Georgia Rivers

06/03/2026

Itching for a new kayak?

Play and win in the Georgia Rivers PADDLE GEORGIA 2026 Kayak Raffle in which one lucky winner will take home a Crescent Kayaks CK1 Kayak donated by Murphs Surf with outlets at Morgan Falls Lake and multiple Lake Allatoona locations.

Each raffle ticket puts your name in the hat, so the more tickets you buy, the greater your chances to win! All funds raised support Georgia Rivers' work to protect and connect people with Georgia rivers.

The raffle closes Friday, June 19th, with the winner announced at PADDLE GEORGIA and on social media. You don't have to be present to win the kayak.

Purchase raffle tickets here: https://rafflecreator.com/pages/55174/kayak-raffle---june-2026

06/02/2026

A REMINDER! Tonight at 7 p.m. we will host our Paddle Georgia 2026 Zoom Information Session. You can join in the fun at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9749672913?omn=81886183493 We'll provide an overview of the trip set for June 14-20 on the Cooswattee and Oostanaula rivers, campsites and logistics. Then, we will answer any questions you might have. BE THERE!

06/02/2026

Paddle Georgia is creeping ever so closer and we're preparing by educating some of our participants in basic water safety! Nine participants received water safety training from Georgia Rivers Andrew Kraft and volunteer Mike Henry this Saturday in Chattahoochee Hills. Some will be assisting as safety boaters during our journey down the Coosawattee and Oostanaula Rivers set for June 14-20!

05/26/2026

Thunderstorms prevented us from paddling all nine miles of our Broad River Shoals Lily Adventure Saturday, but the bad weather did hold off long enough for us to make an upstream trip to Anthony Shoals to see the lilies and the ruins of the Broad River Manufacturing Company dating to the 1840s. Critters, beautiful flowers and lots of cool history all wrapped up at Anthony Shoals!

05/18/2026

Georgia Rivers is excited to partner with Dalton State College to bring to bring more than dozen students on Paddle Georgia 2026, taking place June 14-20 on the Coosawattee and Oostanaula rivers. Last week, some of the participating students joined Georgia Rivers River Program Coordinator Andrew Kraft and Paddle Georgia Coordinator Joe Cook for a kayaking skills training at Haig Mill Lake Park in Dalton. They're now ready to rumble down the Oostanaula June 18-20!

05/18/2026

05/18/2026

If you are joining Georgia Rivers for Paddle Georgia 2026, here's a sampling of photographs from a recent scouting trip of part of Day 1 and Day 2 of this year's route on the Coosawattee River. Day 2 is filled with numerous Class II rapids/shoals followed by a 5-6-mile lake paddle (sorry!) Hopefully, these images will give you a feel for what to expect! Of course, water levels will have a major impact on this section and we will closely watch water levels up until June 15 when we run this section.

05/18/2026

Thanks, Rough Draft Atlanta for sharing about Paddle Georgia! Reminder to register before May 31 to join this record-breaking paddle trip down 4 rivers.

Join Paddle Georgia, the largest canoe and kayak event in the US, for a week-long expedition through Georgia's beautiful rivers and valleys.

05/17/2026

Here's a few images from today's Georgia Rivers National Safe Boating Week Kayaking 101 class at Kellogg Creek Day Use Area on Lake Allatoona. We introduced 16 members of Refugee Womens Network to kayaking--most for the first time. Participants hailed from at least seven different countries! U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Allatoona Lake ACA Georgia ACA Paddlesports

05/17/2026

Georgia Rivers led a Kayaking 101 training as part of National Safe Boating Week today at Lake Allatoona for members of Refugee Womens Network. Here's just some of the reaction from our participants who hailed from Mexico, Bhutan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Nigeria. Reactions in both Spanish and English!