Has anyone been to Helen, GA? Is it worth a weekend getaway?

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Yes I have and no it’s not. Unless you’re heading out into the woods.

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Yes, loved it. Stay in mountains and hike

Depends on where you’re traveling from? Oktoberfest is fun and it’s a cool town with German architecture. Other than that it’s not much different than the other mountain cabin areas around the Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina border

Stay in a cabin outside of Helen in the mountains. Go to Helen for a few hours for a meal and to walk around.

Yep, that was the plan to rent a cabin in the woods and check out Helen for a few hours one day. Seems to be the closest mountain area driving distance from Florida.

I wouldn’t go out of my way. The mountains are nice, but like any other ones in the south. The Helen area is best in the fall and really popular during Oktoberfest, but I personally think it’s a bit of a cheesy place... I’d make a stop if it’s on the way, or if you get a bad case of cabin fever at some point during your cabin getaway.

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