Evans, GA

Population: 155,000

Must-Do Outdoor Activities:

Try your hand at a different kind of golf at the International Disc Golf Center (IDGC). The IDGC, managed by the Professional Disc Golf Association, is located at Wildwood Park on Clarks Hill Lake. The center features a Pro Shop, the Ed Headrick Memorial Museum, a training center, practice putting greens and three championship caliber courses.
Paddle our warm southern waters! Columbia County offers three waterways for paddle sports: Clarks Hill Lake, the Augusta Canal and the Savannah River. Don't miss an opportunity for paddleboard yoga or to feed the donkey's on the kayak tour of Stallings Island. This National Landmark is known as the site of the oldest documented pottery in North America.
Bike or Hike the William Bartram Trail- an intermediate-level trail with spectacular views of Georgia's largest lake--Clarks Hill. Host of the USA Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike National Championships.

The 2019 Top Adventure Towns Contest has come to a close! Thank you all for rallying for your towns! Results will be published in the November 2019 Issue of Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine.

All 80 contender towns are divided into four population size categories of Under 3,000 | 3001-16,000 | 16,001-75,000 | 75K+

Readers are allowed to vote once per size category every 24 hours. You can vote on desktop, mobile, and/or tablet. Return to vote every 24 hours!

Round 1 | August 19 - September 2
Round 2 | September 2 - September 9
Round 3 | September 9 - September 16
Round 4 | September 16 - September 23

Each round ends at 12 noon on its respective end date and the next round will resume at 5:00 pm that same day.

Winners will be announced and featured in the November 2019 issue of Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine in our annual Top Adventure Towns issue!