Parks & nature

Georgia's protected lands showcase exceptional ecological diversity. * **National Designations**: The Cumberland Island National Seashore protects wild horses, historic ruins, and maritime forests. The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests cover hundreds of thousands of acres in northern Georgia. * **State Parks**: Amicalola Falls State Park features the tallest cascading waterfall in the Southeast. Tallulah Gorge State Park offers a spectacular two-mile-long, 1,000-foot-deep canyon. Providence Canyon, often called Georgia's "Little Grand Canyon," features massive gullies formed by poor farming practices in the 1800s. * **Wildlife**: The Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia is North America's largest blackwater swamp, teeming with alligators, wading birds, and black bears.