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Fishing, camping, hiking and mountain biking. The Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant in the area
A museum in Cartersville featuring contemporary Western art, Western illustration, Western movie posters, Civil War art, Presidential portraits and letters, authentic stagecoaches, and an interactive hands-on gallery for children based on a working ranch.
A college just north of Rome. At 27,000 acres, it is the largest contiguous campus in the world. It has 80 miles of hiking trails.
Tallest mountain in Georgia south of I-20. A park at the summit is under development.
The most intact Mississippian Culture site in the American Southeast, the Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site is home to six Native America earthen mounds, a plaza, village site, borrow pits and defensive ditch.
Allatoona Lake
This U.S. Corp of Engineers Lake is one of the busiest in the nation. Its popularity is likely due to factors that include: its proximity to Atlanta, the large number of campgrounds campgrounds and the ease of public access to the lake from many points along its banks.
A 4.4-mile trail near Rydal Georgia. Features a water-filled CCC quarry, as well as a view of Pine Log Mountain, the tallest mountain in Metro Atlanta.