The USACE at Lake Allatoona wants to hire Park Attendant Contractors for 2019. They’ll pay you to spend the summer in a camper at Allatoona, in return for your service to visitors.
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All Corps managed recreation areas at Lake Allatoona are going cashless in 2019. Fees must be paid by debit or credit cards only.
How to Find Fun in Georgia This Winter
If you don’t know how to find fun in Georgia this winter, let our pals with our state’s Department of Natural Resources help. They have terrific suggestions.
Vineyard Mountain Trail Reopens January 1, 2019
The Vineyard Mountain Trail reopens on January 1, 2019 following scheduled hunting activities in the area. If “absence makes the heart grow fonder,” you’ll love walking that path more than ever in the New Year.
Volunteer at Red Top Mountain or Other State Parks
The nicest folks you’ll ever meet volunteer at Red Top Mountain State Park on Lake Allatoona — and in other parks statewide. If you have some spare time and you’d like to join a friendly team, we can tell you how to join them. (more…)
Stinky Drinking Water from Lake Allatoona
The Cobb County Water System says the stinky drinking water from Lake Allatoona is safe to drink and is only a temporary condition. That sounds fishy to many of their customers.
Autumn Camping on Lake Allatoona
Most US Army Corps of Engineers campsites around Allatoona are closed for the 2018 season, although two USACE campgrounds open for autumn camping on Lake Allatoona. Opening dates for the 2019 season are listed below.
Georgia’s New Hands Free Law Begins July 1, 2018
When Georgia’s new Hands Free Law takes effect on July 1, 2018, drivers can no longer have a phone in their hands. That means no texting, watching videos or holding a phone, even at stoplights.
George Washington Carver Park on Lake Allatoona
Once known from (1970-2016) as Bartow County’s Carver Park, George Washington Carver Park is just to the east of Red Top Mountain State Park, at 3900 Bartow Carver Park in Acworth, Georgia.
The Victorian Rose Lawn Museum
If only the walls could tell you the history of the magnificently restored Victorian Rose Lawn Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. If they do talk to you, please call 911 immediately.