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Sheffer Lake is always a pleasure to visit. This lake is so wonderful. That right there is plenty already, but it keeps on going; Sheffer Lake has it all. Paddling on Sope Creek is so much fun, and the panorama of gorgeous Blackjack Mountain is brilliant. This lake is so wonderful. You're sure to bump into some great people from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta here, and Crestwood Suites - Marietta is a wonderful place to get some rest.
Sheffer Lake is a wet
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| | site that gets a large amount of precipitation; through March this area sees the most rain, and the driest month is October. There's some out of the ordinary stuff to observe at Sheffer Lake Dam close to Sheffer Lake, and Holcomb Lake is a nearby lake that you could visit. For the duration of the summer here at Sheffer Lake, high temperatures usually get into the 80's with nighttime lows in the 60's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in | |
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the 40's while the cold winter nights at Sheffer Lake are in the 20's.
Soar down the rapids of Chattahoochee River in a kayak, and a splendid place to camp here at Sheffer Lake is Marietta Campground. After a long day outdoors
Drury Inn And Suites Atlanta Marietta is a brilliant place to spend a night or two, and camping is available at La Siesta RV Park. A spree to Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area is worthwhile, and if you get bored of Sheffer Lake you could also go to nearby Farmland Lake.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.98944
Longitude: -84.47889
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Sope Creek, Cobb CountyCounty, 4 miles away
Class III-IV(V) - 2.5 miles long (Lower Roswell Road to Chattahoochee River) |
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Chattahoochee River, Cobb/Fulton CountyCounty, 6 miles away
Class I-II+(III) - 3.5 miles long (Powers Ferry to West Pallisades/Paces Mill) |
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Marsh Creek, Fulton CountyCounty, 7 miles away
Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Mill Spring Academy to Riverside Road) |
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Sope Creek
| All dried up. Not much more than bathwater running through...no exaggeration. 7-6-2008... |
Chattahoochee River
| Class I-II at the most after a good rain. I've been going here over a year and barely enough to tube. 7-6-2008... |
Elarbee Lake
 | I think I live close to this lake, but I can't find it. Help me!... |
White Oak Lake
| I've lived less than a couple of miles from this lake and I didn't even know it existed until today while looking at google maps of the area around my house. I wonder how many people know about it? I wonder if it's on private property.... |
Big Creek
| No real put in spot because the water is only about 6 inches high. It's not deep enough to move. It's literally a stagnant cesspool now. Be afraid. 7-6-2008... |
Chattahoochee River
| Dried up. Rain water ditch. Don't bother. 7-6-2008... |
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
 | 10 miles away
Please repair the annual pass box at the trail head.... |
Northridge Lake
| 10 miles away
Northridge Lake is a 30 acre spring fed lake surrounded by a residential community. Canoes, paddleboats, and small sailboats are allowed on the lake.... |
Arrowhead Campground
 | 13 miles away
Arrowhead Camp ground went out of business and is no longer in Austell, GA...Arrowhead Camp ground went out of business and is no longer in Austell, GA... |
Simmons Lake
| 15 miles away
Just thought you should know this, but Simmons Lake essentially doesn't exist anymore. I'm an Atlanta native who grew up in DeKalb County and attended Lakeside High School; back when I was a teenager I saw work done on the neighboring Echo Lake, which is surrounded by nice middle-class homes. From what I can tell, the lake was dredged, I guess in order to save it, and Simmons Lake (across Briarcliff Road) was essentially sacrificed for its sake, taking the excess silt from Echo Lake. There's still a small pond there, quite shallow, in the areas closet to Briarcliff Road and Echo Lake, but nothing like what I once knew; over the years even the trees and undergrowth have reclaimed most of the area the lake had once covered when I was a boy... |
Cowart Lake
| 18 miles away
1 PHOTO
Winter time bass.... |
Buena Vista Lake
| 19 miles away
Buena Vista Lake is just a tiny pond in a city park. There is no reason for tourists to visit unless you happen to be staying in the neighborhood and want to take a walk.... |
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