Change of Scenery Sept 2020

Although the view is very pretty from our kitchen window, Bob and I decided a change of scenery and a break in our everyday routine would be good for our mental health.  So, after Labor Day, I packed a picnic lunch, and we set out for Hartwell, Georgia...destination The Georgia River Recreation Area sponsored by the Army Corps of Engineers. There is a primitive campground along the river that we wanted to check out before deciding if we would take the camper there for an overnight or two. 

The park is less than 40 miles from us, so it didn't take us long to get there.  The website indicated the nightly fee was $6, not $10.

Nor was there an update that the facility was closed due to covid.  So much for our tax dollars at work.

Day use picnic sites were available.  They are set up nicely with table, grill, and a personal fishing pier.

When we pulled into the park, we realized we had been there when Bobby and Valerie were visiting Jennifer for Christmas before they had moved from Florida.  We hadn't gone past the first parking lot that time, so we didn't see the picnic sites or campground.   The river level was a lot lower then, too.

I don't know why the park is called the Georgia River because the dam is actually on the Savannah River, creating Lake Hartwell on the northern side of the dam.

It was too hot to sit at the picnic tables, so we headed back up the road, stopping at a scenic overlook of Lake Hartwell.  Then we went home and had our picnic lunch there. But as you can tell, it was a gorgeous day and a very nice change of scenery.