Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Atlanta, GA 30350-3400
Phone: (770) 952-4419
- Hours:
- Dawn to dark
Editorial Review for Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area – by Jake Sussman
Overview
A series of parklands stretch along 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River and feature hiking and biking trails, picnic areas, fishing spots and boat launches. Hikers prefer the Island Ford, Vickery Creek, East and West Palisades and Cochran Shoals Units. The three-mile Cochran Fitness Trail is the most popular. Bikers flock to the Sope Creek Trail, also at Cochran Shoals.
Facts
You can rent canoes and rafts starting weekends in May, and daily from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Canoers, rafters and kayakers also take to the Class I and II waterway. Fishing yields trout, catfish and bass.
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Insider Tips
ParkingDaily parking is $2.
Know Before You GoReach Cochran Shoals Unit and Sope Creek Trail via I-North Parkway, an access road parallel to I-285 at Powers Ferry Road.
The ExtrasRentals: Alliance for a Better Education (770) 645-5996, High Country (404) 814-0999, White Water Learning Center (404) 231-1199.
Look GoodBuford Dam, Abbotts Bridge, Medlock Bridge, Jones Bridge, Morgan Fall Dam, Johnson Ferry and Powers Island all provide river access.
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