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Nearest city
  
Emerson, Georgia

Area
  
7.187 km²

Governing body
  
Georgia State Park

Phone
  
+1 770-975-4226

Red Top Mountain State Park

Location
  
Bartow County, Georgia, USA

Address
  
50 Lodge Rd SE, Cartersville, GA 30121, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–5PMSunday8AM–5PMMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturday8AM–5PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Etowah Indian Mounds, Fort Mountain State Park, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Fort Yargo State Park, Cooper's Furnace

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Red Top Mountain State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is located in the northwestern part of the state, on the northwestern edge of metro Atlanta, in southeastern Bartow County near Cartersville. Named for iron-rich Red Top Mountain, the park covers 1,776 acres (6.32 km²) 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.

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During the 1864 Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War, the Battle of Allatoona Pass was fought on a battlefield near the park. (The battle of Allatoona Pass National Historical Registry Marker is across Lake Allatoona on the south side, off Allatoona Road, or the Emerson exit off Interstate 75.) The park's main popularity however comes from being near Atlanta, and just off Interstate 75. It is one of the most-visited parks in the state. A modern lodge was constructed in 1985, but closed, along with the restaurant and conference rooms, June 30, 2010 due to statewide budget cuts.

Red top mountain state park homestead trail


FacilitiesEdit

  • 92 tent/trailer/RV sites
  • Yurt
  • 18 cottages (sleep 8, available in one-bath or two-bath, 2 dog-friendly cottages available)
  • Swimming beach (seasonal)
  • Tennis courts
  • Picnic shelters
  • Two group shelters (seat 100 and 250)
  • Pioneer campground
  • Small putt-putt course.
  • 6 Trails (1 is also a bike trail)
  • Annual eventsEdit

  • Hills of Iron (March)
  • Springtime at the Homestead (April)
  • Mountain Music Series (May - July)
  • Harvest Time at the Homestead (September)
  • Battle of Allatoona Pass (October)
  • References

    Red Top Mountain State Park Wikipedia