About Big Oaks
Big Oaks Recreation Area is a 12 acre gently sloping site with good grass cover and scattered pine and hardwood trees throughout.. . . The area experiences high levels of intense public use during peak recreation season and serves to host numerous large special events annually, e.g. Hartwell Dam Run, Pre-Fourth Fireworks, etc. The site presently offers day use and boat launching facilities to include a large picnic shelter (with water and electric service), 26 picnic sites, a two lane boat ramp, 1 courtesy dock, 1 comfort station, 1 playground, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout. The area is also the access point to the paved walking trail located atop the Georgia earthen embankment of Hartwell Dam. Boating and water sports top the list of popular activities. A two-lane boat ramp with a courtesy dock is provided for easy lake access. The site presently offers day…
- Managed by: Hartwell Lake, USACE
- Where: 5 mi east of Hartwell, GA · 34.34028, -82.83278
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Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Mar–May & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Jan.
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.
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