CountyLaurens CountyLong CountyMontgomery CountyPierce CountyPulaski CountyScreven CountyTattnall CountyTelfair CountyToombs CountyTreutlen CountyWare CountyWayne CountyWheeler CountyWilcox CountyBaker CountyBerrien CountyBrooks CountyCalhoun CountyClay CountyClinch CountyColquitt CountyCook CountyDecatur CountyDougherty CountyEarly CountyEchols CountyGrady CountyLanier CountyLee CountyLowndes CountyMiller CountyMitchell CountyQuitman CountyRandolph CountySeminole CountyTerrell CountyThomas CountyTift CountyTurner CountyWorth CountyBryan CountyCamden CountyChatham CountyEffingham CountyGlynn CountyLiberty CountyMcIntosh County

Nine regions. Tap one to explore.

Georgia, by the numbers

Tools that do the math for you

Free calculators, trackers and datasets built from figures operators publish themselves, each one dated.

All data & research
PlannerGeorgia Weather by Month13 placesHighs, lows and rain, mountains to coast (NOAA)Open Original researchAttraction Transparency Index13.6%of 184 Georgia attractions publish all five basics a family needs before leaving home.Open Original researchFamily Day-Out Cost Index46%of attractions are free for a family of four. When they charge, the median day out is $20.Open ToolDay-Out Cost Calculator304venues. Build a day out and see what it costs , and which prices nobody publishes.Open DatasetEvery State Park, Compared14state parks lend free all-terrain wheelchairs. All 47 parks, parking and pet rules in one table.Open TrackerFall Color by Elevation88Georgia places with measured elevation and the window when color usually peaks.Open DatasetDog Policies49%of 303 Georgia places don’t say whether you can bring your dog.Open DatasetBeach Parking & Dog Rules$4/hron Tybee. Jekyll is $10 a car per day, St. Simons is free , and the dog rules differ too.Open

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EventsThings to Do in Athens, GA in November 2026: Georgia Games, Hockey and Winter WonderLightsAthens, GA in November 2026: home games Nov. 14 and 28, Rock Lobsters hockey, free UGA women's hockey and Winter WonderLights, with what is not posted yet.Updated Oct 16, 2026
EventsThings to Do in Savannah in November 2026: Festivals, Holiday Lights and Family EventsSavannah in November 2026: Porchfest Nov. 7, the Southern Half Nov. 14, holiday lights opening night Nov. 28 and a three-day Christmas show, with costs and hours.Southeast GeorgiaSoutheast Georgia State Parks: Costs, Hours and How to Plan a TripGeneral Coffee, Laura S. Walker, Jack Hill and Okefenokee State Park: what each costs, when it is open and how to combine them, checked .Southwest GeorgiaSouthwest Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites: Costs, Hours and How to Plan a TripKolomoki Mounds, Lapham-Patterson House, Reed Bingham and Seminole State Park: what each costs, when it is open and how to combine them, checked .Northwest GeorgiaNorthwest Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites: Costs, Hours and How to Plan a DayCloudland Canyon, Fort Mountain, Etowah Indian Mounds, New Echota and Chief Vann House: what each costs, when it is open and how to combine them, checked .EventsNew Year’s Eve in Georgia 2026: Possum Drop, Helen, Stone Mountain and Kids’ Early CountdownsNew Year’s Eve is Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026: Stone Mountain’s 9 p.m. countdown, Zoo Atlanta, the Children’s Museum, Tallapoosa’s Possum Drop and Helen’s Edelweiss party.EventsSavannah Lighted Boat Parade 2026 (Nov. 28): Time, Where to Watch, Parking and Holiday KickoffThe 25th Savannah Lighted Boat Parade is Saturday, Nov. 28, 2026, 7 to 9 p.m., free: where to watch, the Eastern Wharf Holiday Kickoff, parking and tips for families.

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  • At a glance, before anything elseDrive time, cost and parking, dog and stroller access, and the best time to go sit at the top of every guide.
  • Every figure dated and sourcedPrices and hours come from the operator or agency that sets them, with a link to where each one came from.
  • Corrections in publicWhen something changes or we get it wrong, the fix is logged where anyone can read it.

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Editorial standardsHow guides are researched and checkedVerification logUpdated Oct 16, 2026CorrectionsUpdated Oct 14, 2026Open dataDatasets with their methods and downloadsFor AI assistantsllms.txt: a plain-text map of the site

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