The renovation

program at Unicoi State Park and Conference Center, Amicalola Falls State

Park and Conference Center, and Red Top Mountain State Park and Conference

Center enhanced guest rooms, public spaces and meeting rooms.

At Unicoi,

guest rooms and cottages were completely renovated including replacement

of all furniture, fixtures and equipment. At Amicalola Falls, the renovation

program included updated guest rooms and cottages. At Red Top Mountain,

guest rooms, cabins, public areas, restaurant and meeting rooms were enhanced.

Additionally,

a new property management system was installed and all three resorts were

brought to Y2K compliance levels.

Along with

the renovation program, the three resorts installed toll-free reservations

numbers.

"The reservation

projects at the three North Georgia state parks is a reflection of the

quality of our relationship with the North georgia Mountain Authority

and the state of Georgia," said Rob Coyne, vice president of operations

for resorts at Amfac. "It is our goal to work as partners with all

of our clients and continue to improve their financial return as owners

of these properties."

To make reservations

at Unicoi State Park phone 1-800-573-9656; at Red Top Mountain, 1-800-573-9658;

and at Amicalola Falls, 1-800-573-9656. Callers can make reservations

for rooms, cottages and campsites at any North Georgia state park lodge

up to 11 months in advance of the travel date.

This is not

the first time Amfac has worked in partnership with its clients to improve

the quality of the facilities it manages. Amfac funded a $14 million renovation

to the food service facilities and gift shop at Mount Rushmore National

Memorial, part of an exhaustive $60 million overhaul completed last year.

At Yellowstone National Park, Amfac contributed $6 million supplementing

$11 million returned from sales to fund construction of a new lodge in

the Old Faithful geyser area.

Amfac is also

funding construction of a $3.7 million lodge at Yellowstone scheduled

for completion this June. At Grand Canyon National Park, Amfac is funding

a $1 million renovation of the Maswik Lodge on the park's South Rim.

Just 35 miles

from downtown Atlanta, Red Top Mountain park is situated on a 1,950-acre

peninsula along Lake Allatoona and offers swimming, boating and fishing.

The park offers a 33-room lodge, 18 cottages, restaurant and meeting facility.

Activities include tennis, swimming, hiking, boating and fishing.

Situated 1-1/2

hours north of Atlanta in Helen, Ga., Unicoi offers a 100-room lodge,

30 cottages, restaurant, meeting space, water activities, shopping in

the nearby mountain craft shops, hiking, fishing and tennis.

Only 54 miles

from Atlanta, Amicalola takes its name from the Cherokee Indian word meaning

"tumbling waters." The park is at the beginning of the 2,100-mile

Appalachian Trail. The 729-foot Amicalola Falls is the highest waterfall

east of the Rocky Mountains and is known as one of the seven wonders of

Georgia. The park offers a 57-room lodge, 14 mountain cottages, restaurant,

hiking, fishing and other activities.

In addition

to the three North Georgia parks, Amfac operates lodges, restaurants and

other concessions at Grand Canyon, National Park, Mount Rushmore National

memorial, Yellowstone national Park, Death Valley national Park, Bryce

Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Petrified Forest National Park

and Everglades National Park. In addition, the company manages resorts

in Napa, Calif.; Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Nebraska City, Neb.; and at eight

Ohio state parks. For reservations at national park lodges other than

Yellowstone, phone 1-303-297-2757 or visit Amfac's web site at https://www.amfac.com.

Reservations at Yellowstone can be made by dialing 1-307-344-7311 or visiting

its web site at https://www.travelyellowstone.com.