RECREATION
Fifteen miles from Lake
Juliette is the Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site,
an 1847 cotton plantation
now preserved and open to
the public. The plantation
regularly hosts events such
as the annual Labor Day
Folklife Celebration, Ole Time
4th Celebration, Christmas
candlelight tours, syrupmaking exhibitions and storytelling events.
Rum Creek Wildlife
Management Area
116 Rum Creek Drive
Forsyth • (478) 994-1438
The Rum Creek Wildlife Management Area offers hunting
and fishing and camping in
certain areas. Rum Creek is
also ideal for bird watching
and butterfly gazing. A license
is required for hunting and
fishing. Hunting seasons vary.
lights the Creek Indians and
the resort area.
Indian Springs
State Park
400 Country Club Drive
Forsyth • (478) 994-5328
678 Lake Clark Road
Flovilla • (770) 504-2277
In neighboring Butts County,
Indian Springs State Park is
thought to be the oldest state
park in the U.S. The Creek
Indians used the springs for
centuries to heal the sick
and impart extra vigor. During the 1800s, the area was
a bustling resort town. Today,
visitors can still sample the
spring water while enjoying
the park’s cottages, camping, swimming, fishing and
boating. A museum high-
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Forsyth Golf Club
Forsyth Golf Club is a wellmaintained, 18-hole
public course. It is open from
daylight to dusk, year-round,
for your golfing pleasure.
The Club at
River Forest
1 Clubhouse Drive
Forsyth • (478) 974-0974
www.riverforest.info
Deer hunting is a
big part of outdoor
life in Monroe
County, regardless
of age. At right,
Stanley Lowe is
shown with his
with big deer.
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