Sprewell Bluff Park in Georgia, which was formerly a GA State Park and now a county run park, makes for a delightful camping experience or day use experience. It sits on the Flint River as a whole with trails running by spans of the water and the campground portion is up on a high bluff for gorgeous scenic views. I was attracted to the option to camp here in the “River Ridge Campground” and do the trails, which I figured would only take a day or two. The most elaborate trail is called the “Widowmaker” and essentially lets you walk the water region and up the steepest section of the park toward where the campground is. In fact I was able to couple the Widowmaker Trail with Pinewoods Ridge Trail to form a loop of a few miles that only took a few hours to complete and was quite charmed by it. The Pinewoods Ridge Trail goes through the campground area so my tent was also my trailhead! I’d rate hiking here as “easy” after so many experiences in other locations and states. I’m now fond of calling this place the “Torreya State Park of Georgia”. The actual Torreya is located in Florida a few hours away and has a similar bluff and hiking trail experience.
The campground is simply a mix of a few tiny cabins and a half dozen multi use tent/RV spots. They are what you’d expect from such things, gravel pads, water, electric, and a bathhouse is accessible too. The bathroom was neat because they have a type in electric code lock ensuring that only campers can get into it, so it stayed clean and felt private. As a tent camper I was able to place my tent on a bed of pine needles adjacent to the gravel pad instead of on it and no one yelled at me for it. Most state parks you can’t pull that off, but at this county run one it worked. I even managed to place a hammock without anyone complaining. Very relaxing, and the view from the campsite and adjacent viewing platform by the park store across the Flint River was fantastic by the way.
I’m sure a lot of people come here to hike the trails, which probably total 10 miles or so (guessing) if you hike every little inch of them. Some people likely come to fish. People were happily splashing around in the day use area and picnicing. I just wanted the camping and hiking, as well as an access point for trying to find Moss Falls semi nearby. In conclusion I highly recommend this place to anyone that just wants a simple experience and a little stretch in a pretty place. As I went in summer I encountered multiple snakes, only one of which was an Eastern Diamondback, and a few pretty smaller non venomous types. And I woke up to one little scorpion sitting in my camp chair, but I think I was more of a threat to it than the other way around. That’s just summer anywhere likely. Also if you’re into kayaking or canoe trips you’ll find lots of liveries in the area and info about them at the park store there, as they operate in this region of the Flint River.
