Wildlife Viewing Guide
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Wildlife Viewing Guide |
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Moccasin
Creek State Park and Burton Wildlife Management Area
Description:
Opportunity abounds at this park and the surrounding rugged back country. A
visitor could spend a week exploring the many diverse areas available by car
alone. The park, located on magnificent Lake Burton, offers expanded opportunities
to the visitor with a boat.Also located at the park is the Burton Fish Hatchery,offering
the opportunity to see trout-rearing facilitiesand trout destined for stocking
the streams of mountainous North Georgia.The rugged mountains rising to the
west are part of the 12,800-acre Burton WMA offering access to the giant buckeyes
of Ramp Cove, thegnarled ridgetop oaks of Keller Ridge, the rock outcrop of
Mill Creek Rough, the Appalachian Trail, and the magnificent boulder fields
of Tray Mountain.
Viewing
Information: In winter, many surface-feeding and diving ducks visit the
site, including buffleheads, ring-necked ducks, mergansers, mallards, Canada
geese, blue-winged teal, American coots, and occasionally pintails. Canada geese
are a common sight at the park. Along the nature trail you may see white-tailed
deer, groundhogs, warblers, flycatchers, and an occasional black bear. Overhead,
look for soaring hawks and osprey. The bald eagle is also an occasional winter
visitor. Magnificent hiking trails are available, especially on the western
portion of the management area. The mosaic of habitats provides superb displays
of spring wildflowers.
Directions: Travel 20 miles north from Clarkesville, Georgia on GA Hwy. 197. Entrance is marked.
Management: Georgia DNR, Parks and Historic Sites Division, 706-947-3194
Closest Town: Clarkesville, GA
Site Notes: observation platforms, trails, interpretive programs
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