Red Top Mountain State Park

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 1562 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 and on the west by Allatoona Creek.

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 Rd, or the Emerson exit off I-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.

Facilities

*92 Tent, Trailer, RV Sites
*Yurts
*18 Cottages
*33-Room Lodge and Conference Center
*Restaurant
*Swimming Beach (seasonal)
*Swimming Pool
*Tennis Courts
*Picnic Shelters
*2 Group Shelters (seat 100 and 250)
*Pioneer Campground

Annual Events

*Party with the 'Possums Night Hike (Friday nights, April through September)
*Harvest Time at the Homestead (September)
*Battle of Allatoona Pass (October)

External links

* [http://gastateparks.org/info/redtop/ GDNR official site]
* [http://www.redtopmountain.com Lodge at Red Top Mountain]
* [http://www.friendsofredtop.org Friends of Red Top]
* [http://ngeorgia.com/parks/red.html NGeorgia]
* [http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/redtop.html Roadside Georgia]
* [http://notatlanta.org/redtop.html Not Atlanta]
* [http://www.stateparks.com/red_top_mountain.html StateParks]
* [http://atlanta.citysearch.com/profile/11493765/cartersville_ga/red_top_mountain_state_park.html CitySearch]
* [http://www.accessatlanta.com/search/content/recreation/guides/stateparks_redtop.html Access Atlanta]
* [http://www.georgiagetaway.com/parks/ga_parks/red_top.shtml Georgia Getaway]
* [http://www.redtopmountainstatepark.org Red Top Mountain State Park]