Galts Ferry Day Use

No general day-use entry fee was found; a $10 non-refundable fee applies when reserving the group shelter online or by phone (Visa/Mastercard/Amex/Discover accepted), per recreation.gov.

Official USACE day-use site has a designated swimming beach, but no lifeguard is documented and the same site has a boat ramp and boat dock, so families should watch for boat traffic near the swim area. No depth or bottom-condition details were found.

No significant hike is required. The swimming area is close to parking and access.

Access is through an entrance station/gatehouse; parking outside the gate and walk-ins are not permitted. Thirty of the vehicle spaces are held for confirmed shelter reservations until 1 P.M. (100-person/30-vehicle shelter cap). No general day-use parking fee was documented in sources found.

Recreation.gov's official activity list for the site includes boating, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, tubing, and water skiing, and the site has a three-lane boat ramp and boat dock on site for launching motorized craft. No specific no-wake or electric-only restriction was documented for this particular cove.

Alcohol is not permitted; pets are not permitted; no dunk tanks, pools, or slip-and-slides; no water balloons or confetti or other items that could harm wildlife; picnic tables are chained in place, per the official recreation.gov listing.

Galts Ferry Day Use is on Allatoona Lake, a natural reservoir verified in USGS hydrography data.