Alt Text Map of Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in Georgia, which reaches from Bowmans Island at the top right and Marietta Boulevard in Atlanta at the bottom left. The park is shown in green, bordering areas of public land in yellow and off-white, the Chattahoochee River, and other waterways in blue, and private land in tan. Extended Description River mileposts run along the Chattahoochee River from 348 near the top edge of the map to 300 at the bottom. Using the mileposts as markers, this description will begin at the top of the map and work south along the recreation area. Then the surrounding areas will be described followed by a full transcription of the legend. Inside the Recreation Area At the northernmost tip of the river is Buford Dam where the Chattahoochee meets the southern shoreline of Lake Sidney Lanier. The dam and a site with parking, hiking, a boat, canoe, and raft launch, and restrooms are in a pale green area labeled Lake Sidney Lanier (Army Corps of Engineers). Bowmans Island spans the area from mile 348 near Buford Dam to mile 346 near where State Route 20, also labeled Buford Highway, crosses the river. Purple lines enclose Bowmans Island and represent Bowmans Island Shoals alongside the river. Continuing south are a site with parking, hiking trail, and horseback riding trail as well as the Buford Trout Hatchery. The next section is Orrs Ferry and then Settles Bridge, which has parking and a canoe and raft launch near mile 344. McGinnis Ferry and Suwanee Creek are spaced along the recreation area separated by brown areas representing private land. Around miles 336 and 335, Abbotts Bridge runs alongside the town of Duluth and has parking, a picnic area, boat, canoe, and raft launch, and restrooms. The river makes a tight turn north at mile 331 and Medlock Bridge, which has parking, a picnic area, hiking trail, and a boat, canoe, and raft launch. After hooking back south, the river passes Jones Bridge Park (Gwinnett County), which has parking and a picnic area; Jones Bridge with shoals, parking, a picnic area, hiking trail, canoe and raft launch, wheelchair access, and restrooms; CREEC (Chattahoochee River Environmental Education Center); and Holcomb Bridge with Garrard Landing (City of Rosewell), parking, and a canoe and raft launch at mile 325. Next are Island Ford Park Headquarters, which has shoals, information, parking, a ranger station, picnic area, hiking trail, canoe and raft launch, wheelchair access, and restrooms; Done White Memorial Park (City of Roswell) with parking; Riverside Park (City of Roswell) with parking, a picnic area, and restrooms; Vickery Creek with parking, a picnic area, and hiking trail; Chattahoochee River Park (Fulton County and City of Roswell); a site with parking, a picnic area, and boat, canoe, and raft launch; and the Chattahoochee Nature Center near mile 315. Between this and mile 310 are Gold Branch, which has parking, a picnic area, and hiking trail; Morgan Falls Park (Fulton County) with parking and a boat, canoe, and raft launch; Johnson Ferry with parking, hiking trail, boat, canoe, and raft launch, and restrooms; and a site with parking and a picnic area. The final flurry of parks is between mile 309 and 304. These include Sope Creek with parking, a picnic area, hiking trail, and bicycle trail; Cochran Shoals and parking; Powers Island with parking, a hiking trail, and canoe and raft launch; a site with a hiking trail, wheelchair access, restrooms, and a bicycle trail; parking and a picnic area near Cochran Shoals; and Palisades, which has one site with parking, a hiking trail, and restrooms near Devils Race Course Shoals, another site with parking and a hiking trail near an overlook, and a third location with parking and a picnic area near Long Island Shoals. Finally, Paces’s Mill just south of mile 304 has parking, a picnic area, hiking trail, boat, canoe, and raft launch, and restrooms. Around the Park Major vertical thoroughfares from the left to right include State Route 9, the combined US Route 19 and State Route 400, State Route 141, and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, which becomes State Route 141 south of Medlock Bridge. Interstate 85 edges into the map along the bottom half of the map. US Route 20, also labeled first Buford Highway and then Cumming Highway, cuts across the map south of Bowmans Island. State Route 120 crosses the river near Abbotts Bridge and runs through Duluth. Atlanta is shaded in yellow to the south of the recreation area. Highways fan out of the city like spokes on a wheel, including, from left to right, Interstate 285, Interstate 75, US Route 41, US Route 19, US Route 13, and the combined US Routes 29, 78, and 278. Legend The legend across the top of the map reads as follows: Blue sliver in green for National Recreation Area (includes 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River), Tan for Private land within authorized boundary, Pale green for Other public area, Red number against green for River milepost, Black narrowly dashed line against green for Hiking trail, Black wide-dashed line against tan for Unpaved road, Purple for Shoal area, and White square on a red road for Exit number. Three columns of symbols to the right represent Hospital, Parking, Ranger station, Boat, canoe, and raft launch, Canoe and raft launch, Picnic area, Restrooms, Horseback riding trail, Bicycle trail, Hiking trail, and Wheelchair-accessible trail. A compass in the top left corner of the map shows north angled to the left. A scale below measures distances of 1 and 2 kilometers and 1 and 2 miles. Text that follows reads, “Federal laws and National Park Service regulations apply to national recreation lands and 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River.”