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Chattahoochee National Park

National Park ServiceThe Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, part of the National Park Service System, is spread over a 48-mile section of the Chattahoochee River from Lake Lanier Dam in Forsyth County to Peachtree Creek near downtown Atlanta.

family canoeing on the Chattahoochee River

It consists of 16 different areas or units, five of which are located in or immediately adjacent to Johns Creek (see map):

  • rafting on the Chattahoochee RiverJones Bridge Unit
    (Barnwell Rd, 1.6 miles north of Holcomb Bridge Rd)
    Trails, boat launch (motor, canoe & raft), picnic tables, restrooms. Wheelchair-accessible.

  • Great Blue Heron on the Chattahoochee RiverMedlock Bridge Unit
    (GA 141 / Medlock Bridge Road, approx. 3.6 miles north of the Chattahoochee River)
    Trails, boat launch (motor or canoe), picnic tables.

  • picnic areas along the Chattahoochee RiverAbbotts Bridge Unit
    (Abbotts Bridge Road, just east of the river)
    Trails, boat launch (motor or canoe), picnic tables, pavilion, restrooms.

  • trails along the Chattahoochee RiverSuwanee Creek
    (Gwinnett County just east of Peachtree Industrial Parkway)
    Undeveloped / no services.

  • wooded hiking areas along the Chattahoochee RiverMcGinnis Ferry Unit
    (McGinnis Ferry Road at the border with Forsyth County)
    Undeveloped / no services.

Contact – Island Ford Visitor Station:
Phone:  678-538-1200
Fax:  770-399-8087

Contact – Park Dispatch:
Emergency:  770-952-0370
Non-emergency:  678-538-1273

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