The Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy launched the first phase of a multi-year effort to improve the 66 miles of trails across the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.

The conservancy will tackle the 15 park units one at a time. The effort began with the Island Ford Trail Project after discussions with park leadership, as its park headquarters are in that unit.

“By December of this year, we will have fully completed new trails at Island Ford,” Conservancy Executive Director Bittany Jones told Rough Draft Atlanta.

When the conservancy members saw the comprehensive Trails Management Plan in 2022 that included improving trail safety, sustainability, and visitor experiences across the 15 park units, they decided to complete it, unit by unit.

Upon the park’s creation in 1978,

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