Location
East Campus (Lake Laurel), home to the Outdoor Center at Georgia College, is located about 10 minutes east of the Georgia College Main Campus. Facilities include Lake Laurel Lodge, the Outdoor Center Cabin, the Water Shack, Adventure Center, and a YURT. East Campus is situated on 83 acres of mixed forest, including a 3 acre lake, stream, and wetlands. We are proud to offer a wide of opportunities for outdoor recreation, group development, technical training, and leadership development to meet the needs of our client needs and serve Georgia College faculty, staff, and students. See dteails about our facilities below and if you have questions, feel free to give us a call.
Lake Laurel Lodge:
- Classroom
- Bunk house
- Kitchen
- Viewing deck and grilling area
- Trip planning and ration supplies
The Outdoor Center Cabin:
- Meeting room
- Outdoor center offices
- Patio and grilling area
- Land & challenge course equipment management room
Adventure Center:
- 25 element dynamic and static challenge course
- Multi-element low challenge course
- 12 element Tango Tower
- 2 climbing walls
- Ground school
- 4 group development pods
- YURT
Water Shack:
- Equipment management shack
- Water trip staging area
- Canoe and kayak storage racks
Lake Laurel Lodge was built in the 1940 for the use and enjoyment of Georgia College students, staff, and faculty. It's rustic charm is enhanced by its location overlooking Lake Laurel. This clubhouse-like lodge is home to outdoor education academic classes and Outdoor Center programs. Equipped with state of the art technology, a large central gathering room is a great place to begin and end a program. The lodge offers rustic accommodation for up to 16 people. Its large screened in porch joins a deck equipped with picnic tables and a grill and its kitchen provide a great opportunity for group meals.
The Outdoor Center cabin was originally built to house a custodian for East Campus. However, the need for oversight of programs and facilities on the site ended when outdoor education academic programs were re-located to East Campus and the cabin became the administrative home of the Outdoor Center. A large patio surrounds three sides of the cabin and serves as the starting point for challenge course, climbing, backpacking, camping, orienteering, and caving programs.
The Adventure Center is located on a hill overlooking Lake Laurel, surrounded by mixed-forest and bordered by a small stream on the south border. The main activity area is bisected by an old logging road and smaller foot paths deliver participants to activity areas on the site. The facility is designed to accommodate a range of ages and abilities, and enable us to create programs that are unique to every group. The YURT serves as an indoor facility at the site and can be used for group development activities, reflection, or a cozy place to wait out the rain.
About The Water Shack
The Water Shack (a.k.a. The Craft Shack) was built in the 1940s and was originally used for arts and crafts for academic workshops, camp, and community programs. Now it is the heart of our water-based programs, and where we manage all of our storage and maintenance of water equipment. Preparations for water-based activities take place at the Water Shack and the adjacent boat storage racks that house flat-water canoes, whitewater canoes, and sea kayaks.
Contact Information:
The Outdoor Center at Georgia College
Campus Box 112
Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone (478) 445-5186
Fax (478) 445-1913
outdoor@gcsu.edu
