Join us for our next Trail Blazers walk at East Palisades with special guest guide Sally Bethea on Saturday, September 14 at 8:30 a.m.
Sally is the founding director of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper where she devoted 20 years to protecting and restoring the neglected river. Now retired, Sally has written a memoir, Keeping the Chattahoochee.
Join us as Sally tells us about her efforts to protect the river and guides us on a walk along the river’s edge.
Registration is required and space is limited.
East Palisades is a unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and contains approximately 5 miles of easy to difficult trails. Winding through forested floodplains, ridges, and ravines, these trails display a natural beauty in all seasons. This outdoor classroom offers many experiences for plant and animal identification, geology and water quality studies. Large boulders along the river’s edge make perfect settings for picnics. The cold river contains 22 species of game fish, including trout. The cold water conditions, while great for trout, can be dangerous to humans.
East Palisades Unit of the CRNRA
The Whitewater Creek Trail Entrance
4058 Whitewater Creek Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
CRNRA Daily Parking Pass $5.00 required
About SSC Trail Blazers
Sandy Springs Conservancy’s Trail Blazers is a series of monthly guided walks and hikes at local parks from March to October! Each month SSC Trail Blazers walks/hikes will take place at different parks in Sandy Springs and neighboring communities. SSC will provide knowledgeable guides to share the history of the parks and to lead small groups on hikes through the park and trails. Trail Blazers events will be scheduled for the second Saturday of each month.
Participants will meet at the scheduled park or trailhead location. Each walk will last approximately one hour. Walks will be limited to 25 participants. The minimum age to participate is 10 years old, and anyone under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Participants must register and sign a liability waiver online. Registration is first come first served. You will be contacted for cancellation/rescheduling in the case of inclement weather.
Read more about Trail Blazers.
