Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Park Dawson County - canoe/kayak, bank fishing | Access / boat ramp | 34.35760, -84.11408 | Uppermost public access on the river, no fee. |
| 2 | Appalachian Outfitters: Dawson Forest Outpost 5693 Kelly Bridge Rd, Dawsonville | Outfitter / canoe rental | 34.35443, -84.20725 | Canoe and kayak outfitter on the upper river, 150 m off the water; the Upper Etowah River Alliance lists it as its sole recreation resource. |
| 3 | Eagles Beak Park Forsyth County Parks and Recreation | Access / boat ramp | 34.31332, -84.23069 | Canoe/kayak access and bank fishing, no fee. |
| 4 | McGraw Ford WMA Georgia DNR - Wildlife Management Area | Access / boat ramp | 34.32458, -84.31521 | State-held river frontage with canoe/kayak access and bank fishing, no fee. |
| 5 | Gober Beach Canoe/kayak access | Access / boat ramp | 34.29973, -84.39664 | Listed open in the state inventory with no operator recorded. |
| 6 | USGS 02392000 - Etowah River USGS monitoring location | USGS gauge | 34.24019, -84.49453 | Stage and discharge at Canton, above Lake Allatoona. |
| 7 | Boling Park City of Canton | Access / boat ramp | 34.23585, -84.50666 | Canoe/kayak access and bank fishing in Canton, no fee. Last access above Lake Allatoona. |
| 8 | Allatoona Dam U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Dam / hazard | 34.16396, -84.72826 | Impounds Lake Allatoona and divides the river. Nothing passes it; the reach above is the lake, which is its own sheet. Generation makes the tailwater below rise fast. |
| 9 | Riverside Park U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - paved ramp | Access / boat ramp | 34.16102, -84.74419 | First ramp below Allatoona Dam. Paved, canoe/kayak and bank fishing; a use fee applies. |
| 10 | Thompson Weinman Dam In-river dam below Cartersville | Dam / hazard | 34.14522, -84.78363 | Mapped structure across the channel about 5 km below the Allatoona tailwater ramp. |
| 11 | Etowah River Canoe/Kayak Launch City of Cartersville | Access / boat ramp | 34.14267, -84.83855 | Paddle launch, no fee. |
| 12 | Euharlee Creek Outfitters 102 Covered Bridge Rd SW, Euharlee | Outfitter / canoe rental | 34.14462, -84.93319 | Paddling outfitter beside the Euharlee covered bridge, about 750 m off the river. |
| 13 | Euharlee Road Boat Ramp City of Euharlee - paved ramp | Access / boat ramp | 34.14766, -84.92036 | Paved ramp, canoe/kayak and bank fishing, no fee. |
| 14 | Old Hardin Bridge Landing Bartow County Parks and Recreation - paved ramp | Access / boat ramp | 34.18877, -84.92495 | Paved ramp, no fee. |
| 15 | Neels Landing Bartow County Parks and Recreation - paved ramp | Access / boat ramp | 34.20830, -84.97881 | Paved ramp, no fee. Last Bartow County access before Floyd County. |
| 16 | State Route 1 Loop Georgia DNR-WRD - Floyd County - paved ramp | Access / boat ramp | 34.23221, -85.11623 | Lowest public ramp on the river, in Rome just above the Oostanaula confluence. Paved, no fee. |
| 17 | River Ratz Rome 1170 Turner Chapel Rd SE, Rome | Outfitter / canoe rental | 34.23820, -85.11395 | Paddling outfitter at the bottom of the river, about 750 m off the water. |
Gauge: USGS 02392000 — ETOWAH RIVER AT CANTON, GA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Redeye Bass, Shoal Bass, Spotted Bass, Striped Bass
Regulations: georgiawildlife.com/fishing-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Canton: town access and the Etowah River Park near the gauge.
Kelly Bridge and Etowah River Park in Dawson County: shoal bass water.
Dahlonega and the upper river: trout water and the delayed-harvest section.
Amicalola Creek: the main cold tributary, with its own trout fishery.
Highway 9 and Highway 369 crossings: middle-river access points.
Lake Allatoona: the impoundment at the bottom.
Below Allatoona Dam: the tailwater and a separate striped bass fishery.
March through May: the best shoal bass fishing and strong trout activity upstream.
June through August: warm and low; shoal bass on topwater at dawn, trout only in the coldest upper water.
September and October: falling temperatures, clear water and excellent shoal bass fishing.
November through February: delayed-harvest trout season on the upper river at its best.