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Named for iron-rich Red Top Mountain, [1] the park covers 1,776 acres (6.32 km 2) on a peninsula jutting north into Lake Allatoona, formed on the park's north and east sides by the Etowah River arm and on the west by Allatoona Creek arm.
Coastal Georgia Council: Sylvania, GA: Active: Camp Allatoona Aquatics Base: Atlanta Area Council: Woodstock, GA: Active: Situated on Lake Allatoona; leased from the Army Corps of Engineers. Camp Benjamin Hawkins: Central Georgia Council: Byron, GA: Active: Camp Blue Heron: Coastal Empire Council: Riceboro, GA: Sold: Sold to Hampton Island ...
The record high water on Allatoona of 861.19 feet (262.49 m) occurred on April 9, 1964. Visitors to Allatoona spent more than $12 million for consumable goods in 1999. The Corps collected more than $1 million in camping and day use fees in 2006. From 1950 through 2006, 281 drownings have occurred in Allatoona.
Allatoona: Bartow: Lake Allatoona: 1838 [3] 1949 [4] Submerged Flooded in the mid-1940s to create Lake Allatoona, today a recreational spot. In the 1980s, low water levels allowed remnants of the town to be visible from the water. [4] Allon Crawford: early 1800s An industry town for the Atlanta Sand & Supply Company. [5] Apalachee: Morgan
Lake Burton is a 2,775 acres (11.23 km 2) reservoir with 62 miles (100 km) of shoreline located in the northeastern corner of Georgia in Rabun County. [2] The lake is owned and administered by the Georgia Power/Southern Company, but it is a public lake.
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The park is named after John Tanner, a local businessman who operated the park from 1954 to 1971. He operated it as Tanner's Beach. The park itself is well known for its water-friendly recreation. It contains two lakes, one 12 acres (4.9 ha) and the other 16 acres (6.5 ha), and the largest sand beach of any Georgia state park.
Camp Sidney Dew was founded in 1939. The land for Camp Sidney Dew was donated by a farmer named Sidney Dew. [citation needed] The most recent Ranger of Camp Sidney Dew is Eric Blevins who joined the council in 2021. [citation needed] Every summer, Camp Sidney Dew hosts a four-week-long summer camp program for Boy Scouts across the Southern Region.