Whether you’re a paddler or a festival-goer, you can join your friends and neighbors at our annual festive celebration of river appreciation! The race starts at Garrard Landing Park at Holcomb Bridge Road and finishes at Roswell’s Riverside Park—the venue for the FREE festival with live music, kids' activities, farmer's market, and more.

The Race
The Festival
Sponsors

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THE RACE - 9 a.m.
Click here to download the 2008 race brochure.

Click here to view a CRNRA Map of the area.

Experience the scenic beauty of the Chattahoochee River as you paddle from Garrard Landing Park on Holcomb Bridge Road to Riverside Park. Race includes open and recreational categories, various age divisions, solo and tandem canoe divisions, as well as kayak and sea kayak divisions. Paddlers wanting a competitive race or competing for points in the Georgia Flatwater Canoe/Kayak Series will traverse the ten-mile course, while recreational paddlers will take the eight-mile course. Both include exciting Class I-II rapids. Race fans can cheer on their favorite craft from several locations: Island Ford, Don White Park and Riverside Park.

All registered paddlers receive a gift bag, a race T-shirt, and a boxed lunch. Your registration also includes a complimentary one-year membership with the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.

THE FESTIVAL - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Join paddlers, spectators, and river enthusiasts for the family-friendly festival at Riverside Park, the 2008 festival featured . . .

* Music from Gareth Asher and The Vagabonds
* Strolling magacians, face painting, bouncy room and other kids' activities
* Food from The Pickle and other vendors
* An array of environmental exhibitors
* REI's Promoting Enviornmental Awareness in Kids (PEAK) Program at 1:15 p.m.
* The Awards Ceremony at the conclusion of the race
* A large tented area for shady relaxation

SPONSORS

The Back to the Chattahoochee Race & Festival is organized by Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (UCR), National Park Service, Fulton County and the City of Roswell. If you are interested in sponsoring this event please contact Tammy Morrissey at tmorrissey@ucriverkeeper.org or 404.352.9828 x12.

Thank you to our 2008 Sponsors!

Presenting Sponsor
Rock100.5 Atlanta’s Rock Station

River Benefactor
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

River Defender
Chevron
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
The Coca-Cola Company
Department of Watershed Management
RIOT Atlanta

River Advocate
Harry’s Farmers Market
Sweetwater Brewing Co.
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River Sponsor
Georgia Canoeing Association
Georgia Transmission Corp.
Lipton
Keystone Press, Inc.
Tom's of Maine

Friend of the River
Brown & Caldwell
Smith's Olde Bar
Coca-Cola Enterprises

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Please also visit these Events:
Cleanups
Membership Meeting
Patron Appreciation Dinner
Paddle Trips
River Revival
Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival