General Coffee State Park
General Coffee State Park
46 John Coffee Road
Nicholls, GA 31554
(912) 384-7082
For reservations call 1-800-864-7275.
LOCATION: Located 6 miles east of Douglas on Ga. Hwy. 32.
ACTIVITIES: Activities include camping, hiking, nature programs, bird watching, and fishing.
FACILITIES: The site includes a group lodge, a winterized group shelter, 6 picnic
shelters, a 4-acre lake, a swimming pool, nature preserve, and an archery range.
FEES: Please contact park for current fees.
SITE: The park is located on 1,520 acres. This park was donated to the
state by a group of Coffee County citizens in 1970, and is named after General John
Coffee, a planter, U.S. Congressman and military leader. Seventeen-Mile River winds
through a cypress swamp in this unusual three-tiered terrain which serves as a repository
for South Georgia's rare and endangered plants. Many species of wildlife, including the
threatened indigo snake and gopher tortoise, may be found here. Agricultural history is
interpreted at Heritage Farm, with log cabins, a corn crib, tobacco barn, cane mill, farm
animals and other exhibits. Overnight accommodations include the Burnham House, an
elegantly decorated 19th century cabin with hand-stitched quilts and Persian rugs.
