Ellijay
Ellijay is a city in Georgia's Historic High Country. It is considered the Apple Capital of Georgia.
Get in
By car: take Interstate 575/515 off Interstate 75 from Atlanta.
Get around
Ellijay has a quaint downtown area with various speciality and antique shops and restaurants but the shopping centers and all the chain restaurants are on the highway.
See
- 🌍 Springer Mountain. Serves as the southern terminus to the Appalachian Trail
- Fort Mountain state park is about 20 min away from Downtown Ellijay on Hwy 52 West
- Downtown Ellijay
- Carter's Lake
- Ridgeway Area
- Appalachian Trail
- Apple Orchards, mostly located on "Apple Alley" A.K.A. Hwy 52 East
- The Cartacay and Ellijay River
- Amicalola Falls is about 20 min away away from Downtown Ellijay on Hwy 52 East
- Burt Pumpkin Farm, located just before Amicalola Falls on Hwy 52 East
- Hillcrest Orchards, located on Hwy 52 East about 10 mins from Downtown.
- Bear Creek Trail.
Do
- Buy some apples at apple orchards in Apple Alley
- Raft, canoe, kayak or tube the Cartacay River
- Hike at the Ridgeway Area
- go to Carter's Lake
- Shop in Downtown Ellijay
- Hike near or at Fort or Walnut Mountain
- Go to the Georgia Apple Festival in October
- Amicalola Falls
- Horseback riding
- Mountain biking
- Visit surrounding waterfalls
- Wildlife viewing
- Ride the nearby Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
- Pan for gold in nearby Dahlonega
Buy
- Downtown Ellijay
- East Ellijay Shopping Center
- Chewing baccer
- Shine'
- sweet tay
Eat
- Pink Pig Barbeque
- Longhorns
- Charlie's
- River Street Grill
- Poole’s Real Pit Barbecue
- Cantaberry
- Okinawa Restaurant
Drink
There aren't many bars in Ellijay due to a very religious population.
- River Street Tavern, 40 River Street, ☏ +1 706 635-6166.
Sleep
- Best Western Mountain View Inn 43 Coosawattee Dr, East Ellijay. The hotel offers mountain views and a friendly staff of locals. Be sure to pet the hotel cats. Tel: 706-515-1500 or Toll Free 866-515-4515.
- Rainbow Cabin Rentals of North Georgia riverfront cabin rentals in the North Georgia mountains with direct access to trout fishing, canoeing, and tubing. Make reservations online.
- Stafford Inn
- Cabin Rentals Of Georgia, 801 E Main Street Ste B Blue Ridge, ☏ +1 706-925-9059. Beautiful vacation homes available for rental in all areas of Gilmer county. Fully equipped kitchens, hot tubs, fireplaces, and many with pool tables. Some are pet friendly.
- 🌍 The Overlook Inn (North Georgia Getaway), 9440 GA-52 (15.3 miles west of Ellijay on GA-52), ☏ +1 706-517-0300, info@theoverlookinn.com. Check-in: 3:00-8:00pm, check-out: 11:00am. Boutique lodging offering six private guest rooms and breakfast at the top of the mountain, between Chatsworth and Ellijay. Private bathrooms, hot tubs, and fireplaces. Rooms: $169-$239.
Go next
| Routes through Ellijay |
| Chattanooga ← Chatsworth ← | W E | → Blue Ridge → Anderson |
30 to 45 minutes away is jasper it is the “first city of the mountains” and blue ridge is 30 minutes away
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