Chelsea & Dan’s: North Georgia Guidebook
Vineyards
Live music, picnics, tours, and wine tastings. Great environment!
71 locals recommend
Chateau Meichtry Family Vineyard and Winery
1862 Orchard LnLive music, picnics, tours, and wine tastings. Great environment!
Cartecay Vineyards
5704 Clear Creek RoadGreat wine and awesome atmosphere with a southern charm.
Friendly family and staff. Beautiful setting inside and on the big porch.
43 locals recommend
Engelheim Vineyards
127 Lakeview RdFriendly family and staff. Beautiful setting inside and on the big porch.
Delightful Georgia wines. The wine tasting hosts were very friendly, and the porch from the tasting room has great views. They also make amazing smelling candles out of old wine bottles. Don't forget to try the cheesecake!
52 locals recommend
Fainting Goat Vineyards
201 Vineyard WayDelightful Georgia wines. The wine tasting hosts were very friendly, and the porch from the tasting room has great views. They also make amazing smelling candles out of old wine bottles. Don't forget to try the cheesecake!
Excellent place to relax on a nice day. There is much more to this place than typical wineries. Huge porch area, lots of shade and live music!
61 locals recommend
Bear Claw Vineyards & Winery, Inc.
2281 Tennis Court RdExcellent place to relax on a nice day. There is much more to this place than typical wineries. Huge porch area, lots of shade and live music!
Ellijay River Vineyards
Bring a picnic lunch and have a nice relaxing experience.
One of the better wineries in N. Georgia! Great views
45 locals recommend
Wolf Mountain Vineyards & Winery
180 Wolf Mountain TrailOne of the better wineries in N. Georgia! Great views
Outdoors and Hiking
Fall Branch Falls Trailhead
Easy, family-friendly hike!
Ellijay River Outfitters
88 Holt Bridge RdGreat kayaking and tubing experience!
Open year-round for tubing and kayaking! Friendly and helpful staff. Fun family atmosphere!
13 locals recommend
Cartecay River Experience-River Left
1554 Lower Cartecay RdOpen year-round for tubing and kayaking! Friendly and helpful staff. Fun family atmosphere!
Rolling Thunder River Company
20 Hughes StreetWhite-water rafting on the Ococee!
Ocoee Rafting
1548 Tennessee 68White water rafting adventure!
Blanche Manor LLC
177 Deal Hollow RdHorseback Riding in the Blue Ridge Georgia Mountains
Fun place to rent inner tubes and enjoy a peaceful ride down the river! This company provides tubes, life jackets, and transportation.
27 locals recommend
Toccoa River Tubing Company
340 Toccoa AvenueFun place to rent inner tubes and enjoy a peaceful ride down the river! This company provides tubes, life jackets, and transportation.
Enjoy ziplining over bridges along the edge of the Cherokee National Forest!
7 locals recommend
Ocoee Ziplines
4599 U.S. 64Enjoy ziplining over bridges along the edge of the Cherokee National Forest!
Benton MacKaye Trail
Out & back trail and features a waterfall
Sea Creek Falls Trailhead
Easy 0.5 mile walking trail in the Chattahoochee National Forest
Amicalola Falls Lodge Road
Amicalola Falls is the tallest cascading waterfall in the Southeast!
Boyd Gap
Beautiful overlook with hiking trails
Popular 17-mile trail system near Blue Ridge, with hikes that intersect and loop ranging from one-to-5.5 miles
22 locals recommend
Aska Trails Parking Lot (Long Branch Loop Trailhead)
101-199 Shady Falls RdPopular 17-mile trail system near Blue Ridge, with hikes that intersect and loop ranging from one-to-5.5 miles
Ocoee Whitewater Center
4400 U.S. 64Whitewater rafting! (home of the 1996 Olympics)
Food scene
Delicious soups, sandwiches and salads. In downtown Ellijay on the square. They have prime rib on Friday nights that’s amazing, and other specials for dinner that are equally delicious. And don’t even get me started on the desserts!
64 locals recommend
Cantaberry
51 River StreetDelicious soups, sandwiches and salads. In downtown Ellijay on the square. They have prime rib on Friday nights that’s amazing, and other specials for dinner that are equally delicious. And don’t even get me started on the desserts!
Fantastic new pizza place that recently opened on the square. It’s usually full, especially on the weekends. They have creative and delicious offerings full of local, seasonal ingredients and a great variety of drinks on tap.
39 locals recommend
Ellijay Wood Fired Pizza
2 River StFantastic new pizza place that recently opened on the square. It’s usually full, especially on the weekends. They have creative and delicious offerings full of local, seasonal ingredients and a great variety of drinks on tap.
Mexican restaurant that recently opened in downtown Ellijay. It’s getting great reviews so far!
17 locals recommend
La Catrina Tacos&Margaritas
101 S Main StMexican restaurant that recently opened in downtown Ellijay. It’s getting great reviews so far!
Best burgers in Ellijay. They frequently have live music too. Great atmosphere and delicious food.
65 locals recommend
River Street Tavern
40 River StBest burgers in Ellijay. They frequently have live music too. Great atmosphere and delicious food.
Tucked behind the Ellijay Marketplace just off the square. Mostly soup and sandwiches, but they have nice gluten-free and vegetarian/vegan options too.
17 locals recommend
Back Porch Bistro
Tucked behind the Ellijay Marketplace just off the square. Mostly soup and sandwiches, but they have nice gluten-free and vegetarian/vegan options too.
Best breakfast in town! It’s small, local, and has delicious food!
18 locals recommend
Cornerstone Café
76 N Main StBest breakfast in town! It’s small, local, and has delicious food!
Fantastic atmosphere and the food is even better. They also have beers from the local breweries on tap, which is cool. We love their burgers and wings, but really you can’t go wrong.
41 locals recommend
Fightingtown Tavern
511 E Main StFantastic atmosphere and the food is even better. They also have beers from the local breweries on tap, which is cool. We love their burgers and wings, but really you can’t go wrong.
Come here for lunch with a view. You are literally sitting riverside on a lovely patio, so it’s usually a popular spot. The fresh mountain trout (I recommend it pecan crusted) is especially delicious, and also the shrimp and grits.
82 locals recommend
Toccoa Riverside Restaurant
8055 Aska RoadCome here for lunch with a view. You are literally sitting riverside on a lovely patio, so it’s usually a popular spot. The fresh mountain trout (I recommend it pecan crusted) is especially delicious, and also the shrimp and grits.
About 20 frozen yogurt options and a billion yummy toppings to choose from. You pay by bowl size, then fill it however you’d like.
13 locals recommend
Abby's Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
About 20 frozen yogurt options and a billion yummy toppings to choose from. You pay by bowl size, then fill it however you’d like.
Hole in the wall cuban food! Grab some cuban sandwiches, empanadas, and tamales - and bring a rum cake back to the cabin :)
45 locals recommend
Rum Cake Lady ToGo
205 W 1st StHole in the wall cuban food! Grab some cuban sandwiches, empanadas, and tamales - and bring a rum cake back to the cabin :)
El Rio Mexican Restaurant
113 Ocoee StGreat Mexican food!
Sightseeing
Mercier Orchards
8660 Blue Ridge DriveApple orchard and seasonal festivities