Tallapoosa River access points and trip distances, Alabama
13 access points (13 public) along 225.2 river miles of the Tallapoosa River in Alabama. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.
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| River mile | Access | Latitude, longitude | To next (river mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Poplar Springs Canoe Launch Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 33.81358, -85.27597 | 5.2 |
| 5.2 | GA Hwy 100 Canoe Launch Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 33.77612, -85.29630 | 4.3 |
| 9.6 | Broad Street Canoe Launch Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 33.76620, -85.32213 | 5.3 |
| 14.9 | Lazy River Rentals About 0.16 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 33.74225, -85.34907 | 51.7 |
| 66.7 | Boat Ramp near Little Ketchepedrakee Creek (north ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 33.43877, -85.61014 | 0.9 |
| 67.6 | Boat Ramp near Little Ketchepedrakee Creek (south ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 33.42752, -85.60227 | 2.1 |
| 69.7 | Boat Ramp near Buckhannon Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 33.41014, -85.59731 | 7.0 |
| 76.6 | Boat Ramp (north ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 33.35142, -85.58574 | 4.8 |
| 81.4 | Boat Ramp near Little Tallapoosa River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.33 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 33.30877, -85.57906 | 8.4 |
| 89.8 | Boat ramp (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 33.25730, -85.59982 | 44.5 |
| 134.3 | Boat ramp (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 32.97609, -85.74101 | 41.0 |
| 175.3 | Boat ramp (south ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.15 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 32.57732, -85.89261 | 50.0 |
| 225.2 | Boat ramp near Tallapoosa River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 32.50050, -86.25287 | end |
Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Georgia DNR WRD Water Access, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.
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