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Etowah River access points and trip distances, Georgia

18 access points (17 public) along 123.7 river miles of the Etowah River in Georgia. 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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Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0River Park
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34.35760, -84.11408 8.9
8.9Kelly Bridge Canoe and Kayak Launch
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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34.35286, -84.20551 6.2
15.1Eagles Beak Park
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34.31332, -84.23069 9.3
24.4McGraw Ford WMA
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34.32458, -84.31520 7.8
32.2Gober Beach
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34.29973, -84.39664 15.9
48.2Boling Park
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34.23585, -84.50666 8.1
56.2Knox Bridge
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34.21522, -84.56928 10.8
67.0Harbor Town Marina
About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line.
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34.13001, -84.63674 3.2
70.2Bartow-Carver Park
About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line.
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34.14153, -84.66891 1.8
72.0Red Top Mountain SP - Webster Ferry Landing
About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line.
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34.15411, -84.69228 3.8
75.8Riverside Park
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34.16106, -84.74419 8.7
84.5Etowah River Canoe/Kayak Launch
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34.14267, -84.83855 1.2
85.7Floyd's Landing Private marina or resort
Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner.
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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34.14729, -84.85427 6.7
92.3Euharlee Road Boat Ramp
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34.14766, -84.92036 3.2
95.6Old Hardin Bridge Landing
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34.18877, -84.92495 6.0
101.6Neels Landing
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34.20830, -84.97881 16.4
118.0State Route 1 Loop
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34.23221, -85.11623 5.7
123.7Heritage Park
About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line.
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34.25536, -85.17846 end
Data notes: 4 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

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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