Can you reserve a site at Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum?

No. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

Library · Georgia ·

Managed by the National Archives and Records Administration

1,028 ft
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Entrance to the Carter Presidential Library

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum is part of the Presidential Library system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, a United States government agency. It is not a library in the usual sense but is a research facility and a museum. The archives is a repository of approximately 27 million pages of Jimmy Carter's White House material, papers of administration associates, including documents, memoranda, correspondence, etc. There are also 1/2 million photographs, and hundreds of hours of film, audio and video tape.

Getting there

The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is located at 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30307, which is about two miles east of downtown Atlanta.

From the North or South, take Interstate 75/85 to exit 248C, Freedom Parkway. Follow the signs to the Carter Center.

From the East or West, take Interstate 20 to the Moreland Avenue North exit, following Moreland Avenue north approximately two miles to Freedom Parkway. Turn left on Freedom Parkway, and follow the signs to the Carter Center.

33.76750, -84.35530 · 33°46'3.0"N 84°21'19.1"W

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1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 2.8 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Can you reserve a site at Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum?: No. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

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