Geology and Geography
F.D. Roosevelt State Park is Georgia's largest state park. The park located on Pine Mountain Ridge, Georgia's southernmost mountains. The Pine Mountain Ridge is composed of quartzite rock formations.
Dowdell's Knob is the highest point in F. D. Roosevelt State Park, at 1,395 feet. The knob was named for two pioneer Harris County settlers: Lewis & James Dowdell.
Because of the park's size, the park contains the 23 mile (37.01 km) long Pine Mountain Trail, a scenic nature path that winds through both hardwood and pine forests, featuring hickory and several species of oak; forest undergrowth includes buckeye, pawpaw, azalea, blueberry and huckleberry. The trail has thirteen primitive backcountry campsites for backpackers. The Pine Mountain Trail is wholly maintained by the volunteers of the Pine Mountain Trail Association. In addition, the park contains two stocked fishing lakes and a historic trading post.
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