{{Short description|Park in Hartwell, Georgia, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox park | name = Hartwell Lakeside Park | other_name = Hart Park | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | map = USA Georgia#USA | map_size = | map_caption = | map_alt = | map_label = | map_label_position = | relief = | mark = | coordinates = {{coord|34.376433|N|82.910666|W|type:landmark_region:US-GE_scale:2000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | type = Natural park | location = 330 Hart Park Road, Hartwell, GA, 30643, US | nearest_city = | area = {{Convert|147|acre|ha|abbr=on}} | elevation = | created = | designer = Army Corps of Engineers | etymology = | operator = City of Hartwell | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | status = | awards = | open = | camp_sites = | hiking_trails = | other_info = | website = {{URL|http://gastateparks.org/Hart}}
| child = | module = }} '''Hartwell Lakeside Park''', formerly known as '''Hart State Park''', is a {{Convert|147|acre|ha}} park in Hartwell, in northeast Georgia. The park is named after the American Revolutionary War heroine Nancy Hart, who lived in the Georgia frontier, and it was her devotion to freedom that has helped make her name commonplace in the Georgia upcountry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sas.usace.army.mil/About/Divisions-and-Offices/Operations-Division/Hartwell-Dam-and-Lake/hart/ |title=Nancy Hart-Revolutionary War Heroine |publisher=Army Corps of Engineers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222041338/http://www.sas.usace.army.mil/lakes/hartwell/hart.html |archive-date=2013-02-22 }}</ref>
This recreation area is used by the community for swimming, boating, water skiing and water sports in general, and fishing on Lake Hartwell, and for hiking and biking on a {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} trail. Hart Park also offers a playground for children and a self-registration campground, which is opened seasonally from March 15 until September 15.
==History== In April 2020, management of the park passed from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to the City of Hartwell.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gastateparks.org/Hart |title=Hartwell Lakeside Park |publisher=Georgia Department of Natural Resources |accessdate=11 Oct 2022}}</ref> In June 2020, a groundbreaking ceremony was officially held for the renamed Hartwell Lakeside Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Let the camping begin: Ceremonial groundbreaking launches Hartwell Lakeside |url=https://www.thehartwellsun.com/local/let-camping-begin-ceremonial-groundbreaking-launches-hartwell-lakeside |author=Grayson Williams |date=24 June 2020 |accessdate=11 Oct 2022 |publisher=Hartwell Sun}}</ref>
==Facilities== * 78 tent, trailer, RV campsites * 16 walk-in campsites * 5 cottages (closed) * swimming beaches (seasonal) * 3 picnic shelters * cricket theater - music programs
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==External links== *{{Official website|http://gastateparks.org/Hart}}
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Category:Protected areas of Hart County, Georgia Category:Reservoirs in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:State parks of Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Landforms of Hart County, Georgia Category:Hartwell, Georgia
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