US-GA-Lake+Allatoona--Coopers+Furnace+Park+and+Overlook

Also, see Lake Allatoona
 * =Birding in Georgia=

Bartow County
=Lake Allatoona= =Cooper's Furnace Park and Overlook= 1052 Old River Rd SE Cartersville, GA 30121 Cooper's Furnace Park webpage Lake Allatoona website Lake Allatoona map

media type="custom" key="29537829"

Lake Allatoona--Cooper's Furnace Park/Overlook
Coordinates: 34.1645169, -84.7296524 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Cooper's Furnace Park
This National Historic Register site, known as Cooper's Iron Works, is the only remnant of the 1830's town of Etowah, and Georgia's Iron Empire run by Mark A. Cooper until Sherman destroyed it in 1864 during the Civil War. A Blue & Gray Trail site, the Iron Works site offers picnic facilities, hiking trails, and a playground at the base of the Allatoona Dam.

Coopers Furnace Day Use Park is open seasonally and is situated along the north bank of the Etowah River. The park has lots of single car parking, no trailers allowed. This park also allows a great view of the dam from downstream.

Managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. From Cooper's Furnace Park webpage

About Lake Allatoona
Every year millions of people take advantage of the recreational opportunities Lake Allatoona provides. One reason for all the visitors is the fact there is a lot of lake to enjoy. When it is full Lake Allatoona covers more than 12,000 acres and has 270 miles of shoreline. The lake and much of the land that surrounds it are managed by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. The Corp refers to the lake by its official name, Allatoona Lake, while everyone else calls it Lake Allatoona.

There are 25,000 acres of public land around Lake Allatoona that are owned by the Army Corp. They maintain and manage some recreational areas along the shoreline but also lease land to private entities that provide services to the public. There are also public access properties and facilities around the lake that are managed by state and local government agencies. From Lake Allatoona website

|| media type="custom" key="29537837"

media type="custom" key="29537839"

media type="custom" key="29537831" || L1118671 US US-GA US-GA-015 34.1645169 -84.7296524 Lake Allatoona--Cooper's Furnace Park/Overlook