Island Ford Visitor Center
Facility · Georgia ·
Managed by the National Park Service
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) · Open Access
- 922 ft
- Elevation
The Island Ford Visitor Center is located in the historic Hewlett Lodge. Here you will be able to purchase your Annual Park Pass as well as any of the passes in the America The Beautiful series. While there pick up maps, obtain the latest information on the park, or pick up a souvenir from the Eastern National store.
Getting there
The park is spread over a 48 mile section of the Chattahoochee River and consists of the river and 15 land units beginning downstream from Buford Dam at Lake Lanier and ending at Peachtree Creek in metro Atlanta. Check out the directions link to chart your course to one of the many units.
33.98725, -84.32463 · 33°59'14.1"N 84°19'28.7"W
Typical weather
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| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 4.5 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Island Ford Visitor Center
- Can you reserve a site at Island Ford Visitor Center?
- No. Island Ford Visitor Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Island Ford Visitor Center
- Payne Campground-Allatoona Lake 17.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Buford Dam Park Shelters (Ga) 18.9 mi · Campground · we watch it
- West Bank Park Shelters (Ga) 19 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Sawnee 19.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Lanier Park Shelter (Ga) 19.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Victoria Campground 20.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Sweetwater Campground 20.4 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Bald Ridge Creek 20.5 mi · Campground · we watch it
- High Museum of Art 14.1 mi · Facility
- Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum 15.3 mi · Library
- Museum of Design 16.1 mi · Facility
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Visitor Center 16.2 mi · Facility
Contact
- Phone (678) 538-1200
- Email chat_superintendent@nps.gov
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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