Facilities:
- 3 lighted baseball fields
- 8 tennis courts (2 lighted)
- Ocmulgee Management Area (hunting and fishing on 6,000
acres
- 2 parks/recreation areas (29 acres)
- certified shooting range
- Town Creek Contry club, a 9-hole golf course
- Southern Hills Golf Club, an 18-hole championship golf course and
community (named among the Top 5 in the United States in Service and Value by Golf Digest
Magazine and hosted the NGA professional golf tour).
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Hawkinsville-Pulaski County Recreation Department:
- Youth Basketball
- Youth Baseball
- Youth Softball
- Youth Football
- Football Cheerleaders
- Youth Soccer
- Soccer Cheerleaders
- Tae Kwon Do
- Access to the tennis courts is also available. 478-892-3836
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State Parks:
- Little Ocmulgee State Park (40 miles) with swimming, fishing, camping,
water skiing, motor boating, 18-hole golf course, tennis, 10 rental cabins, miniature golf, nature
trails, picnic shelters, lodge and conference center.
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Public Lake/River:
- Mock Springs (local) has swimming and picnic area
- Ocmulgee River (local) has swimming, fishing, water skiing and motor
boating
- Lake Blackshear provides many water-related activities.
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Yearly Events:
- Hawkinsville Harness Horse Festival and Spring Celebration
(April)
- Downtown Christmas Open House and Lighted Parade (Saturday before
Thanksgiving)
- Tour of Historic Homes
- Downtown Trick or Treat
- Various equestrian shows (May-October weekends)
- Shoot the Bull Cook-Off
- Broad St. Baptist Church Wild Game Supper
- Existing Industry Appreciation Golf Classic
- Hawkinsville Band Festival
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Scenic Attractions:
- Hawkinsville Harness Horse Training Facility
- 1907 Opera House
- Gooseneck Farms (Packaged pecan and specialty products)
- Hardy Farms (famous for green and boiled peanuts)
- Historic District and Driving Tour
- Cabero Park
- Downtown Mural Project
- Ocmulgee River
- Veteran's Memorial Riverfront Park
- Education Nature Walk.
- Georgia Marine Shrimp Project
- Owens and Williams Fish Farm
- Mock Springs
- Antiques and Downtown Shopping
- Taylor Hall
- Butler Brown Art Gallery (world renowned painter whose paintings are
hanging in the White House)
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