Absolutely beautiful and so serene! We enjoyed watching turtles, cranes, herons, and deer wandering through the woods and all along the lake! The Military Equipment display was also really interesting, and the plaques provide a lot of detail on the use and evolution of various weapons and vehicles. The RV campground is very well-appointed, with level pea gravel for tent sleeping/patio area for a camper, a very nice playground, community center, laundry, and bath house. The campground hosts are very friendly and helpful. Im excited to try the Pioneer Campsites next time! I was most surprised at how easy it was to access from the interstate.
We really enjoyed our time Glamping at this campground. We were backed in at site #21 on the water.. The camp hosts were camped nearby, always readily available and very nice folks. Campground was very clean. In between each reservation the camp hosts are inspecting and cleaning the empty sites. Bathhouses/laundry are in the middle of each section. They are kept clean. Lastly, a lot of these campsites have very long driveways.
Really nice park! We visited the museum and outside exhibits during this visit. The grounds are beautiful. The museum isn’t huge but they have some really neat stuff. We were on a long road trip and this was a pit stop to stretch our legs and see some cool things. My boys loved the tanks, planes and other military vehicles. Also a beautiful memorial.
Very nice campround. A clean bathhouse close to the primitive sites. It was perfect for a truck topper camper that needed a hot shower. Beautiful grounds and plenty to do. Played the 18 basket disc golf course, in the morning, while watching wildlife.
Great place for kayak adventure. If you want a deep swamp experience with lots of birds and possibly some gators it is easily accessible here. As you enter the park the main lake is on the right and a large pond to the left. Enter the lake at the boat ramp on the left. Then paddle under the bridge to the pond. Head straight back to the train bridge. May have to look carefully for an opening under the bridge to the other side. Just proceed on back in the swamp from there. Watch closely for the the alligators. Very calm water. Nice and peaceful. No motor boats. Probably no one else in sight. The main lake is also good for kayaking. Good place for fishing.
New to Ga. Very very Beautiful place. First time there couple weekends ago Barbequed with my family and very nice land surrounded near the waters. Love this place. Interred in the cabins though. Does anyone know anything about the cabins?
Great park. Richard is an amazing camp host. Takes great pride in his work and it shows. Bathroom was pristine.
Beautiful park. Great place to get away with not a crowd around.
GREAT PLACE FOR BOATING AND FISHING. ALSO HAS A MILITARY MUSEUM WITH SOME REALLY AWESOME TANKS AND A WW2 PLANE. AWESOME...REALLY! CHECK IT OUT
Very nice park, nice camp sites, has a small museum of military history, outdoor displays are in poor shape but overall very nice.
Great place to take the family for a picnic. You can go swimming at the beach, tour the museum, and go fishing. Admission is $5 per vehicle. They also have campgrounds.
Beautiful family friendly place. Loved our experience there. We will be back.
Although we only camped one night, the park is clean and well kept with nice amenities like a restaurant, golf course, and if course the lake. We will come back when we can stay longer.
Beautiful Park and the campground was pretty great, except for the lack of sewerage at the campsites. We had a site on the water and it was a great spot to wake up in the morning and watch the sun come up over the lake. We had an osprey that spent time fishing right by our campsite. The war memorial with the tanks and cannons is pretty cool to check out. Also, kayaking (we haul our own) was great. We will definitely go back. The train ride to Plains was not what we had hoped. The ride to Plains took forever, then you have very minimal time.in Plains to see anything, before you have to jump on the train to take the long dragged out ride back to Veterans Park. If you like sitting on a train crawling along (I believe the train moved at 3-5 miles an hour most of the trip. Sometimes we went up to 10mph.), this is for you. If you want to spend time in Plains, Drive There. All in all, we had a great time.
The Haunted Trail was pretty awesome! I actually jumped and gasped a few times. Im a hard scare, so I thought it was great.
Well maintained, beautiful park. Great disc golf course.
My family enjoys spending time here throughout the summer. Its a good place to relax for a while. If you plan on grilling, I would suggest going early in the morning by 9 or so or bring your own grill.
