Nesmith Preserve (via Starr’s Mill High School)
Nesmith Preserve
Starr’s Mill High School
101 Panther Path
Fayetteville, GA 30215
(770) 486-7774
The property that became Starr’s Mill was owned by Hananiah Gilcoat who build the first mill here before his death in 1825. Hillard Starr who owned the mill on Whitewater Creekfrom 1866 to 1879 gave the site its current name.
The Nesmith Preserve is accessed at the left side of the Starr’s Mill High School football fields and provides access to the Starr’s Mill Environmental Trail & Boardwalk. On this hike, I combined some of the trail with a loop around the high school. The trail itself has a mix of boardwalk and dirt trail that passes through an occasionally swampy area. There is plenty of wildlife to see in the Preserve and don’t be surprised to see a snake or two – especially in the warmer months.
- click to see a photo of the Starr’s Mill Environmental Trail: June 3, 2023
- click to see another photo of the Nesmith Preserve Trailhead: June 3, 2023
- click for a trip report from this trip to the Nesmith Preserve: June 3, 2023 (password required)
- click for more hikes at the Nesmith Preserve in November 2021, June 2022, November 2022, and June 2023
- click for more LAX hikes in June 2023 in Matthews, North Carolina. and Columbia, South Carolina
- click to see a trail map of this hike to Camp Creek at Nesmith Preserve
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