Chehaw Park

First time visiting the park and zoo. To be in mid February very impressed seeing all the animals out and about. Good price, very friendly staff. Good place to take the kids for an outing. Would definitely go back.

This is a beautiful park with a nice entrance, varied activities, and interesting things to see BUT the rv park is NOT worth the stay. The rv park is apparently the only area that has not had any thought, effort, or money invested. The sites are all on a slant and most on a double slant. If you are tenting, you may find a flat area but if you are in an rv without levelers, prepare to move your rv and move your rv and move your rv and you still will NOT find a level spot. You can S.L.I.D.E into bed or roll out of it or get a nosebleed because your head is lower than your feet. Sites are close together, which is ridiculous because they have lots of space. Nothing special to mention about the rv park because… it’s nothing special. Unlevel sites and potholes. A bumpy dirt road into and around the rv park. No concrete pads, no landscaping, no pavement, blah blah blah. It’s really blah. And let me add this delightful tidbit. Expecting nature? Birds chirping? Wind rustling? Forget it. They had the ‘foresight’ to place sleeping people right smack beside the highway. Could have put the bmx track by the highway but, nope. Tenters get to hear traffic ALL NIGHT LONG.

This is a wonderful place to visit if you are in Albany. It’s a beautiful park with campgrounds, trails, and a zoo. The staff are all so kind. It’s appropriate for all ages. Don’t miss it.

I only lived in Albany for 2 years.
As a product of my NW US environment, I hated the south, Georgia, and Albany. I have only two pleasant memories of my time there during the late 80’s.
One was the birth of my first child (don’t even get me started on my hatred of Phoebe Putney Hospital’s policy prohibiting the use of any pain control for childbirth.) The other was visiting Chehaw park.
Chehaw park was so memorable that I remember not only the name but even how to spell it. I particularly remember the nice trail and a big brown bear.
Part of the path was wood and built over the bear enclosure. My son was really excited when the bear jumped up and growled at us but us grown ups were frightened.
Of course there were snakes and alligators (or crocodiles?) Big cats with spots. My memory of the place is a little fuzzy since it was 25 years ago.
I’m so glad to see they are still around.

I’ve lived in Albany, GA for most of my life and this is honestly one of the few gems in Southwest Georgia. Some of my best memories from my childhood are probably from the Native American Festival that I went to for several years or the large playground. I can remember going to see Santa a couple of times and getting pictures. I can remember riding the train through the festival of lights.
I’ve ridden bikes through the trails with my dad.
I also had a wedding reception at the park near the lake and attended a military ball at the park. I have several memories here. It’s a beautiful place and it changes from year to year.
The animals are also a big plus. Chehaw definitely has had a place in my life and it’s worth checking it out. Be forewarned, though, that they are not up on the times; they will not accept credit cards or anything last I checked.
It is an excellent place to take children! The playground there is amazing.

This park far exceeded my expectations. I really didn’t expect much from a small zoo and park in such a small town, but I was pleasantly surprised by the mountain bike trail, the alligators, and the overall coziness of the park. Grab your bike and ride!

This was the parks inaugural 5k run. i feel bad writing negative criticism for a worthy cause. a portion of the race entry fee goes to help the animals at the zoo (and btw, it is a pretty cool zoo, but that was in a previous review).
the run course took us from a picnic area in the park, and runners raced through the zoo, around a grassy field area, then back through the zoo to the finish. the race course was well marked and staffed by volunteers from a local wrestling team.
yes, i know it was their first time at this, and there was much organization to be desired. the packet pickup had no signs to let runners know which line to be in. i stood in line for 10 minutes before i asked a race volunteer if i was in the correct line, which i wasn’t. so then another line with another wait.
and not to toot my own horn, but this was the first «race» i’ve ever won… in my age category. but they didn’t do the automatic ankle/​shoe strap things. instead, when you crossed the finish line, they gave you an index card and you wrote your name, age, and finish time on it… talk about honor system.
i normally wouldn’t hang around for the results, but the trophy for the winners was really cool… a real ostrich egg (drained of course). so i waited the hour and half for the awards. the MC mike didn’t work half the time, so the crowd rarely even heard who won what. it was severely aggravating. anyway, they called my name out as second place finisher in 30 – 35 year olds, and i did protest. first of all, i had already witnessed the 4 runners who beat me get their awards in younger categories. and second, i’m 39!!! they apologized and gave the spiel about it being their first year and they had bugs to work out… but i still wanted my damn egg! alas, i didn’t push enough and just left with my lesser than best medal… boo hoo… meanwhile, kids are starving all over the world… yes, i know.
anyway, the t-​shirts are ok, not the athletic wicking style that is common in runs now, but still fine. anyway, i doubt i’ll ever finish first again, so i was a bit mad. maybe they’ll get the bugs worked out for next year.

Love Chehaw Park.

We were in Albany for the Chehaw Fat Four Mountain Bike Race, so it made perfect sense to stay there.
We rented a very inexpensive cabin ($ 35) for one night and it was ideal. Two sets of bunk beds, one of them had a full size mattress on the bottom bunk and a small table and chairs.
There was no bathroom in it, but the cabin was close by to the community bath house. The only reason I am not giving them a 5 star rating is because the stalls on the bathrooms had no latches, so you had to hold the door closed when you went in. Not a big deal, but would so improve the bathroom experience!
Something that I was very impressed with, as many people as were using the bathhouse in the morning there was abundent hot water.
The park is very clean, quiet and beautiful with well maintained campsites.
The mountain bike trail is a recent addition to the Park and is maintained by a local cycling group, South Georgia Cycling. They have built about 7 miles of flowy singletrack that really shows off the diverse landscape of the park.

Had a pretty good time with my wife here. Nice picnic, not too many people. Wish we went here a few more times, as they look like they have plenty of disc golf holes, but wasn’t the most amazing thing ever. Definitely worth a visit if you live in Albany, though!

I went here with my husband several months ago, back when we lived in Albany. We had a picnic and walked the trails a little bit. It was really nice. Although I’m sure it’s much prettier in the spring/​summer (everything was kinda dead when we went). But there are lots of fun things to do here. This would be a great place to take kids. There is an educational center, a zoo and a really cool looking playground. Check it out.