Park Statistics

 

Annual Park Visitation

For visitation numbers back to 1980 visit the Annual Park Recreation Visitation page.

Year	Recreation Visitors
2010	3,011,393
2011	3,161,297
2012	3,168,137
2013	3,039,892
2014	3,119,160
2015	3,173,204
2016	2,736,385
2017	2,768,499
2018	2,873,866
2019	3,393,133
2020	3,066,877
2021	3,256,151

 

Recreation Visitors by Month

For visitation numbers by month back to 1980 visit the Recreation Visitors by Month page.

Month	Number of Visitor in 2019	Number of Visitor in 2020	Number of Visitor in 2021
January	204,389	201,543	232,469
February	133,850	192,397	257,223
March	202,255	184,411	271,783
April	244,182	59,278	265,395
May	369,867	193,075	292,110
June	439,384	337,055	354,317
July	301,019	419,372	300,908
August	391,718	393,599	310,023
September	332,490	344,875	297,380
October	281,956	275,476	237,050
November	321,310	250,915	219,212
December	170,713	214,881	218,281
Total	3,393,133	3,066,877	3,256,151

 

By The Numbers

Important Park Dates

• August 15, 1978 - Established as Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.
• February 29, 2012 - Designation of Chattahoochee River NRA Water Trail as the first National Water Trail.

Size

• Land Area -
• River Miles - 48 miles
• 15 land units
• 1 river unit

Infrastructure

• 1 visitor center
• 23 parking lots
• 8 restroom facilities
• 5 boat launches
• 5 boat ramps
• 12 picnic areas
• 3 multi-use trails
• hiking trails
• 2 fishing docks

 

Plants and Animals

The numbers of species listed below represents information currently in the NPSpecies data system and records are continually being added or updated by National Park Service staff. To report an error or make a suggestion, go to https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies/suggest.

• Amphibians - 25 species total, 25 native
• Birds - 192 species, 188 native and 4 non-native
• Fish - 59 species total, 45 native and 14 non-native
• Mammals - 41 species, 36 native and 5 non-native
• Reptiles - 41 species, 39 native and 2 non-native
• Vascular Plants - 944 species, 806 native and 138 non-native

 

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Species Attribute Definitions

Definitions

Occurrence

Occurrence values are defined below. One or more Occurrence Tags may be associated with each Occurrence value.

Present: Species occurs in park; current, reliable evidence available.

Probably Present: High confidence species occurs in park but current, verified evidence needed.

Unconfirmed: Species is attributed to park but evidence is weak or absent.

Not In Park: Species is not known to occur in park.

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Occurrence Tags

Adjacent: Species is known to occur in areas near to or contiguous with park boundaries.

False Report: Species was reported to occur within the park, but current evidence indicates the report was based on misidentification, a taxonomic concept no longer accepted, or other similar problem of error or interpretation.

Historical: Species' historical occurrence in park is documented. Assigned based on judgment as opposed to determination based on age of the most recent evidence.

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Abundance

Abundant:

• Animals: May be seen daily, in suitable habitat and season, and counted in relatively large numbers.
• Plants: Large number of individuals; wide ecological amplitude or occurring in habitats covering a large portion of the park.

Common:

• Animals: May be seen daily, in suitable habitat and season, but not in large numbers.
• Plants: Large numbers of individuals predictably occurring in commonly encountered habitats but not those covering a large portion of the park.

Uncommon:

• Animals: Likely to be seen monthly in appropriate habitat and season. May be locally common.
• Plants: Few to moderate numbers of individuals; occurring either sporadically in commonly encountered habitats or in uncommon habitats.

Rare:

• Animals: Present, but usually seen only a few times each year.
• Plants: Few individuals, usually restricted to small areas of rare habitat.

Occasional:

• Animals: Occurs in the park at least once every few years, varying in numbers, but not necessarily every year.
• Plants: Abundance variable from year to year (e.g., desert plants).

Unknown: Abundance unknown

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Nativeness

Native: Species naturally occurs in park or region.

Non-native: Species occurs on park lands as a result of deliberate or accidental human activities.

Unknown: Nativeness status is unknown or ambiguous.

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List Differences

The Checklist contains only those species that are designated as "present" or "probably present" in the park.

The Full List includes all the checklist species in addition to species that are unconfirmed, historically detected, or incorrectly reported as being found in the park. The full list also contains species that are "in review" because their status in the park hasn't been fully determined. Additional details about the status of each species is included in the full list.

The checklist will almost always contain fewer species than the full list.

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