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Columbus RiverWalk

The Chattahoochee River certainly Another access point to the River
helps define this region. The river is Chattahoochee Bend State Park
flows into West Point Lake near in Newnan, a haven for paddlers,
LaGrange, offering more than 500 campers and anglers. A boat ramp
miles of shoreline, championship provides easy access to the water,
fishing, and other recreational Leaving West Point Lake, the river
PRESIDENTIAL PATHWAYS PATHWAYS paved Old Town Chattahoochee you can stroll, bike or skate on the
while wooded trails are open for
hiking and nature photography.
and water activities. Communities
bordered by the river include Franklin,
PRESIDENTIAL
winds its way to Columbus, where
in Heard County, which offers the
22-mile RiverWalk that parallels the
Greenway Trail for bicycling, walking,
Chattahoochee. Columbus – home
running and other non-motorized
to the “Longest Urban Whitewater
activities. Heard County’s Riverside
Course in the World” – offers
Park and Brush Creek Park have
high-thrill activities such as rafting
boat ramps and fishing areas in
and zip lining across the river to the
West Point Lake.
Rivers of Adventure
neighboring state of Alabama, but
flat water paddling, fishing, and the
here is no denying the attraction of this 19-county district of
wildlife trails, wetlands, and natural
history exhibits of Oxbow Meadows
West Central Georgia known the Presidential Pathways region, also has low-key adventures including
Environmental Learning Center.
T where two U.S. presidents chose to make their homes: acres
The river leaves Columbus and
of pristine forest and fields, miles of trails, lakes brimming with
makes its way south to Florence
fish, and new thrills such as the whitewater rafting, tubing and Marina State Park in Omaha, at the
zip lines on the Chattahoochee River at Columbus. White Water in Columbus, GA northern end of 45,000-acre Lake
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