thumb|275x275px|A wooden footbridge over Rice's Creek in Victoria Bryant State Park

Victoria Bryant State Park is a Georgia state park located near Franklin Springs. Nestled in the rolling hills of Georgia's Piedmont plateau, this park offers facilities ranging from picnic sites and a swimming pool to an 18-hole golf course. The North Fork of the Broad River flows through the park, adding several water hazards to the course. The park also offers a short nature trail plus a long perimeter trail that takes hikers through hardwood forests. In addition, the park is home to many species of birds, plants, and reptiles.

Facilities

  • 35 Tent/Trailer/RV sites
  • Pioneer camping
  • Golf course
  • 3 playgrounds
  • Swimming pool
  • 5 Picnic shelters
  • Nature Center
  • 2 Fishing ponds

Annual events

  • Junior-Senior Catfish Rodeo (Memorial Day weekend)
  • Father-Son Golf Tournament
  • Civil War Enactment (June)

History

The site was originally owned by Paul Bryant, who donated the land in the early 1950s as a state park, with the condition it be named after his late mother, Victoria Bryant.

References

  • Victoria Bryant State Park