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Reservations (800) 864-7275
Park Office (770) 975-0055
Visitor Center (770) 975-4226

FACILITIES AVAILABLE for February 3-5:
Tent & RV Campsites / Picnic Shelters / Group Shelter / 6 two-Bedroom Cottages
(as of January 31, 2012 - updates are posted on Tuesday)

This popular park on Lake Allatoona is ideal for swimming, water skiing and fishing. Visitors can bring their own boats or rent from nearby marinas. A sand swimming beach is nestled in a cove and surrounded by trees, providing a great place to cool off during summer.  Picnic shelters and group shelters may be rented for meetings, parties, reunions and other celebrations.  Guests often stay overnight in rental cottages, a spacious campground or the park’s lakeside yurt.  

 While best known for the 12,000-acre lake, Red Top Mountain is also a hiker’s haven.  More than 15 miles of trails wind through the forested park, providing opportunities for exercise and nature photography. A short, paved trail behind the park office is suitable for wheelchairs and strollers, welcoming guests to explore a reconstructed 1860s homestead.  The gravel-topped 4-mile Iron Hill Trail is open to both hikers and bikers, offering pretty views of the lake’s shoreline.

Named for the soil’s rich red color caused by high iron-ore content, Red Top Mountain was once an important mining area. Iron pour programs are occasionally held near the Vaughn Cabin behind the park office. 



Park Hours: 7AM-10PM
Office Hours: 8AM-5PM
GeorgiaStateParks.org/RedTopMountain



ACCOMMODATIONS & FACILITIES:
  • 1,776 Acres
  • 18 Cottages ($90-$160) -- #17 and #18 are dog friendly ($40 per dog, limit 2)
  • 92 Tent, Trailer, RV Sites ($19-$28) -- RV pull-throughs are not waterfront
  • 1 Yurt ($60)
  • Pioneer Campground ($28 and up)
  • 7 Picnic Shelters ($45)
  • 2 Group Shelters (seat 150 and 200, $240-$275)
  • Swimming Beach (seasonal)
  • Mountain Cove Discovery Room - nature exhibits and ranger programs

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Events
Wilderness Survival School
Saturday, Feb 25, 2012 until Sunday, Feb 26, 2012 9 AM to 1 PM
Get Outdoors GeorgiaLearn to survive in the wilderness. The Southeast School of Survival has joined up with Red Top Mountain State Park to bring Wilderness Survival Training each month... $5 parking. 770-406-1438.

  Address/Directions
Red Top Mountain State Park
50 Lodge Rd SE
Cartersville , GA 30121

GPS Coordinates:
N 34.142950, W 084.706700
Located 45 minutes north of Atlanta near Cartersville, 1.5 miles east of I-75 exit #285.

 
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Red Top Mountain State Park
50 Lodge Rd SE
Cartersville, GA 30121 The work on the Bethany Bridge is over. Access to the park can be Red Top Road accross the bridge. U...
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Red Top Mountain State Park
 
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