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Hard Labor Creek State Park
About Hard Labor Creek State Park
Georgia's Hard Labor Creek State Park is located on Lake Rutlege east of Atlanta off I-20. This state park facility features a range of accommodations from camp sites and RV sites to 20 2-bedroom cottages. Amenities here are highlighted by the 18-hole golf course designed by Denis Griffiths and features a pro shop, full driving range, grill and bar. Additional features of this state park, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is horseback riding, off-road mountain biking, hiking, beachside swimming and boat rentals.Facts
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Golf courses at Hard Labor Creek State Park
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by OPPBr5gkRoNlDl899JGg on 09/21/2025
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Photo submitted by bjacobs16 on 04/28/2025
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Photo submitted by Mserrian31 on 10/31/2024
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Photo submitted by collinrobles1 on 09/22/2022
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Photo submitted by mrseay2 on 07/11/2022
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Number 2 Photo submitted by Drumlime on 04/06/2019
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From the green on #2 looking to #3 Photo submitted by Peter3943030 on 01/11/2017
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#13 par 5 from the Blues Photo submitted by Sean4356667 on 09/11/2016
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Armadillo on the course Photo submitted by Sean4356667 on 09/11/2016
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Photo submitted by efm03c on 06/17/2013
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Number 10 Photo submitted by wendy2584 on 04/23/2013
Great value
Beautiful course and a great value
Excellent pro shop staff and service
Conditions
Greens currently slightly punched with a light sand layer
Hopefully back to normal in a week or 2
Cart-paths are being repaired and many trees cut down to encourage sun and airflow for better grass growth
New Course superintendent are doing a lot of work to improve the course
Should be looking great by end of 2022
Needs some work
The tee boxes was pretty much dirt and over grown. The fairways were decent besides the piles of sticks stacked everywhere and the greens were awful bumpy and slow
Hard greens
The greens play like concrete. A softly hit ball would roll completely across and off the green.
Disappointing
Greens were in bad shape compared to previous rounds at this course. Dry conditions contributed to ball run out through the fairways into unplayable lies.
Jabdilla @the creek
We played here last fall while camping at hard labor state park.we have played here now last three days.i didn’t expect course to be rock hard even in March.there is a beautiful par 3 with waterfalls behind it.does not seem like water is being utilized.don’t see any ball marks on green because they are also rock hard.it’s a nice layout.
The Creek
Love the course but the tee boxes are worn down to the dirt.
Great value
The fairway was soaked as rain in the previous day
Front nine was great course layout
Back nine not as god as lot of short par 4&3
Fairways were awful
Had lots of rain. Fairways were basically mud. Difficult to hit off of. Course is much better in dryer weather.
Good price and good place of play for a Saturday afternoon
Good place of play and good price. Unfortunately the price did reflect some of the shape of the course. Some greens were almost not puttable due to damage as well as very tightly cut fairways so the dormant grass was more like hitting off of the clay.
I say this however the round was enjoyable but do not expect pristine conditions but I think it is accurately priced .
Greens fast, fairways OK
Greens continue to be extremely fast, especially on putts that originate above the hole. Some putts from above the holes never slowed down until they were well beyond the hole. Other than the speed, the greens were in excellent shape for this time of the year.
Fairways have not come in yet, but there is sufficient dormant grass to hit shots without being on hardpan.