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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Johnson Ferry South

Johnson Ferry South
November 24, 2019 by Shawn Taylor in parks

Address: 4630 Columns Dr SE, Marietta GA 30067
Cost of admission: Parking at Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area lots costs $5 per vehicle
Governance: NPS
Acres: 77
Approximate miles of trails: 1
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Miles from downtown Atlanta: 13
Cycling directions: There are bike lanes on Johnson Ferry and Abernathy, but they don’t yet fully connect to the Sandy Springs MARTA station
Parking: Parking is available at the trailhead
Trail surface: Natural
Blazes/markings: Each formal intersection is marked with a map
Dogs allowed: Yes, on leash
Guidebook mentions: Chapter 55 in Hiking Atlanta's Hidden Forests (1st edition); Hiking the Hooch (1st edition) page 81

Amenities:

  • Picnic pavilion

Links:

  • Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

  • Park map

May 16, 2015

May 16, 2015

May 16, 2015

May 16, 2015

May 16, 2015

May 16, 2015

May 16, 2015

May 16, 2015

January 3, 2017

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January 3, 2017

January 3, 2017

November 24, 2019

November 24, 2019

November 24, 2019

November 24, 2019

For more photos, see my flickr album.


Good to combine with:

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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Sope Creek
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Sope Creek
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Cochran Shoals (Columns Drive & Interstate North)
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Cochran Shoals (Columns Drive & Interstate North)
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Johnson Ferry North
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Johnson Ferry North

Good to combine with:

  • Cochran Shoals

  • Johnson Ferry North


Updated on August 4, 2016 and November 24, 2019

November 24, 2019 /Shawn Taylor
atlanta page 2, north metro, wetlands, near: sope creek, near: johnson ferry north, near: cochran shoals
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