Dawsonville, GA Road Trips
Plan drives from Dawsonville, GA with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
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Trip Routes
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Longest Drive
39.1 mi
Roswell, GA
Quickest Drive
52m
Roswell, GA
Plan Around Dawsonville, GA
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Dawsonville, GA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
4,147
Median Income
$86,550
Median Home Value
$327,800
Median Age
36.4
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Dawsonville, GA
A sampling of people born in Dawsonville, GA.
Chase Elliott
1995
American stock car racing driver
Bill Elliott
1955
American racecar driver and team owner
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Dawsonville, GA.
Dawson County Jail
prison in Dawsonville, United States of America
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Traveler Guide to Dawsonville, GA
Dawsonville is a city in Georgia's Historic High Country.
Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, 415 Highway 53 East, ☏ +1 706 216-7223, [email protected]. M—Sa 10AM - 5PM, Su 1-5PM. Adult $6, senior $5, child $2, 6 and under free. (updated Aug 2015) Dawsonville Moonshine Distillery, 415 Hwy 53 E Suite 120, ☏ +1 770 401-1211, +1 706 344-1210, [email protected]. M-Sa 10AM-4PM, Su noon-4PM. Free. (updated Aug 2015) 1 Dawson Forest. A 10,130-acre (41.0 km²) public-use forest located in Dawson County, Georgia, southwest of Dawsonville. The site was home to the Georgia Nuclear Aircraft Laboratory (GNAL) during the 1960s. (updated Apr 2016)
Amicalola Falls State Park, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd, ☏ +1 706 265-4703. 7AM - 10PM. These cascading falls are the highest falls (729') east of the Mississippi River. The surrounding park offers lots of hiking trails, including one leading to the top of the waterfall. Another trail connects this park to Springer Mountain, the southern terminus for the Appalachian Trail.
Amicalola Lodge, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Road, toll-free: +1-800-573-9656. Large hotel and conference center in the state park. $75–200.
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