Laura S. Walker State Park
About Laura S. Walker State Park
Georgia's Laura S. Walker State Park is located in the southeast part of the state near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the largest nearby city is Jacksonville 90 minutes away by car. The state park is home to The Lakes Golf Course, an 18-hole course opened in 1996 and plays 6,656 yards from the back tees. Overnight guests of the state park can stay in one of six cabins, each of which are two bedrooms. There are also RV and campsites available. Off-course amenities here include a dog park, sand beach along the lake, boating, kayak and stand-up paddleboard rentals.Facts
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Photo submitted by sorenj on 07/25/2017
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Photo submitted by sorenj on 07/25/2017
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Photo submitted by sorenj on 07/25/2017
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Photo submitted by sorenj on 07/25/2017
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It’s a great layout
The last time we played here is when they lost the greens, I never played on the temporary greens. I’d heard the greens were hard & they were as expected. But the greens look real good & they putt great, I was surprised at how good they were. The only disappointment was when we got there it was cart path only & we had driven 1 hour & 15 minutes to get there, but overall we all had a great day & will be back soon,, the whole course is in great shape.
Great Day
We found the course to be challenging but fair. We are looking forward to going back soon.
Very nice Golf outing to kick off our Golf Week
This course is fantastic the challenges are all visible, a few doglegs that are risk reward shots. The condition of these new greens are worth the ride I can’t see them doing nothing but improving. We had a great time. We will be back.
A good course to play
This is the 2nd Golf Course we have play that is ran by the state Of Georgia and both course have been in great shape and fun to play.
New Greens are looking good
Tee'd off at 10 and played in 3.5 hours. No rushing.
Tee boxes and fairways are looking very nice.
The new greens are rolling great but beware...the surface is hard.
1 or 2 times being punched and they will be awesome!!!
Aim for the front edge is the way I played the new greens...worked well.
The sand in the sand traps has had a year to settle in and is perfect...yes, I found several.
Looking forward to getting a group up for a full weekend of play.
Golfing close to the Swamp
The course is in good shape. New greens are extremely hard and not very receptive. They putt good though.
Getting better
The new greens are getting better each week. The remainder of the course is in good shape and being well maintained.
Good greens
Course was soaked so cart had to be left on path. Greens are in tremendous shape. Lady at counter was not very friendly.
Bad greens
They have decided to redo all the greens at the same time. They made up some temporary greens, and they are absolutely horrendous! The ball bounces a few inches off the 'green' trying to make the hole.
Best Round
Today was the first time my friend and I were able to get together and be able to enjoy a round of golf. I shot the best I have shot in a long time and ended up with a 94. He destroyed me he shot the best round he has ever shot… he ended up with a 71. The course was in excellent condition and there temporary greens were better than most places permanent greens. I can’t wait to go back after the 28th and see the permanent greens because they are already looking FANTASTIC!
Bad Temp Greens on all Holes
They were working on all of the regular greens which were in need of a lot of work. The temp greens were not mowed properly (grass too high) which made putting useless. Also, the temp greens in front of the regular greens made GPS pretty much useless as well. Suggest posting warning msg on Golf Now web site.
Greens under repair.
Greens under repair. Good be a very nice course when completed.
Going to be nice when greens are done. Overall, very good course.
No Greens
This course is replacing all the greens. You play 18 temporary greens. The new greens may be ready by next year.