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Why park manager calls Don Carter State Park 'a hidden gem'
Park on north end of Lake Lanier celebrates 5th anniversary
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James and Amber Smith and family, of Gillsville, spend Tuesday, July 10, 2018, fishing at Don Carter State Park in northeast Hall County. The park is celebrating five years of service. - photo by Scott Rogers
Don Carter State Park in North Hall has been open five years as of July 15, but James and Amber Smith of Gillsville only discovered it last month. Ever since, though, they’ve been as hooked as the fish they enjoy catching at their favorite spot at the park overlooking the Chattahoochee River arm of Lake Lanier.