Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa offers a wide variety of fun things to do for the entire family! From the website: "Resort amenities beckon visitors to explore their beautiful surroundings. Activities abound on our 503-acres including golf, tennis, stream or pond fishing, outdoor and indoor heated swimming pool, a state-of-the-art fitness center, archery, axe-throwing, and over nine miles of interpretive hiking trails. Outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers can hike the Appalachian Trail, enjoy white water rafting, tubing, kayaking, guided lake tours, horseback trail riding and bird watching."
Boasting the "best Italian food for miles," Enrico's Italian Restaurant is sure to please. From the website: "Enrico's Italian Restaurant is a family-owned and operated restaurant serving top-quality Italian food. Our restaurant is located in the NE Georgia Mountains - just up the road from Young Harris College and a few minutes from Brasstown Valley Resort. All our food is cooked to order and prepared fresh. You can count on us to provide reasonably priced Italian cuisine, daily house specialties and other customer favorites. We also offer a kids' menu. Call us for a reservation. We'll make sure that you have a memorable dining experience at our restaurant. From hand-cut steaks to fresh seafood entrees, visit 687 Main St., Suite 5 to enjoy our authentic Italian cuisine."
"Conveniently located on the grounds of The Ridges Resort, The Oaks Lakeside Kitchen offers a rich, flavorful experience for all your senses. Lake Chatuge and the Blue Ridge Mountains serve as a tranquil backdrop that is enhanced by a natural, yet manicured landscape – offering colorful gardens and meandering walkways that are perfect for a before or after-dinner stroll. The inviting interior blends wood, brick and ironwork to create a casually elegant atmosphere. The Oaks Lakeside Kitchen is celebration of the diverse and substantial traditions of American cooking. Remember the enveloping warmth of comfort food and the quintessential experience of eating, drinking, and laughing with friends and family – this is The Oaks. Our elevated menus are approachable and not pretentious, dramatically presented and artfully plated, featuring Smoked Fish Dip, Braised Pork Belly and Apples, Southern River Farms Filet, Skillet Seared Salmon, and of course, mouth-watering filet.
Crane Creek is a family-owned and critically acclaimed vineyard in Young Harris, located in the first legally designated AVA (American Viticultural Area) in the state of Georgia! They offer tastings, a farmhouse market, live-music on Fridays, and of course, their very own restaurant, Paris & Company.
Since 1954, Olin Hughes and his family have been growing sorghum and boiling the juice into some of the sweetest-tasting syrup around. In North Georgia, nothing is better than homemade biscuits slathered with hot sorghum syrup (this natural sweetener is also the perfect addition to gingerbread and oatmeal cookies). The process starts with fall cane-cutting. The cane is run through a masher and then filtered into a steaming vat, where it’s cooked off until it becomes sweet golden syrup. The Hughes family welcomes visitors to the syrup mill during the fall processing season — just follow your nose to the sweet, steamy smell of sorghum in the air!
Come experience this kid-friendly waterfall, located just at the side of the road easily accessible by improvements made by the City of Young Harris. A paved parking lot leads to a level walkway to the waterfall. A short nature trail was also added as part of this new mini-recreation area located just a short drive from Young Harris College. This is a great spot to take children as well as individuals with limited mobility.
Located within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, the Brasstown Bald Visitor Information Center is the highest point in Georgia, rising 4,784 feet above sea level and just a short drive from Blairsville, Hiawassee, and Helen. On the Bald you’ll find picnic areas with great views; a general store with locally made products; three trailheads just off of our parking lot; a mountaintop natural science & history museum, and observation deck that offers a spectacular 360° view of the surrounding area, including four states (GA, TN, NC, & SC) and if you’re lucky, the skyline of Atlanta!
Blairsville offers the perfect North Georgia getaway and the ideal Blue Ridge mountain life. Spend days filled with delectable local dishes, uncommon shopping experiences, magnificent views, and nights by the fire with a sky overhead bursting with stars. Settle in and enjoy a town where everyone is your neighbor.
Plan to come see the beautiful Toccoa River in the North Georgia Mountains We have a wonderful team of professionals ready to ensure that you get what you came here for; an unforgettable kayak trip on the beautiful Toccoa river. Cost for the 6 mile trip is: $45 for a single kayak and $75 for a tandem kayak. Our very popular "Short Trip" is $25 per person (This trip is not available on Holiday Weekends). Our kayak lessons with one of our team members is $25 per person. Our "Bring your own equipment" is a very popular service, at $15 per person if we haul you and your equipment this is a great deal! If you launch at our place and we do not haul you or your equipment back there is a charge of $5 per craft that is launched.