Several Georgia State Park and Historic Site employees were honored recently during a conference at Unicoi State Park.

Managers attended an awards ceremony celebrating those who make more than 60 State Parks and Historic Sites outstanding destinations across Georgia. They also attended training sessions and shared ideas on park operations.

Cloudland Canyon State Park on Lookout Mountain in Northwest Georgia was honored as the “Most Outstanding Site Operation”.  According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, “Manager Brad Gibson and his team operate one of the most popular Georgia State Parks while also exceling in personnel, budgeting, resource management, programming, customer service, housekeeping, maintenance and community involvement. While most parks have been busier during the pandemic, Cloudland had one of the highest cottage occupancy rates in the state, increased visitation by more than 100,000 each of the last three years, had record-breaking revenue, and handled numerous emergency situations. Gibson is an outstanding park leader.”