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Permit Info

Tallulah, Tallulah Gorge

State: GA
Agency: SP
Contact: State Park Boating Permits or AW director Sherry Olson email: sdopc@mindspring.com
Phone: 706-754-7970
Address: P. O. Box 248
Tallulah Falls, GA 30573
Website: http://www.state.ga.us/dnr/parks/ppage2.cgi?linkval=tallulah
Fee: N
Permit: n
Type: Now Open
Peak Use: April, Nov
Permit Season: 5 weekends total in Apr & Nov
Difficulty: IV - V
Application Instructions: Permit Free Access-Tallulah River Gorge - No Permits No Pre-Registration Open Walk-On from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM For the lst two weekends in April, 2001 (April 7 and 8; April 14 and 15) Boaters will be allowed to run the Tallulah River Gorge in Georgia without a permit or lottery slot as required in the past. The number of Boaters will NOT be limited to 120 per day as in the past, but all Boaters must start down the stairs by 4:00 PM to beat the flow cut-off down to the lake. You only need to sign a Waiver at the top of the stairs to the put-in to be permitted to paddle the river. The non-permit weekends are only a test. Future non-permit weekends will be based on this trial run. You can continue to park across the road from the put-in for a $2.00 fee per vehicle. Remember, you must go under the Bridge to cross the road. This is an exciting opportunity, but we need your help to make this process successful. Access may be limited by number again should this new procedure result in environmental damage to the sensitive plant life within the Gorge. The outcome of the April Releases will determine if the November 2001 releases will require restrictions on the number of boaters again. To help us keep �Permit Free Access�, we need every Boater, including you, to: 1) ONLY access the Gorge to put-in at the Stairs and ONLY leave the Gorge at the take-out at Tugalo Lake. The stairs were constructed to eliminate impacts to endangered plants while allowing access for recreation. Please respect this. (Remember, Hikers and Climbers are still limited to 120 visitors per day in the Gorge.) 2) KEEP your impact on the riverbank to a minimum in connection with scouting rapids. Avoid all unnecessary contact with plant life. Tallulah River Gorge has several federally endangered species, including �Persistent Trillium� which are legally protected. 3) PARK only in the designated areas. Obey all parking and road crossing signs. The future of permit free access to Tallulah Gorge lays in the hands of the boating community. Let�s rise to the occasion and demonstrate our superb stewardship of this natural resource. American Whitewater would like to thank Georgia Power Company and Tallulah Gorge State Park for its efforts in this new process. If you have any questions, call: American Whitewater: TOLL FREE at 1-866-BOAT4AW (1-866-262-8429)
Cost: None
Deadline:
Notification Date:
Number of Permits:
Number of Applications:
Maximum Size:
Cancellations:
Status: 6/19/02

State:	GA
Agency:	SP
Contact:	State Park Boating Permits or AW director Sherry Olson email: sdopc@mindspring.com
Phone:	706-754-7970
Address:	P. O. Box 248 Tallulah Falls, GA 30573
Website:	http://www.state.ga.us/dnr/parks/ppage2.cgi?linkval=tallulah
Fee:	N
Permit:	n
Type:	Now Open
Peak Use:	April, Nov
Permit Season:	5 weekends total in Apr & Nov
Difficulty:	IV - V
Application Instructions:	Permit Free Access-Tallulah River Gorge - No Permits No Pre-Registration Open Walk-On from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM For the lst two weekends in April, 2001 (April 7 and 8; April 14 and 15) Boaters will be allowed to run the Tallulah River Gorge in Georgia without a permit or lottery slot as required in the past. The number of Boaters will NOT be limited to 120 per day as in the past, but all Boaters must start down the stairs by 4:00 PM to beat the flow cut-off down to the lake. You only need to sign a Waiver at the top of the stairs to the put-in to be permitted to paddle the river. The non-permit weekends are only a test. Future non-permit weekends will be based on this trial run. You can continue to park across the road from the put-in for a $2.00 fee per vehicle. Remember, you must go under the Bridge to cross the road. This is an exciting opportunity, but we need your help to make this process successful. Access may be limited by number again should this new procedure result in environmental damage to the sensitive plant life within the Gorge. The outcome of the April Releases will determine if the November 2001 releases will require restrictions on the number of boaters again. To help us keep �Permit Free Access�, we need every Boater, including you, to: 1) ONLY access the Gorge to put-in at the Stairs and ONLY leave the Gorge at the take-out at Tugalo Lake. The stairs were constructed to eliminate impacts to endangered plants while allowing access for recreation. Please respect this. (Remember, Hikers and Climbers are still limited to 120 visitors per day in the Gorge.) 2) KEEP your impact on the riverbank to a minimum in connection with scouting rapids. Avoid all unnecessary contact with plant life. Tallulah River Gorge has several federally endangered species, including �Persistent Trillium� which are legally protected. 3) PARK only in the designated areas. Obey all parking and road crossing signs. The future of permit free access to Tallulah Gorge lays in the hands of the boating community. Let�s rise to the occasion and demonstrate our superb stewardship of this natural resource. American Whitewater would like to thank Georgia Power Company and Tallulah Gorge State Park for its efforts in this new process. If you have any questions, call: American Whitewater: TOLL FREE at 1-866-BOAT4AW (1-866-262-8429)
Cost:	None
Deadline:
Notification Date:
Number of Permits:
Number of Applications:
Maximum Size:
Cancellations:
Status:	6/19/02