Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Vickery Creek

January 26, 2018 by Shawn Taylor in parks

If you'd like to check out some scenic views, you can combine this walk with Old Mill Park by walking through the covered bridge located at VC 15 on the map.

Address: 259 Riverside Rd, Roswell, GA 30075
Cost of admission: Free + $5/vehicle for parking
Governance: National Park Service
Acres: 2,888
Approximate miles of trails: 5
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Miles from downtown Atlanta: 19
MARTA directions: Take the 85 bus from North Springs Station to the Riverside Rd stop. Walk 0.1 miles east on Riverside Rd. The entrance to the Vickery Creek parking lot is on the left.
Trail surface: Natural

Links:
NPS
Park map

January 26, 2017

January 21, 2018

Eastern Phoebe, January 21, 2018

Golden-crowned Kinglet, January 21, 2018

January 21, 2018

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Edited January 27, 2017 & January 26, 2018

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Allenbrook

Allenbrook House

February 19, 2017 by Shawn Taylor in parks

Address: 227 S Atlanta St, Roswell, GA 30075
Cost of admission: Free + $5/vehicle for parking
Governance: NPS
Acres: Unknown
Approximate miles of trails: 1
Hours: Sunrise to sunset
Miles from downtown Atlanta: 19
MARTA directions: Take the 85 bus from North Springs Station to the Chattahoochee Circle stop. There's an unofficial trailhead right at the bus stop, or you can walk 0.1 miles Northwest to the parking lot.
Trail surface: Natural

Links:
NPS
Park map

February 12, 2017

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Old Mill Park

January 27, 2017 by Shawn Taylor in parks

If you'd like to do more than a mile of walking, you can walk through the covered bridge to reach Vickery Creek.

Address: 95 Mill View Avenue, Roswell, GA 30075
Cost of admission: Free
Governance: City of Roswell
Acres: Unknown
Approximate miles of trails: 1 (~0.5 miles each way)
Hours: Unknown
Miles from downtown Atlanta: 20
MARTA directions: Take the 85 bus from North Springs Station to the Mill St stop. Walk 0.3 miles east on Mill St, following the signs to the historic trail, mill ruins, and covered bridge.
Trail surface: Mostly packed dirt

Amenities:

Interpretive signage
Restrooms
Water fountain
Some handicapped-accessible areas
Covered bridge
Dam
Historic machine shop

Links:
City of Roswell

January 26, 2017