Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

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Contains over 33 Points of Interest in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area including Visitor Center, water access areas, scenic areas and other places of interest. File is in GPX format and contains very detailed information.

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Island Ford Visitor Center
Visitor Center

Description: The Island Ford Visitor Center is ‐
located in the historic Hewlett Lodge. Here you ‐
will be able to purchase your Annual Park Pass as ‐
well as any of the passes in the America The ‐
Beautiful series. While there pick up maps, obtain ‐
the latest information on the park, or pick up a ‐
souvenir from the Eastern National store.
This is a Passport Stamp Location.
Two Passport Stamps for the park are shown. ‐
Standard round stamp with the words of the park ‐
around the inside edge of the park on top and ‐
along the bottom the words "Atlanta, ‐
GA." Across the middle the date "Mar 17, ‐
2020. The second stamp has the outline of a ‐
standard Junior Ranger badge. Across the top the ‐
words "Junior Ranger" and then the name ‐
of the park.The top of the lower half has a tilted ‐
Park Ranger Stetson with the words "Explore ‐
Learn Protect" in a section of a circle below ‐
the stetson.
Activities:
− Biking
− Boating
− Fishing
− Hiking
− Junior Ranger Program
− Paddling
− Shopping
− Swimming
− Tubing
− Wildlife Watching
Things to do and see:
− Be A CHAT Junior Ranger
− Chattahoochee Cycling
− Cochran Shoals Fitness Loop
− Exploring Gold Branch
− Exploring Palisades East
− Exploring Palisades West
Amenities:
− Accessible Rooms
− Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
− Benches/Seating
− Canoe/Kayak/Small Boat Launch
− Cellular Signal
− Dock/Pier
− Electrical Outlet/Cell Phone Charging
− Entrance Passes For Sale
− Fire Extinguisher
− First Aid Kit Available
− First Aid/Medical Care Available
− Gifts/Souvenirs/Books
− Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
− Information
− Information - Maps Available
− Information - Ranger/Staff Member Present
− Parking - Auto
− Picnic Shelter/Pavilion
− Picnic Table
− Restroom
− Restroom - Accessible
− Scenic View/Photo Spot
− Toilet - Flush
− Trailhead
− Trash/Litter Receptacles
− Water - Bottle-Filling Station
− Water - Drinking/Potable
− Wheelchair Accessible
Directions: The park is spread over a 48 mile ‐
section of the Chattahoochee River and consists of ‐
the river and 15 land units beginning downstream ‐
from Buford Dam at Lake Lanier and ending at ‐
Peachtree Creek in metro Atlanta. Check out the ‐
directions link to chart your course to one of the ‐
many units.


Jones Bridge Boat, Canoe, and Raft Launch
Launch

Description: The Jones Bridge Boat, Canoe, and ‐
Kayak Launch provides access to the river for ‐
trailered boats, canoes, kayaks, rafts, and tubes. ‐
The parking lot is small and only vehicles with ‐
trailers are allowed to park in the lot on ‐
weekends. Visitors using canoes, kayaks, rafts, or ‐
tubes are encouraged to use the Jones Bridge Canoe ‐
and Kayak Launch accessible from the main parking ‐
lot. You may unload your gear at this launch but ‐
will then be required to move your vehicle to the ‐
main parking lot and walk 0.4 mile back to the ‐
launch. Parking along the access road is not ‐
permitted. Water Quality Be sure to check the ‐
Current Estimated E. coli count before starting ‐
your trip. If the count at Medlock Bridge is ‐
greater than 235 you have an increased risk of ‐
getting sick. Contact with the river is NOT ‐
recommended. Water Release Schedule Water ‐
conditions on the Chattahoochee River are ‐
influenced on a daily basis by water releases from ‐
Buford Dam. The water release schedule can be ‐
obtained by calling (770) 945-1466 , or toll free ‐
1-855-DAM-FLOW (1-855-326-3569) , or visit their ‐
Hydropower Generating Schedule website. Besides ‐
showing the time for scheduled releases it also ‐
shows how many turbines will be operating and the ‐
current flow in cubic feet per second (cfs). It ‐
takes approximately 3 hours and 45 minutes to 6 ‐
hours for water released from Buford Dam to begin ‐
rising at Jones Bridge. River Flow Rates Water ‐
conditions on the Chattahoochee River are also ‐
influenced by the weather upstream of Jones ‐
Bridge. Regardless of whether the water is coming ‐
from a dam release or inclement weather upstream ‐
check the discharge/flow rate at the gaging ‐
station at Medlock Bridge, near Norcross, GA. If ‐
Canoeing, Kayaking, or Stand Up Paddleboarding and ‐
the flow rate is over 4,000 cfs, cancel your trip ‐
. If Rafting and the flow rate is over 5,000 cfs, ‐
cancel your trip . If Tubing and the flow is over ‐
2,500 cfs, cancel your trip . Try These Floating ‐
Options Rogers Bridge (Temporarily Closed) to ‐
Jones Bridge : 8.5 miles Abbotts Bridge to Jones ‐
Bridge : 6.7 miles Medlock Bridge to Jones Bridge ‐
: 2.4 miles Jones Bridge to Garrard Landing Park ( ‐
no trailer access ): 3.0 miles Jones Bridge to ‐
Island Ford ( no trailer access ): 7.8 miles Jones ‐
Bridge to Don White Memorial Park ( no trailer ‐
access ): 10.2 miles
Amenities:
− Boat Ramp
− Parking - Boat Trailer
− Scenic View/Photo Spot


Hewlett Lodge
Lodge

Description: Listed on the National Register of ‐
Historic Places, Hewlett Lodge was originally ‐
built in the 1930’s as a summer home for Georgia ‐
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Hewlett. The Lodge ‐
later served as both a country club and a camp ‐
center before being acquired by the National Park ‐
Service in 1979.
Amenities:
− Accessible Rooms
− Automated Entrance
− Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
− Cellular Signal
− Electrical Outlet/Cell Phone Charging
− Entrance Passes For Sale
− Fire Extinguisher
− First Aid Kit Available
− Food/Drink - Vending Machine/Self Service
− Gifts/Souvenirs/Books
− Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
− Information
− Information - Maps Available
− Information - Ranger/Staff Member Present
− Parking - Auto
− Restroom
− Restroom - Accessible
− Toilet - Flush
− Trailhead
− Trash/Litter Receptacles
− Water - Bottle-Filling Station
− Water - Drinking/Potable
− Wheelchair Accessible