Beautiful Morning Hike at Island Ford -- Visitors Center

Please join me for a hike on the beautiful trails of the Island Ford unit of the Chattahoochee River Natl Recreation Area (CRNRA).   We will be hiking along the river and up into the woods.  There are some moderate climbs but nothing too hard.  We will NOT be doing the lollipop loop.   

This is not a fast fitness hike but not a stroll either.  We will get a workout.  Please be prepared to keep a steady pace stopping only once or maybe twice.  We will be going a faster pace on the flat section.    

We will meet at the Visitor Center.   See below for directions.

Parking is $5 payable online or with your smartphone in the parking lot.  No cash is accepted.  You can also buy an annual Chattahoochee River Rec parking pass at the Visitors Center  

Bathrooms are in the Visitors Center.

Please bring plenty of water.  

BE SURE TO LEAVE VALUABLES AT HOME OR OUT OF SIGHT WHEN HIKING.  CAR BREAK-INS HAVE OCCURRED IN ALL OF THE CRNRA PARKS.

DIRECTIONS for DRIVERS proceeding NORTHBOUND on GA400 from the GA400/I285 Interchange

1. Take GA400 to exit #6 (Northridge Road) Bear right to loop around the exit, stay in the right lane, cross over GA 400 and immediately turn right at the light onto Dunwoody Place.          
2. Continue northward on Dunwoody Place about 0.5 miles to the light at Roberts Drive.
3. Turn right onto Roberts Drive and proceed 0.7 miles to the park entrance on your right (pictured above) at Island Ford Parkway. 
4. Turn right onto Island Ford Parkway and go all the way until it dead ends into the Visitor Center which is about 3/4 of a mile.     

DIRECTIONS for DRIVERS proceeding SOUTHBOUND on GA400 from Alpharetta/Roswell

1.  Take GA400 southbound to exit #6 (Northridge Road). Bear right to loop around the exit and at the traffic light continue straight ahead onto Dunwoody Place.  
2.  Then follow directions steps 2,3,4 above for the Northbound GA400 drivers to reach our meetup parking lot at the Visitor Center. 

For a zoomable map or satellite view of that spot click on the rectangular blue/green "event location" icon near the top of this article.

Physical address is::

8850 Roberts Drive
Sandy Springs, GA