Allatoona Creek Park

Allatoona Creek Park is a 1,450-acre Cobb County park leased from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, featuring over 40 miles of multi-use trails through open fields, dense forest, wetlands, and along the shores of Lake Allatoona. Two creeks — Little Allatoona and Big Allatoona — converge near the lake Acworth, making for a uniquely scenic trail system affectionately known by locals as "The Toona."

Name Origin: The park takes its name from Allatoona Creek, which flows through the property. The land was once home to Cherokee Indians who farmed the fertile bottomlands Acworth — "Allatoona" is derived from a Cherokee word meaning "high ground" or "fortified hills."

• 8.15 Mile Long Course
• 3.85 Mile Short Course

• 1,450-acre Cobb County park leased from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Georgia's largest purpose-built mountain bike trail system
• Over 40 miles of multi-use singletrack trails
• Named trails include Wild Kat, Driftwood, Rusty Bucket, Mason's Bridge, Turtle Back, and Whipper Snapper
• First trail (Turtle Back) opened May 19, 2011
• Hosts Dirty Spokes trail races, MTB races, and high school cross country championships
• Cherokee Indians farmed the land until displacement in the early 1800s
• Archery deer hunting permitted seasonally in designated sections of the park
• Trails close when wet — check mtbatlanta.com for trail status
• One heads-up: the Dirty Spokes race distances have shifted over the years (8.75/3.6 earlier, now 8.15/3.85). I've used the current 2025/2026 distances above. Want to keep those or use the original distances? Sonnet 4.6Extended