Kolomoki State Park, a gem off the beaten path that takes visitors back in time and last updated 2021-05-16 10:50:08-04 BAKELY, Georgia â Off the beaten path and through the trees, a hidden gem in Southwest Georgia is telling the stories of the Woodland Period mound builders. Kolomoki Mound State Park Manager Lauren Bryant said the park was donated to the Georgia State Parks in 1938, but its origin dates back further. "Kolomoki was inhabited between 200 and 900 AD," Bryant. Kolomoki means land of the white oaks. It's what historians call the Indian tribe that once lived here because their home was right next to the Kolomoki creek.