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The beauty of Orkin Lake is reason enough to stop by. In case you don’t mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Marsh Creek, also Orkin Lake Dam is worth a visit while you're here. Big Creek has a fine whitewater paddling spot nearby, and Orkin Lake is glorious enough to spend more than a day at, Marietta Campground is a glorious local campground. This lake is so wonderful. If you haven’t been to Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area,
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| | you must schedule some time for it if you're here, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try March Creek. And if that's not sufficient, there's loads more to do in the vicinity of Orkin Lake. Blue Heron Golf Club is a great golf course nearby, and the good folks of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta like to hang out close by. Summertime highs at Orkin Lake regularly tend to be in the 80's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. The | |
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cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the 20's for Orkin Lake. If you need a place to stay Hyatt Place Atlanta Perimeter Center is a brilliant choice, and a great spot to camp here at Orkin Lake
is La Siesta RV Park. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Country Hearth Inn, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always have a look at close by Bull Sluice Lake. Orkin Lake is a pretty wet
place regularly with a large amount of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is frequently March, that's the one that rains the most while October is typically the driest month.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 33.96333 Longitude: -84.38167
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Outdoors Recreation Near Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia, the metro area neareast to Orkin Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Marsh Creek, Fulton CountyCounty, 1 miles away Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Mill Spring Academy to Riverside Road) |
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Big Creek, Fulton CountyCounty, 4 miles away Class I-III(V+) - 2 miles long (Grimes Bridge Road to Vickery Creek Park) |
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Sope Creek, Cobb CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class III-IV(V) - 2.5 miles long (Lower Roswell Road to Chattahoochee River) |
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