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Short answer
Bush Head Shoals Access Park is a Heard County park on the Chattahoochee River near Franklin with a kayak ramp and primitive camping, giving paddlers access to Bush Head Shoals and Daniels Shoals. No hours or fees are published. Checked on Discover Georgia Outdoors.
A new Heard County park that gives kayakers and canoeists a put-in for the Bush Head and Daniels shoals on the Chattahoochee River. It has a paddle ramp and primitive camping, and an outfitter nearby rents kayaks.
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Getting In
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Make It a Day
Chattahoochee Bend State Park is about 9 miles away. Coming up near here: "Faces of the Revolution Tour" in Atlanta.
6 events within 50 mi
Bush Head Shoals Access Park Hours
- No hours are published.
What It Costs
- No fees are published for this county park. Call Heard County or check the park’s Facebook page before you go.
Where It Is and How to Get in Touch
- AddressBush Head Shoals Rd, Franklin, GA 30217
- CountyHeard (West Georgia region)
- Approximate map point33.32072, -85.06998 (a point near the park from OpenStreetMap; directions in Google Maps by address)
- Park’s Facebook pagefacebook.com/p/Bush-Head-Shoals-Access-Park-100069338194229
- Official pagewww.discovergeorgiaoutdoors.com/?p=6202
Dogs and Strollers
- No pet rule is published for this county park. Ask before you bring a dog.
- Strollers: the park does not publish stroller rules. Paths range from paved walks to rough trails, so call ahead if you need a stroller-friendly route.
What’s at Bush Head Shoals Access Park
Facilities the park lists: Kayak and canoe ramp; Primitive camping.
Things to do: Paddling to Bush Head Shoals and Daniels Shoals on the Chattahoochee River; Kayak rentals from a nearby outfitter.
Events Coming Up Near Bush Head Shoals Access
State parks and historic sites
- 1Chattahoochee Bend State Parkstate park9 mi
- 2F.D. Roosevelt State Parkstate park36 mi
- 3Roosevelt's Little White House State Historic Sitestate historic site38 mi
- 4Sweetwater Creek State Parkstate park39 mi
Events coming up
- 5"Faces of the Revolution Tour"Atlanta49 mi
- 6GARF After DarkFairburn32 mi
- 7Silent Night (The Atlanta Opera)Atlanta49 mi
- 8Fantasy In LightsPine Mountain36 mi
- 9American Indian Heritage Symposium: "Beyond the Founding Story: Indigenous Histories, Archives, and Memory"Morrow46 mi
- 10Voices of America at Pickett's Mill Battlefield (US250)Dallas44 mi
Straight-line distances from the site’s GPS point. Dots sit in their true compass direction; distance is stretched near the middle so close neighbors stay readable. The same places are listed below.
- On now through Dec 17“Faces of the Revolution Tour”, Atlanta (about 49 miles away)
- On now through Nov 25GARF After Dark, Fairburn (about 32 miles away, from $50)
- On now through Nov 15Silent Night (The Atlanta Opera), Atlanta (about 49 miles away)
- Nov 13 – Jan 3, 2027Fantasy In Lights, Pine Mountain (about 36 miles away, free to $40)
- Nov 13American Indian Heritage Symposium: “Beyond the Founding Story: Indigenous Histories, Archives, and Memory”, Morrow (about 46 miles away)
- Nov 14Voices of America at Pickett’s Mill Battlefield (US250), Dallas (about 44 miles away)
Events within 50 miles in the next 90 days from our Georgia event calendar, as of ; distances are straight-line from the site’s GPS point. The park’s own ranger programs and events are on the Georgia State Parks events calendar.
Nearby State Parks and Historic Sites
- Chattahoochee Bend State Park (state park, Coweta County), about 9 miles away
- F.D. Roosevelt State Park (state park, Harris County), about 36 miles away
- Roosevelt’s Little White House State Historic Site (state historic site, Meriwether County), about 38 miles away
- Sweetwater Creek State Park (state park, Douglas County), about 39 miles away
More on It’s Georgia
- All Georgia state parks and historic sites, by region
- West Georgia: more places to go in the region
Source: the Bush Head Shoals Access Park listing on Discover Georgia Outdoors; the state parks list names it a partner site, checked . Hours and fees change, so check the official page before a long drive. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will re-check it.
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