Acworth, Georgia Travel Information

Historic Marietta Nineteenth-century Marietta became a resort. Its mild summers at 1,100 feet above sea level attracted planters escaping from the coastal heat and malarial swamps. After the Civil War Northerners joine... Marietta, GA

Kennesaw National Battlefield Park This park, a unit of the National Park Service, has the third-highest number of visitors to any historic site in the United States. In 1998, 1.2 million visitors from all fifty states and many foreign... Kennesaw, GA

Lake Allatoona Area Campgrounds The campgrounds included in this chapter are McKaskey Creek, Red Top Mountain State Park, Old Highway 41, McKinney, Clark Creek North, Clark Creek South, Upper Stamp Creek, Payne, Victoria, and Sweetw... Cartersville, GA

Love Squared: Marietta Square Spend an enchanted weekend together discovering the delicious attractions around what we consider to be the handsomest town square in Georgia (outside Savannah). Glover Park is the centerpiece of the ... Marietta, GA

McKaskey Creek Campground Allatoona Lake is a large impoundment northwest of Atlanta that provides drinking water for much of the metropolitan area. It is also a popular recreation destination for Atlantans. Despite the millio... Cartersville, GA

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Allatoona Pass (Distance: 4.4 mi) While mile-long Allatoona Pass is today a serene, pine-shaded trail, in April 1862 it played a role in the Great Locomotive Chase, when disguised Union soldiers seeking to destroy critical bridges alo...

Augusta, GA - Rail-Trails - length:1 mi

Allatoona Pass Trail (Distance: 4.5 mi) Climb to the tops of two mountains separated by a railroad pass to view the site of the last Civil War battle in the Atlanta area. Includes a long, scenic lakeshore hike. Deep Cut, the local name for ...

Cartersville, GA - Hiking - length:3.1 mi

Red Top Mountain State Park: Iron Hill Multiuse Trail (Distance: 5.7 mi) This area, in the southern portion of the park, was originally developed as a picnic area with a boating access road. The site has been converted for use as a hiking and mountain biking trail. The tra...

Cartersville, GA - Hiking - length:3.5 mi

Homestead Trail (Distance: 6.2 mi) This hike explores a peninsula of Lake Allatoona as well as the lake’s watershed. Red Top Mountain State Park lies on a peninsula of land that was slated to be part of I-75, but local residents strong...

Cartersville, GA - Hiking - length:5.7 mi

Lake Allatoona Trail (Distance: 6.4 mi) Lake Allatoona, located just northwest of Atlanta, is a popular boating destination in the state. Hikers, however, will enjoy exploring the lake by the Homestead Loop Trail. The 5.5-mile trail is loca...

Happy Hollow, GA - Hiking - length:5.5 mi

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Cobblestone Cobblestone Golf Club Municipal, 18 holes 6759 yards, par 71 1.2 miles from center of Acworth, Georgia

Governors The Governor's Towne Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 7250 yards, par 72 3.5 miles from center of Acworth, Georgia

Pinetree Pinetree Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6835 yards, par 72 4.7 miles from center of Acworth, Georgia

Bentwater Bentwater Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6900 yards, par 72 5.4 miles from center of Acworth, Georgia

Brookstone Brookstone Golf & Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6815 yards, par 72 5.7 miles from center of Acworth, Georgia

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