Atlanta Winter Guide

See 10 acres of lights at Georgia state park 90 miles east of Atlanta

By Kiersten Willis
Updated Nov 4, 2021

Georgia isn’t running short on the holiday light displays this season, and if you’re up for a state road trip, you can see 10 acres of bulbs shining bright for the occasion.

Beginning Friday, Nov. 26, A.H. Stephens State Park will host tours of its event field every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.

Thanks to site partners, volunteers and local businesses, displays have been set up and will remain through Christmas Day.

The holiday delights will continue with refreshments and a movie screening in addition to the seasonal lights. If weather permits, a campfire will also be set up.

West of Augusta, A.H. Stephens is in Crawfordville. Among the features the park is best known for are equestrian facilities and a lakeside group camp.

“The historic architecture, gentle rolling hills, forested trails and placid lakes of A.H. Stephens Historic State Park, once home to the vice president of the Confederacy and later the ‘boys’ of the Civilian Conservation Corps, now provide you an oasis of natural and historical beauty for recreation, reflection and relaxation,” the state park website read.

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Christmas Lights at A.H. Stephens

6 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Nov. 26-Dec. 25

A.H. Stephens State Park

456 Alexander Street NW, Crawfordville

Cost: $0 admission $5 parking

About the Author

Kiersten Willis is a native advertising specialist at the AJC.

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