The park and lake are so beautiful, the people are friendly and everyone is maintaining social Distancing the perfect place to be #Alonetogether
Very pretty and clean. Nice lake, several folks there fishing.
A great way to teach your kids about the military.
Large park, on beautiful Lake Blackshear. Beautiful spacious campsites. Very clean. So much to do with boating, fishing. Hiking and biking. You cant beat this park!
This is a beautiful park to ride bicycles, fish, exercise, or just sit and take in the beauty
Great experience! My family traditionally vacations at the beach every year. However, due to the covid-19 pandemic we decided to vacate somewhere a little less crowded. We chose Georgia Veterans State Park and absolutely loved it. We rented 2 cabins and stayed for 3 nights and 4 days (shorter time because we werent sure if we would like it). We took jet skis and rented a pontoon boat and stayed on the lake most of the time. The cabins were what you would expect at a campground...the basics. Friendly staff at the marina. A pool as well. Our family enjoyed it so much that we may start vacationing on Lake Blackshear, although next time we will rent a house with a private boat ramp.
Stayed two nights lakeside at the campground. Midweek not too crowded and was pretty laid back. Very nice location and excellent camp hosts. We will be back.
(November, 2018) Beautiful place. Friendly staff. QUIET!!! Hurricane hit pretty hard but they are working on getting debri cleaned up. Met many wonderful VOLUNTEERS who are assisting with the clean-up. Thank you to those who are donating time, money, and labor.Toured the surrounding area and home owners are still cleaning up, too. For those who have never encountered a hurricane, it can takes months (sometimes years) to recover. Cordele was hit hard economically due to the amount of pecan farms in the area. I highly recommend Georgia Veterans State Park.2nd review (March 23, 2019) - stayed at campground for a week this time - on loop 3. Thomas and Laura (campground hosts) were the best! Hubby and I cant believe these two retirees put in 35 hours a week (or more). The park is stunning, with lots to do. We rode our bicycles each day, took walks, hubby rode his roller blades, we played archery (rent equipment from the office), went sightseeing, and I took several naps out in the warm sun. Each day wed go over to the lake to watch the sun go down. There are deer everywhere. Discovered Striplings General Store, which is outside the main gate, and stopped going in to town for groceries. Striplings had just about anything you might need. Cant wait for my next vacation so that we can go back.3rd Review. Stayed at campground again for Christmas week. So nice and quiet - just peaceful. For the most part, the loop had 3-4 campers - so, it was like having the whole place to ourselves. Lol Got to see Thomas and Laura again, which was nice (theyre amazing volunteers,). Different sightseeing places this time. There were so many deer everywhere! Hubby and I took an evening drive around the entire park each night just to hear nature and see the come out. Fun!
Absolutely amazing place! I love being here. They have military vehicles on display, and Thomas the train comes to visit every year. Inexpensive to park. Close to convenience stores and a bait shop.
The park is great! It has a lot of very beautiful areas, you can enjoy the park, the lake and even just a walk through the woods to reconnect with nature. There was quite a bit of yellow jackets that seem to linger in the area, but we didnt have any major issues while we were there. The attendant at the entrance was super friendly and helpful. Overall Id give it a 5/5 because of the overall experience. Its a great place to visit.
A beautiful place to visit. Depending on the weather, it can get very warm, but the views are awesome. You can swim in the lake or go fishing. Also picnic tables and grills are available. There is a small museum plus tank and airplane artifacts.
I absolutely loved this park. There was do much to do for everyone. They had 3 play grounds, a swimming area, an archery range, and fishing. The lake was drain some but it didnt bother us, we still fished. Most of the campsites are a good size and spaced out pretty well. The bathrooms were clean and kept well. There was a washer and dryer at the bath house also. We seen lots of deer and even a Bob cat. We had site 16, which was. It waterfront but we still had a good view.
What a lovely place. This is a big park. We stopped to have a picnic and found a small visitor center, several displays of military equipment and plenty of undeveloped land. The visitors center is small but clean and the staff was friendly. Right outside the visitors center was displays showing large guns, tanks, helicopters with display board explaining them. It was a great place for a picnic or just a place to enjoy the outdoors. I recommend this place for anyone who appreciates the outdoors and static displays.
