The Cottages at Callaway Gardens or the Lodge and Spa at Callaway Gardens If you are checking in to a Cottage or the Lodge: Please come to the Gardens entrance on Ga. Hwy. 18. Enter and take the first left (before the stone gated entrance), then take the second left. This will take you to the Lodge and Spa (formerly known as the Southern Pine). Inside the lobby, you will find the cottage or lodge check-in desk to your right. Callaway Gardens entrance: Use this entrance to visit any of our attractions, enjoy golf, fishing and bicycling, or to dine at the Discovery Cafe and Champions. If you are traveling from: Columbus, GA (30 miles) - Take Interstate 185 North to Ga. Hwy. 18 East (exit 34). Turn right off Hwy. 18 to the entrance of Callaway Gardens. Atlanta (70 miles) - Take Interstate 85 South to Interstate 185 South (exit 21). From Interstate 185, exit at U. S. Hwy. 27 (exit 42). Follow Hwy. 27 South to Pine Mountain. In Pine Mountain, turn right onto