Historic Banning Mills: A Treetopping Great Escape

About a 90-minute drive southwest of Suwanee is the unassuming woodland area of Historic Banning Mills. Included in "The Best of Georgia’s Hidden Treasures,” it's just on the outskirts of Whitesburg. There, you’ll find the perfect study in contrasts within the framework of your – or any – outdoor escape. Expect the bold and the beautiful, the relaxing and the utterly exciting – all within sight and walking distance of one another. 

The primary draw for visitors to Historic Banning Mills is something high in the sky called a zip line, which enables adrenaline junkies far and wide to latch on to a heavy wire and pulley system – then glide across towers and treetops. Sizeable tour groups can even follow along the largest and most comprehensive series of zip lines in Georgia at Banning Mills. 

If this seems a little too extreme, then Historic Banning Mills is still the right place because they offer hundreds of acres of hiking property to explore, or grab a kayak and paddle your way through one of several splinter creeks along the Chattahoochee River or small lakes in the region. 

Others may even take it a notch further down by indulging in the full-service spa facility that includes massage, facials and other body works available. 

Depending on your level of overnight comfort, Banning Mills offers every kind of accommodation, from full-sized cabins that sleep several guests to smaller rustic cottages – all with kitchens and complete facilities. For those who travel with their hotel on wheels, the site offers over 60 RV hookups and ports. 

With the incredible combination of adventures that you can enjoy at Banning Mills and the excellent variety of accommodations, several “great escape” packages are offered for visitors, so be sure to find the right one for you! 

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