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Elm Lake Golf Course

Columbus Country Club Leads the Way in Local Golf

If you want to hit the links‚ there are plenty of places to play in the Columbus area. Green Oaks Golf Club on Green Oaks Drive boasts 18 holes over 6‚504 yards with a par 72‚ and Elm Lake Golf Course on Taylor-Thurston Road is a par-72 course with more than 6‚874 yards. In addition‚ Whispering Pines Golf Club is a military course on Columbus Air Force Base. The private Columbus Country Club is something of an institution. A neighbor in the community for the last 85 years, the club offers golf... Read More »
Lake Lowndes State Park

Columbus Lakes and Waterways Provide Scenic Getaways

The great outdoors is never far away from historic downtown Columbus – a 10-minute ride north, south, east or west. The Tombigbee River, which flows just to the west of the city, drains into a vast watershed stretching from Mississippi to Alabama, creating a string of lakes and ponds that surround the city and serve as prime destinations for anglers or idlers. Columbus Lake is located just two miles to the northwest of the city. The large Lake Lowndes is five miles to the southwest.The... Read More »

Columbus Speedways Offer Thrill of the Racetrack

Start your engines and head to the Columbus Motor Speedway or the Magnolia Motor Speedway for affordable family fun. Both tracks, located just minutes from downtown Columbus provide visitors with the thrill of the racetrack with weekly races from March through September. The three-tenths mile red clay oval track at the Columbus Motor Speedway is known for its exciting racing moments during its championship racing series. The excitement continues over at the three-eighths mile dirt oval track at... Read More »

Tenn-Tom River Offers Fishing, Boating and More

Columbus boasts some of the best bass fishing in the South, thanks to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The Tenn-Tom, as it is most often referred to, winds more than 200 miles through the states of Mississippi and Alabama, offering just about everything a water enthusiast could want. Besides fishing, the waterway offers a variety of other recreation opportunities that include hiking, fishing, boating, camping and bird watching. Columbus and Lowndes County are considered the midpoint of the... Read More »