Outdoors | Atlanta, Georgia
Outdoors in Atlanta, Georgia, takes in hiking trails, paddling guides, natural areas, environmental experiences and scores of other outdoor adventures. Discover Atlanta's outdoor resources for yourself and share your experiences with others. Use the “Leave A Comment” box below each listing to add information, update, or ask questions about Georgia Outdoors or any other website content.
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Atlanta Rocks!
With more than 12,000 feet of seamless climbing surface, Atlanta Rocks! is the largest indoor gym in the Southeast.
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Big Creek or Vickery Creek
Big Creek is a tributary of the Chattahoochee River in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. Belying its metropolitan location, the stream is narrow and intimate as it flows between brush-covered banks for most of its length.
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Dog River
The Dog is a nice intermediate creek-run. It is exceptionally beautiful with little evidence of human intrusion and only minimal pollution.
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Georgia Canoeing Association
The purpose of the Georgia Canoeing Association is to have fun and promote safety while paddling.
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Nature Conservancy of Georgia
The Nature Conservancy in Georgia has protected more than 258,000 acres in Georgia since its founding in 1987.
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Sope Creek
If it is raining mid-week and you're an advanced Atlanta-area paddler who can take off from work at a realistic time, consider looking at Sope Creek. It takes a lot of water to get the creek up; too much and it jumps out of the banks and develops into a continuous Class V run, with predatory river-wide holes.
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Sweetwater Creek
Sweetwater Creek is a shady, scenic little stream that drains the corner of Douglas County in suburban Atlanta before emptying into the Chattahoochee River. The creek meanders peacefully between 4 foot-tall banks until encountering the Brevard Fault Zone at Sweetwater Creek State Park. Here, serenity turns to mayhem as Sweetwater crashes over 6-foot ledges and churns through complex rock gardens.
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Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
The mission of the Upper Chattahoochee is to advocate and secure the protection and stewardship of the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries and watershed, in order to restore and preserve their ecological health for the people, fish and wildlife that depend on the river system.
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Georgia Adopt-A-Stream
Georgia Adopt-A-Stream is a network of volunteers, local governments, and other partners who are committed to studying and protecting the streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands of the State.
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Raft Outfitters GA
Chattahoochee River, Georgia (GA) Guides and Outfitters
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Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land is a national, nonprofit, land conservation organization that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, community gardens, historic sites, rural lands, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.
