The west map is where all the park construction is taking place. Lots of construction photos on the photo page - here's the visitor center:
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| From Chattahoochee Bend |
And the restroom at the day-use area:
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| From Chattahoochee Bend |
I plan to give the construction areas a wide berth until they are finished. The west map is big, bigger than the other two. It runs from the flat rock area that gives Flat Rock Road it's name all the way to the river and then hooks south to run along the shoreline. Lots of confusing logging roads - confusing because they are not yet mapped, but that will change over time. There are rock features extending from Flat Rock Road west for at least 500 meters, maybe further, but not as far west as the visitor center.
Looks like the planners did a good job. Each developed area is on a different spur, so as you drive west you come to the Visitor Center, the pioneer camping, the residence and maintenance areas, and the campground. The day-use area is actually the furthest west, and is in the flood plain. I assume there will be a boat ramp - they have logged an area right to the water's edge.
A lot of work remains to be done on the park road. It is only a swath of logged area right now - the construction workers are using the logging roads to get access. Some of the park road will coincide with the old logging roads, some of it will be new construction.
So, my plan is to work the area north of the construction and north of the powerline first, sorting out the logging roads as I go. Once I finish that as far west as the river and the day-use area I'll decide what to do next. There is no construction in the flat rock area west of Flat Rock Road and no construction in the area south of the day-use area - so there are plenty of spots to keep me busy for the next few months until the construction is finished.
