F. D. Roosevelt State Park
Pine Mountain State Park | |
View from Dowdell's Knob | |
| Nearest city | Pine Mountain, Georgia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°49′55″N 84°48′29″W / 32.83194°N 84.80806°W |
| Area | 4,568 acres (1,849 ha) (landmarked area) |
| Built | 1934 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001273 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 25, 1997 |
| Designated NHLD | September 25, 1997 |
F.D. Roosevelt State Park is a 9,049 acres (36.62 km2) Georgia state park located near Pine Mountain and Warm Springs. The park is named for former U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who sought a treatment for his paralytic illness in nearby Warm Springs at the Little White House. The park is located along the Pine Mountain Range. The western portion of the park, formerly named Pine Mountain State Park, was named a National Historic Landmark in 1997. F.D. Roosevelt State Park is Georgia's largest state park.
Several structures in the park were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the Great Depression, including a stone swimming pool and Roosevelt's favorite picnic spot at Dowdell's Knob, overlooking the valley below. President Roosevelt would take polio patients with depression along on picnics at Dowdell's Knob.