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Located off of Sweetwater Creek Drive in Canton, GA. The park and campground are both located off of the same spur road. The main attraction at Sweetwater Park is its swimming beach. There is also a nice group picnic pavilion that has a volleyball court and two horseshoe courts adjacent to its seating area. There is a $4 fee to enter and use the park's facilities. A building with bathrooms is located off of the parking area that is furthest from the beach. Sweetwater Day use park is open daily from 8 AM to 8 PM.  
Located off of Sweetwater Creek Drive in Canton, GA. The park and campground are both located off of the same spur road. The main attraction at Sweetwater Park is its swimming beach. There is also a nice group picnic pavilion that has a volleyball court and two horseshoe courts adjacent to its seating area. There is a $4 fee to enter and use the park's facilities. A building with bathrooms is located off of the parking area that is furthest from the beach. Sweetwater Day use park is open daily from 8 AM to 8 PM.  


Originally mentioned in this thread on the forums by Randy Falkenberg: [http://windsurfatlanta.org/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1149 New Sailing Spot!!]
Originally mentioned in this thread on the forums by Randy Falkenberg: [https://windsurfatlanta.org/content/new-sailing-spot New Sailing Spot!!]
 
== Recommended Wind Directions ==
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== Legacy Directions ==
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Directions: Take 575 N to Highway 20 exit. Go west on highway 20 (Knox Bridge Highway) about 5-10 minutes, look for the sign to Field Landing Park. The boat ramp is about a mile south of the Highway 20. It looks like the boat ramp is open all the time, currently not manned, but apparently will be later in the year.


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If you go a little farther, you can come to Sweet Water, a Corps of Engineers campground and day use area, which launches a little to the south, and on the west side. Only problem with Sweet Water, is that the Day use area is not open till May 7 (As of Randy's post. We'll assume it's open during the warmer months but you should check first.)
 


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Because this launch is sideshore, we would not recommend it to beginners. Ideally, beginner launches have onshore winds so that, if any problems arise, winds will blow the windsurfer back to shore.
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34.202567, -84.561206, Fields Landing Park
34.194218, -84.578969, Sweetwater Creek Campground
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Latest revision as of 19:37, 20 July 2019


Windsurfing and Kiteboarding at Sweetwater Park

General Information

Located off of Sweetwater Creek Drive in Canton, GA. The park and campground are both located off of the same spur road. The main attraction at Sweetwater Park is its swimming beach. There is also a nice group picnic pavilion that has a volleyball court and two horseshoe courts adjacent to its seating area. There is a $4 fee to enter and use the park's facilities. A building with bathrooms is located off of the parking area that is furthest from the beach. Sweetwater Day use park is open daily from 8 AM to 8 PM.

Originally mentioned in this thread on the forums by Randy Falkenberg: New Sailing Spot!!

Recommended Wind Directions

NW: no | N: no | NE: yes

W: yes | Wind center.png | E: yes

SW: yes | S: yes | SE: no

Northwest North Northeast
West Wind center.png East
Southwest South Southeast


Legacy Directions

Local Tips

Ability

Intermediate Advanced

Because this launch is sideshore, we would not recommend it to beginners. Ideally, beginner launches have onshore winds so that, if any problems arise, winds will blow the windsurfer back to shore.


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