Discover Georgia's Crisp County Parks -Featuring Lake Blackshear Park and Crisp County Recreation Department. Stay and Play in GA!
Lake Blackshear Park is the largest recreation facility in Crisp County. It is 8,700 acres of paradise for fishing, water skiing, and paddling pleasure, Lake Blackshear offers many types of rewarding activities. Each year the lake is the site of national bass fishing tournaments that bring participants from all over the nation. The tournaments are eagerly anticipated events that draw impressive crowds to the shores of Lake Blackshear.
Boating, skiing, trophy fishing, swimming, and other water sports are avaliable at Lake Blackshear. A national bass fishing tournament is hosted annually. The Retreat at Lake Blackshear and the Georgia Vetrans State Park are located at the lake, along with several restaurants recognized by Southern Living Magazine. Park is l ocated adjacent to Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park, Cordele
Phone: 229-273-1668 - Location: 2459 US Hwy 280 W, Cordele Georgia 31015 - Directions: I-75 to Cordele Exit to US 280 west, 8 miles west of city on Flint River.
Crisp County Recreation Department has swimming pools, walking tracks, play grounds, and tennis courts. It also offers a summer day camp for children. Phone: 229-276-2797 - Location: 1205 North 5th Street, Cordele Georgia 31015. Directions: I-75 Exit 99, 8th Avenue to 5th Street North
