Jones Bridge Canoe and Raft Launch

Quick Facts

Significance:

Canoe and Raft Launch

Amenities

5 listed

Canoe/Kayak/Small Boat Launch, Parking - Auto, Restroom, Restroom - Accessible, Scenic View/Photo Spot

The Jones Bridge Canoe and Kayak Launch provides access to the river for canoes, kayaks, rafts, and tubes. You'll have to carry your gear from the main parking lot approximately 100 yards to the step-down ramp. The step-down ramp is 9 feet wide and has 19 steps that you will have to negotiate.

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 [phone], 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: 8.2 miles
• Abbotts Bridge to Jones Bridge: 6.4 miles
• Medlock Bridge to Jones Bridge: 2.1 miles
• Jones Bridge to Garrard Landing (no trailer access): 3.3 miles
• Jones Bridge to Island Ford (no trailer access): 8.1 miles
• Jones Bridge to Don White Memorial Park (no trailer access): 10.5 miles