Short answer
Georgia Veterans State Park is a state park and resort on Lake Blackshear in Crisp County, near Cordele, with a military museum and aircraft displays, a golf course, cabins and a campground. Its operator does not publish park hours or a parking fee; the state ParkPass is $10 a day. Checked on the resort’s own site.
A veterans memorial park on Lake Blackshear built around a military museum with aircraft displays, including a B-29A bomber. The resort side adds a lodge, cabins and villas, a campground and the Vet’s Course golf course, and the Sam Shortline excursion train boards here on some trips.
Georgia Veterans State Park hours
- Park and museum hours are not published on the resort operator’s website. Call 229-276-1004 to confirm.
What it costs
- Parking: Georgia State Parks lists a ParkPass at $10 per vehicle per day or $70 a year (ParkPass page). The resort operator’s site does not publish its own parking or entry fee, so confirm the rate with the park before you drive (229-276-1004).
- Lodging, golf and museum: cabins, villas, camping, green fees and any museum admission are priced through the resort’s own site and phone line.
Where it is and how to get in touch
- Address: 2459 US Highway 280 West, Cordele, GA 31015
- County: Crisp (West Georgia region)
- Approximate map point: 31.95887, -83.90346 (a point inside the park from OpenStreetMap; directions in Google Maps by address)
- Resort reservations: 229-276-1004
- Resort, golf and camping: lakeblackshearresort.com
- Official page: www.lakeblackshearresort.com
Dogs and strollers
- Dogs: Georgia State Parks welcomes pets on a leash no longer than six feet, with the owner at all times. Pets are not allowed in park and historic site buildings, lodges, yurts, group camps, swimming areas or beaches (park rules).
- Strollers: the park does not publish stroller rules. Paths range from paved walks to rough trails, so call ahead (229-276-1004) if you need a stroller-friendly route.
What’s at Georgia Veterans State Park
Facilities the park lists: Lodge; Cabins; Villas; Campground; Georgia Veterans Memorial Golf Course (the “Vet’s Course”); Military Museum and Aircraft Displays; Lake Blackshear access.
Things to do: Military Museum and aircraft displays; Golf; Camping; Boarding point for Sam Shortline Excursion Train trips.
Events coming up near Georgia Veterans
- Nov 6 – Nov 7: Big Pig Jig, Vienna (about 12 miles away)
Events within 50 miles in the next 90 days from our Georgia event calendar, as of ; distances are straight-line from the site’s GPS point. The park’s own ranger programs and events are on the Georgia State Parks events calendar.
Nearby state parks and historic sites
- Sam Shortline Excursion Train (partner site, Crisp County), about 7 miles away
- Plains Visitors Center (visitor center, Sumter County), about 28 miles away
- Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site (partner site, Irwin County), about 37 miles away
- Reed Bingham State Park (state park, Cook County), about 59 miles away
More on It’s Georgia
- All Georgia state parks and historic sites, by region
- Georgia state parks compared: hours, parking, dogs and free accessibility equipment in one table
- West Georgia: more places to go in the region
Source: the Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club website (the operator of Georgia Veterans State Park), Explore Georgia for the museum, and Sam Shortline for the train, checked . Hours and fees change, so check the official page before a long drive. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will re-check it.
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