US-GA-Lake+Allatoona--Gatewood+Park

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=Lake Allatoona= =Gatewood Park= Cartersville, GA 30121 Gatewood Park webpage Lake Allatoona website Lake Allatoona map

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Lake Allatoona--Gatewood Park
Coordinates: 34.1697329, -84.719269 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Gatewood Park
The park is located of off Bartow Beach Road in Cartersville. Its location, in the northwest part of the park (and north of the dam) means this park is often less busy than many of the lake's more southern parks. There are many amenities in the park. For day trippers, you will find a boat launch, playground facilities and some picnic areas. If you want to have a large group event, you can rent one of the picnic pavilions. There is also some Lake Allatoona shoreline fishing access form Bartow Gatewood Park.

The park's more popular attraction is its campground. There are sites with water and power hook ups and some primative tent sites. When you camp in the park you have access to the park's swimming beach, which also has a bathhouse.. From Gatewood 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

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