Beautiful campground. Easy to get to, easy to get in sites. Wonderful hosts who jumped off our dead battery and helped us on our way! We kayaked, fished, and took gorgeous photos. Thanks for a fun weekend.
Clean ,lots to do. Staff was awesome esp wait staff and campground hosts. Bring your boat ,play a round of golf or both .
Great place to spend a day or a week.
Very nice place to go to for hiking fishing,camping
Good time to get away from the outside world
As usual we enjoyed our stay on the lake
My family and I rented a cabin for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year and was very pleased with the rustic cabin. There is a nice exhibit of wartime planes various other interesting items to check out. My family ranges in age from 8 to 58 and there is something for everyone there. We will definitely do this again!
Beautifully landscaped, plenty of things to do around the park. Friendly staff and well managed.
Great location. Large sites.
Scenic, it was a beautiful day. The building we had was very comfortable perfect for our family. We have used it for years. They recently added a refrigerator, freezer and ice maker, which were perfect additions although they need to lock the door that is blocked by the appliances. Or put a sign up. Really enjoyed our time.
Loved our beautiful campsite right on the lake. Campsites are close to each other, but angled to provide some privacy. Great memorial for all branches of service from WWI to present. Will definitely return!
Great Park. Clean bathrooms. Great campground hosts. Replacing GB.
Great hidden gem of a archery range. One range has 5 targets ranging from 10 to 40 yards. The 3d range had spots for 15 3d targets. One was missing but all were in decent shape. Best part, it only cost $5 for the all day parking pass and $5 for an all day range pass.
Remove the tree @ site 27. Fix the dock. Fix the roof @ groop shelter in zone 1. If you walk the trails follow the markers. Dont take that left to the frisbee golf.Wood was 5$ a bundle at camp host site.Gate shuts at 6 pm.Pretty nice park cool little Museum are the park office. That do not recognize Georgia State Parks reward point system.
Very Intresting place to learn about History...
Really cool state park and cemetary
Fantastic! Deer free roam. Boating. Swimming. Fishing. Camping. Picnic areas. Museum. Tanks. Planes. Shady.
We love fishing and camping here we several times a year. I highly recommend this place fun for all.
Great Place For Fishing
Beautiful place to camp, clean bathhouses! Excellent fishing and watersports!
Great weekend getaway. Golf course was great condition.
Very cool place. With history of our Georgia Veterans.
This place was trashed by Hurricane Michael. The roads and campsites are cleared but the debris is piled everywhere. Georgia State budget cuts have caused a severe shortage in manpower and equipment to handle the cleanup. The lake is seriously down affecting the fishing and pretty much any other recreation. They have a stupid rule disallowing tents on lakefront camp sites. I guess if you cant afford a $50,000 RV, Georgia Veterans State Park prefers you stay somewhere else. Cant have tent trash folks ruining the neighborhood.
Loved camping there with the grandbabies!!!
Love this place. So nice and clean.
We love Veterans, but its ridiculous over price, $65 a night on the water, with no full hook up, its a State Park if it was full hook up might be worth it
Best park Ive ever been to.Very nice people unlike the midwest. They event gave us bags of Charcoal free! Beautiful place well taken care of.
Nice room in the Villas with a private screened porch. Good view of the fireworks show from the lawn. The bar had good eats and drinks. Played a round of golf as well, nice track but the greens were very slow.
Wonderful place to camp! We had a very fun and peaceful time. The kids enjoyed it. There was electricity, water, a grill and an outhouse. We brought the rest. We heard coyotes, owls, mice and saw deer. No one bothered us at all and we will definitely be back!!
Beautiful park.
We really like Georgia Veterans State Park camping and fishing and boating
Nice clean campground...need folks to keep it that way...cool statics in the park
Very nice place. When here, go to striplings store and try their sausage. Also go to Daphnes place for dinner. You wont be disappointed. This campground is a perfect location and it is great for kids
This place is CLEAN!! Camping, fishing, hotel, cabins, playground, beach. We started our SAMS Shortline train tour by coming to the parks Depot. Super cool. We didnt go to the museum but looked at all the planes and tanks and guns outside. Very cool and informative.
