Fort Gordon lies in Richmond County, which shares a consolidated government with the city of Augusta and is commonly called "Augusta-Richmond County." The installation is very close to Columbia County, Georgia, and just across the Savannah River is Aiken County, South Carolina. The three counties are the hub of the Central Savannah River Area, an eighteen-county region usually called "the CSRA" and having a population of just over 720,000 people.
We're well situated between the Atlantic beaches and Appalachian Mountains, with a major river splitting the area and a 71,000-acre lake nearby. Opportunities for outdoor activities abound, and Fort Gordon and Richmond, Columbia, and Aiken Counties all have plenty of events, entertainment venues, and recreation areas.
To see what Fort Gordon MWR offers on the installation, please visit our MWR home page and check out all the choices. There are just too many to list here!
General
Things to See
- Augusta Canal
- Augusta Museum of History
- Morris Museum of Art
- Sacred Heart Cultural Center
- Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
- Woodrow Wilson's Boyhood Home
- Augusta Greenjackets Baseball
- Laurel and Hardy Museum
- DuPont Planetarium
- The Big Mo Drive-in Theatre
- Candlelight Jazz Series
- Garden City Jazz
- Symphony Orchestra Augusta
- Augusta Ballet
- Augusta Players
- Augusta Choral Society
- Canal Music Cruises
- Aiken Triple Crown - March
- Aiken Polo - Spring and Fall
- New Bridge Polo - Spring and Fall
- Masters Golf Tournament - April
- Augusta Cutting Horse Futurity
- Saturday Market (March-December)
- A Day in the Country Music Festival - May
- Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival - May
- Nike Peach Jam Basketball - July
- Aiken's Makin' Craft Show - September
- Arts in the Heart of Augusta - September
- IRONMAN 70.3 - September
- Westobou Festival Arts Celebration - October
- Greek Festival - October
- Hispanic Festival - October
- 12 Bands of Christmas - December
- Christmas in Hopelands - December
