Kids are welcome on this trip. Please keep in mind this will be an all day trip, and young children may get worn out before the end of the day.

Fishing: Let's catch some rainbow trout from the stocked ponds at Andy's Trout Farm. No license needed. No limit. Must keep all fish caught. No throwing back. Pay for all you catch-$3.80 / pound. Use your own equipment or rent theirs. We'll spend a couple of hours fishing here.

Cane poles .75 cents. Worms $2.50 per carton. Cleaning available .60 cents per fish.

Andy's Trout Farm
PO Box 129, Dillard, GA 30537
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Feasting: Then we'll have lunch at the Dillard House

768 Franklin Street
Dillard GA, 30537
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Link to the Dillard House website

This is a true southern dining experience. They serve family style and literally fill the table with homemade dishes. Lunch is served from 11:30 am - 5:00 pm. Here is a sample menu of a random day's meal. The menu changes daily, but always includes generous portions of assorted meats, vegetables, breads, condiments and a dessert.

* Fried Chicken * Virginia Sugar Cured Ham * Country Steak * BBQ Chicken * Rice 'n Gravy * Green Beans * Corn on the Cob * Cabbage Casserole * Parsley Potatoes * Fried Okra * Baked Acorn Squash * Tomatoes, Onions * Cole Slaw * Melon * Yeast Rolls * Cornbread * Cobbler a la Mode

Hiking: After lunch, we'll drive 10 minutes south to Black Rock Mountain. Black Rock Mountain State Park is named for its sheer cliffs of dark-colored biotite gneiss. It is located astride the Eastern Continental Divide at an altitude of 3,640 feet, and is the highest state park in Georgia. Numerous scenic overlooks provide spectacular 80-mile vistas of the Southern Appalachians.

We'll attempt to burn off a few calories from that decadent lunch on two short trails that are a total of 2.7 miles long. They are the Ada Hi-Falls Trail and the Tennessee Rock Trail.

ADA HI-FALLS TRAIL
0.25 mile one way. Rated moderate to difficult.

The Ada-hi Falls Trail provides a delightful but challenging walk into an outstanding example of a moist, north-slope Appalachian cove. The trail features mature hardwoods, lichen-covered rocks, a variety of ferns and wildflowers, and a dense thicket of rhododendron. At the trail’s end is the observation platform for noisy Ada-hi Falls, a small cascade typical of those found at higher elevations throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains.

TENNESSEE ROCK TRAIL
2.2 mile loop. Rated moderate to difficult.

The yellow-blazed 2.2-mile Tennessee Rock Trail, winding its way through some of the highest and lushest forests, is the park’s most popular hiking trail. The trail offers most visitors a perfect opportunity to get better acquainted with the area’s rich woodlands and vistas, that on clear days span over 80 miles into the neighboring states of both North and South Carolina, as well as Tennessee.

Carpool Location and Time:
8:30 am
Buford REI, south of the Mall of Georgia.

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