Stayed at the campground, very nice. Easy to get in and set up. Lake was weedy in shallow areas, fishing wasnt good due to it being so hot. Would try again in spring/fall. Boat ramp access/parking good. Golf course is beautiful and tricky. Overall, a great stay.
Good place. Friendly people.
The campground is nice but no full hookup . The rates for camping there is getting expensive . I wish the Ga State Park would take back control !!
We have been camping here at Ga. Veterans State Park for many, many years now. We always have a great time, whether were out on Lake Blackshear boating, tubing or fishing, at the marina eating a great meal at Cypress Grill or just hanging out at the campsite talking, playing games, meeting some of the greatest people on the planet throughout the campground or just sitting back and taking it easy which is what its all about!The campgrounds are well kept as well as the bath houses and restrooms. The workers there do a good job of keeping the banks of the campsites at the water pretty clean and clear where campers can park their boats when they arent out on the water and overnight as well. We love it also because its only right at 30 minutes from our house. Quick and easy to get to and reasonably priced campsites, especially if you are a US Veteran with a service connected disability and you have a Georgia State Park Discount Card. You get a 25% discount for just about everything.
We love the beach swimming area
Excellent state park with fishing, camping cabins, golf, and archery course. Great state park for all ages.
Love the Presidental train ride through small towns and the historic President Carter town.
Its a great place to spend a quiet day, and get some sun. If youre lucky, you just might catch some
Love spending 2 nights with kids
Really enjoyed the place and its going to be a regular stop on the way home from our travels in in the RV
This place is very cool! We camped at the campground and had a good time. There’s plenty of place to go ride the golf cart and hang out. The facilities were clean but old. We fished but the lake was high and we couldn’t catch a thing. The spots are big and easy to pull into but they don’t have a sewage hook up. Next time we come, we’ll have to try the restaurants.
I love this place
Nice weather. Didnt catch anything but had an enjoyable experience!
Very well kept cg managed by friendly, helpful staff. Great area for biking. Kid friendly.
Went to a Haunted Trail Attraction for Halloween and I have to say it was worth it. I times the whole experience and it took about 35 minutes to walk. Lots of unexpected jumps and screams and I would definitely recommend it
Good boatramps and pretty good fishing
Beautiful place, great boat ramps and cabins. Lake Blackshear Fishing
Clean and orderly little warm in the summer
Clean, safe, respectful and lots of fun. Good hiking spots and good 0laces to eat out. Staff extremely helpful and kind. Beautiful spots to Camp in RV. Gnats were a tad bothersome but gone at dusk.
Very clean and welcoming. But I didnt catch not one fish. Lol. Overall, this location is very relaxing and soothing for a day fishing trip.
Clean grounds, everything was taken care of. Interesting small museum that we enjoyed. The campground and lodge/cottages looked nice, would like to come back.
Beautiful campsite. Maybe a little pricey since its not FHU but we enjoyed it. Cypress Grill is in walking distance of the campground with live music on the weekend.
Clean..easy to access.. bathhouse is clean and kept that way.Staff is friendly and very knowledgeable.Price is very affordable.Lots of neat restaurants near by.
Tree and construction workers back and forth the fairways while playing,had to skip 3 holes because of it,water jugs tasted like windex with oily after taste and greens were dying and on poor shape. Not the place I was told it was.
Highly recommend this place to anyone whos into military history you cant best it for the price of entry
We have called here several times and always enjoy it
Relaxing and just a great place for everyone.
- Address:2459 US-280 w, Cordele, GA 31015, United States
- Site:http://www.lakeblackshearresort.com/ga-veterans-park/
- Phone:+1 229-276-2371
- State park
- Park
- Tourist attraction
- Monday:9am–5pm
- Tuesday:9am–5pm
- Wednesday:9am–5pm
- Thursday:9am–5pm
- Friday:9am–5pm
- Saturday:9am–5pm
- Sunday:9am–5pm
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
- Good for kids:Yes