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Tallulah Gorge State Park

Photo by AJC

Created through a partnership between the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Georgia Power Company, Tallulah Gorge is one of the most spectacular gorges in the eastern U.S. Its chasm is two miles long and nearly 1,000 feet deep.
Degree of Difficulty: Very easy (paved) to difficult (into bottom of canyon)
Fees: $4/day parking
Dogs: Permitted; Must be on leash
Hours of operation: Open 7 days/week;
Park: 8 a.m.-Dark; Office: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
How to get there: Take I-85N to I-985, then continue north on U.S. 441 to the park entrance. (90-mile one-way trip)
More info: 706-754-7970; www.gastateparks.org

More hiking around Atlanta
• Amicalola Falls
• Black Rock Mountain
• Chattahoochee River National Rec. Area
• Cloudland Canyon State Park
• Kennesaw Mountain
• McIntosh Reserve
• Panola Mountain
• Red Top Mountain
• Reynolds Nature Preserve
• State Botanical Garden of Georgia
• Stone Mountain
• Sweetwater Creek
• Tallulah Gorge State Park
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* Degree of Difficulty as rated by "Hiking Trails of North Georgia" by Tim Homan

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