Little, Georgia, US

Playwave near Woodstock

Usual Difficulty	I (for normal flows)

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
LITTLE RIVER AT GA 5, NEAR WOODSTOCK, GA
usgs-02392780	1000 - 4000 cfs	I	00h31m	79 cfs (rc= -0.3 )

River Description

This playwave is located on little river in Woodstock, Georgia. It can be accessed by going to the Old Rope Mill Park in Woodstock. [www.woodstockga.gov].

 

"The wave is created by a manmade structure that looks like a little slide at low water.. at higher water the wave looks like its formed at the bottom of the slide, not sure how deep it is......I'm not much of a playboater.. but it looks like you could do flatspins, blunts, cartwheels.. if you are really good some loops."   T_Dockins

 

"A friend and I went out there on Christmas (2009) after Santa brought us all that rain for being good boys this year. We were there for about 2.5 hours with the flow ranging from 1600-1200 on the gauge.  At this level there are a few good features with the best one being similar to surfing at Callahan's on the Upper Ocoee. A very nice, sticky hole that wants to keep pushing you back into the center. It's a little shallow when you flip over, but nothing that you are going to smash your face on, maybe just scrape your paddle a little. The eddy service to the main hole is excellent, with a huge eddy on player's left with plenty of time to get there. This spot is worth checking out if you live in the area, it is much better than the shithole although it doesn't run nearly as often or at night. If anybody has been there before and surfed please let me know what level and how it was. Hopefully in the future we can start to dial in the gauge a little better on AW. This is a nice little gem for the local playboater,  although you have to catch it the day after it rains as it drops out quickly. My guess would be if the gauge says it's over 1100, grab your boat and have some fun!"   DStrother on boatertalk.

 

"I've been down there with my playboat a handful of times, but usually at a lower level. When it's lower, it's a fun little rapid but not really worth the trouble (and the poo stench). It washes out pretty fast, too, and there aren't any features to be found. It appears to be an old bridge or something and the rubble underneath makes me a little nervous. However, I've scoped it out at really low water and it appears to be safe enough."  jheron39 on Boatertalk.

 

Getting There from I-575:

Take Exit 8 (Towne Lake Parkway Exit) and turn east on Towne Lake Parkway

Almost immediately make a left onto Woodstock Parkway (stoplight)

At next light – make a left onto Ridgewalk Parkway

Make first right (just before bridge) onto Old Rope Mill Road

This road dead ends into the park.

After parking, walk upriver about 100 yards to the playwave. There is a small eddy on river left, a big rock, and then another bigger eddy.

 

A paved walking trail runs along on river right.   It is part of Cherokee County's trail system that should eventually connect trails throughout the county.