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Lookout Mountain Park

Lula Lake Core Preserve (Open Gate Day parking)

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Lookout MountainGA
Lula Lake Land TrustManaged by

Open only first and last weekends of month (Open Gate Days) 9-5 ET, reservations required via Eventbrite; gates close to entry 1-2 PM. 13 trails/8+ mi; Lula Lake, 110-ft Lula Falls, Bluff overlook. Classic Loop 4.5 mi.

OSM waterway=waterfall node 2232199378. height ~100 ft (from name, UTC Regional Resource Inventory). Land ownership/access not encoded in OSM — verify (tnlandforms ‘Locale’ column flags private falls).

Fee: $16 Conservation Use Fee per vehicle reservationDogs: Leashed dogs OK; no swimming dogsHours: Open Gate Days 9 AM-5 PM ET

Parking & getting there

1 reservation = 1 parking space; no parking on Lula Lake Rd or at Rock Creek Fellowship on Open Gate Days

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Directions Official page at www.lulalake.org
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17 trails · 19.8 mi

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  • 1 advanced
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