GAGeorgia field entry
Mark's Melon Patch
Dawson, GA
A Highway 82 farm market where melons, peanuts, pecans, preserves, ice cream, animal feeding, U-pick fields, a corn maze, pumpkin rides, and a new gem-mining sluice turn grocery shopping into a seasonal day trip.
Mark's Melon Patch turns a Highway 82 farm market into a seasonal family destination, combining local produce and pantry goods with ice cream, animal feeding, U-pick crops, fall attractions and a new 2026 gem-mining sluice.
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Why it belongs
Roadside produce market, local pantry shop, ice-cream stop, U-pick farm, animal-feeding attraction, corn maze, pumpkin-patch ride, playground destination, and gem-mining sluice.
The market remains a real place to buy produce and pantry goods, but its working farm, seasonal attractions, animals, food counter, and gem-mining experience make the property far larger than an ordinary farm stand.
Mark's Melon Patch sits along Albany Highway near Sasser and Dawson as a longtime South Georgia farm market known for fresh produce, melons, peanuts, pecans, jams, preserves, sauces and other local foods. Seasonal activity spreads far beyond the market: visitors pick strawberries, feed farm animals, navigate a corn maze, ride through the pumpkin patch, play on farm attractions and stop for ice cream. In 2026 the property added Mark's Treasure Mine, a sluice-based gem-mining experience that adds an especially unexpected category to an already broad farm destination.
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What you will find
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Known for
- Fresh melons and produce
- Peanuts and pecans
- Jams, preserves, and sauces
- Roadside farm market
- Ice cream
- U-pick strawberries
- Farm animals
- Corn maze
- Pumpkin-patch rides
- Mark's Treasure Mine