CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK
On the western edge of Lookout Mountain, this is one of the most scenic parks in the state. This beautiful park is set around a deep gorge cut into the mountain by Sitton Gulch Creek and features two waterfalls. Visitors enjoy beautiful views, hiking, tennis and disc golf. Trenton, GA - 45 miles west of Dalton.

FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
This Georgia State Park in the Chattahoochee National Forest offers beautiful trails winding through hardwood forest and blueberry thickets that hikers and mountain bikers will enjoy, or lounge around the sandy beach surrounding the clear mountain lake. Chatsworth, GA - 20 miles northeast of Dalton.

RED CLAY STATE HISTORIC PARK
This park is on the last Council Grounds for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation. Walking trails, picnic areas and the “Blue Hole” Council Spring provide a tranquil setting for outdoor activities. 5 miles north of Dalton.

CARTERS LAKE
One of the most scenic lakes in the Southeast located at the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains where you can camp, picnic, boat, fish, hunt and mountain bike. Rental cabins and boats are available. 15 miles southeast of Dalton.

NOB NORTH GOLF COURSE
Dalton’s PGA approved Gary Player designed municipal golf course features all the amenities of a private course. Cohutta, GA - 10 miles northeast of Dalton.

OCOEE WHITEWATER RAFTING
Have a splashingly great time on this site of the 1996 Olympic Whitewater events. 40 miles northeast of Dalton.