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Red Top Mountain State Park and Lodge

Cartersville, Georgia
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Ownership: State Government
Official website: gastateparks.org
Posted by: Mongoose on June 25, 2009

Description

This popular park on 12,000-acre Lake Allatoona is ideal for swimming, boating and fishing. Visitors can bring their own boats or rent from Park Marine. Twelve miles of hiking trails wind through the park, providing opportunities for exercise and to explore a reconstructed 1860s log cabin (open and staffed on Saturdays). The park’s lodge, restaurant and meeting facilities make Red Top a great getaway for family reunions and business groups. A 3/4-mile paved trail behind the restaurant is suitable for wheelchairs and strollers. Named for the soil’s rich red color caused by high iron-ore content, Red Top Mountain was once an important mining area for iron.

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Directions

Located 45 minutes north of Atlanta near Cartersville, 1.5 miles east of I-75 exit #285.

Activities

■Allatoona Pass



■Hiking and Biking – 12.5 miles of wooded trails, 3/4-mile paved accessible trail



■Biking -- 4-mile Iron Hill Trail



■Boating and Skiing – marina, 2 ramps, 2 docks



■Fishing – private boats permitted, no HP limit



■Picnicking



■Swimming



■Ranger Programs



■Miniature Golf ($3)



NEARBY ATTRACTIONS:



■Cartersville/Bartow County, Georgia



■Gordon County, Georgia



■Park Marina at Lake Allatoona



■Sandy Springs, Georgia



■Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site



■New Echota State Historic Site



■Pickett's Mill Battlefield State Historic Site



■Rome, Georgia



■Tellus Science Center

Guidebooks

Services

Reservation info

Reservations (800) 864-7275

Lodge Reservations (800) 573-9658

Park (770) 975-4226

Fees

$23-$25 / $105-$135 / $75-$130

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Reviews of Red Top Mountain State Park and Lodge



Reviewed by Mongoose on June 25, 2009

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This park is awesome and provides outstanding fishing, swimming, boating, canoeing or kayaking. Also has some off-road mountain biking. Facilities are great and well maintained, and the Yurt we stayed in was different, but relaxing. This park has some very nice hiking trails with great scenery. Definitely a place to be able to relax or if you are a outdoors person. Highly recommended for all!
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