Counting the short distance from the highway to the cabins, it is approximately four miles to downtown Helen, almost all of which is extremely good asphalt highway. The drive from the cabins to downtown Helen usually takes less than ten minutes.

You’ve certainly come to the right website to have that question answered! This site already contains a dizzying array of local area activities, most complete with descriptions, how to get there, photos, and video tours. We will be adding to this monthly, so that acornsofgold.com should be the premiere site for discovering things to do in the Helen area, even for people who don’t book our cabins. In addition, all our guests get an attachment with their final instruction letter that is entitled “64 Things To Do in the Helen Area.” Bottom line: There is plenty available to keep visitors busy. That is why Helen is the second-most-visited place in Georgia by tourists (first is Savannah, but we may overtake them!).

That requires taking into account a lot of personal preference. But again, you’ve come to the right website. We have a whole section on restaurants, including videos, directions, photos, etc. Take your pick! We intend to make this section more complete on every trip to Helen, so more restaurants should show up on the site almost monthly.