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North Georgia mountains | resort special

One of the areas that we miss visiting is the mountains of North Georgia. The small towns of Helen, Clayton, Dillard, Mountain City, all have a special charm. Helen, a touristy town with a German theme, has many shops and restaurants, with river tubing through town always a fun activity, as well as a stop in at the Old Sautee Store.

In Dillard, we always eat at the Dillard House, which serves up a freshly made all-you-can-eat buffet (from foods grown on the property), with rocking chairs on their porch so you can recover afterwards. In the many shops around the towns you are sure to find locally made crafts (be sure to visit the Tallulah Falls area for their handmade quilts), plus homemade ice cream and preserves.

There are numerous gorgeous waterfalls in the area, including those at Amicalola Falls, Cloudland Canyon, and Toccoa Falls.

As we live in central Texas now, and haven't been able to visit nearly as often, we are selling our mountain river resort in Tallulah Falls, now at a reduced rate of only $2,000! This is a lifetime membership deed, which gives you access to all the resort sites for your RV or camper (many on the river), mountain cabins, and amenities. When living outside Atlanta, we would visit several weekends a month through the spring and fall. The trout fishing is fantastic, and the resort restocks every year. The resort is also situated near Tallulah Gorge State Park, the oldest natural gorge in the United States and second in depth only to the Grand Canyon. It is the only quartzite-walled gorge in the southern Appalachian mountains. There are lots of fun things to do for the whole family in this area.