Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area - Unit Directions (U.S. National Park Service)

The park is spread over a 48 mile section of the Chattahoochee River and consists of 16 different areas or units beginning at the below the Lake Lanier dam in Forsyth County and ending at Peachtree Creek in Fulton County, in metro Atlanta.

The table below provides a listing of the various areas available for you to visit starting at the northern most unit and then working toward the south end of the park.

Click on the Unit Name of the park you wish to visit to get detailed driving directions and other information.

Cochran Shoals Area
Unit Name	County	Restrooms	Picnic Tables	Picnic Pavilion	Trails	Boat Launch
Bowmans Island	Forsyth / Gwinnett	Yes	No	No	Yes	Canoe/Kayak/Raft Only
Orrs Ferry	Gwinnett	Area Not Developed
Settles Bridge	Gwinnett	No	No	No	Yes	Canoe/Kayak/Raft Only
McGinnis Ferry	Fulton	Area Not Developed
Suwanee Creek	Gwinnett	Area Not Developed
Abbotts Bridge	Gwinnett	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Motor or Canoe
Medlock Bridge	Gwinnett	No	Yes	No	Yes	Motor or Canoe
Jones Bridge	Fulton	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Motor or Canoe
Holcomb Bridge	Fulton	Area Not Developed
Island Ford	Fulton	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Canoe/Kayak/Raft Only
Vickery Creek	Fulton	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Gold Branch	Fulton	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Johnson Ferry North	Cobb	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Canoe/Kayak/Raft Only
Johnson Ferry South	Cobb	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Sope Creek	Cobb	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Columns Drive	Cobb	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Powers Island	Fulton	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Canoe/Kayak/Raft Only
Interstate North	Cobb	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Palisades Area
Akers Mill	Cobb	Yes	No	No	Yes	Canoe/Kayak/Raft Only
Indian Trail	Fulton	No	No	No	Yes	No
Whitewater Creek	Fulton	No	Yes	No	Yes	Canoe/Kayak/Raft Only
Paces Mill	Cobb	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Canoe/Kayak/Raft Only