Maureen’s guidebook
Great restaurants in and around Alpharetta
This is a great guide for restaurants, festivals and events as well as entertainment. Always feel free to shoot me a text as well if you have other questions about things to see or do or great places to eat.
www.awesomealpharetta.com
Great outside seating and great food. Very relaxed atmosphere and you can walk out with your beverage downtown.
Ceviche Taqueria & Margarita Bar - Alpharetta
42 Milton AveGreat outside seating and great food. Very relaxed atmosphere and you can walk out with your beverage downtown.
Outside seating with string lights in the heart of downtown. Has a vast selection of pizzas, pastas, salads seafood and other tasty selections. Great spot for family dining.
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Crust Pasta & Pizzeria
131 S Main StOutside seating with string lights in the heart of downtown. Has a vast selection of pizzas, pastas, salads seafood and other tasty selections. Great spot for family dining.
This restaurant is a favorite for our family. The food is delicious and very reasonable. If you order the Guacamole, they will make it at your table. You can get pitcher of beer or margarita's for a very reasonable cost and the wait time is typically not too long. Also, if you are celebrating a birthday and let them know, they will bring out a big sombrero for the birthday boy/girl and see them Happy Birthday in Spanish. My son wants to go here every year on his birthday.
El Porton Mexican Restaurant
11950 Jones Bridge RdThis restaurant is a favorite for our family. The food is delicious and very reasonable. If you order the Guacamole, they will make it at your table. You can get pitcher of beer or margarita's for a very reasonable cost and the wait time is typically not too long. Also, if you are celebrating a birthday and let them know, they will bring out a big sombrero for the birthday boy/girl and see them Happy Birthday in Spanish. My son wants to go here every year on his birthday.
Day Hikes and Trails
If you love the outdoors, then check out some of these great local sites where you can enjoy the fresh air, find some fantastic trails and be at one with nature!
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain is about an hour away but well worth the drive.
This is a favorite spot for our family. It is also a popular spot for engagement and family photo shoots. The trails are awesome and many of them end up at a beautiful waterfall. There are lots of native plants along the trail including the beautiful flowering Mountain Laurel. You will not be disappointed with this location. Also, a pet friendly hiking spot but your pet must be leashed.
Click here for more information
https://www.atlantatrails.com/hiking-trails/roswell-mill-vickery-creek-trail/
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Roswell Mill Waterfall
95 Mill StThis is a favorite spot for our family. It is also a popular spot for engagement and family photo shoots. The trails are awesome and many of them end up at a beautiful waterfall. There are lots of native plants along the trail including the beautiful flowering Mountain Laurel. You will not be disappointed with this location. Also, a pet friendly hiking spot but your pet must be leashed.
Click here for more information
https://www.atlantatrails.com/hiking-trails/roswell-mill-vickery-creek-trail/
Amicalola Falls State Park is about an hour north from our Airbnb and is nestled in North Georgia’s mossy, waterfall-filled Chattahoochee National Forest, set in the rolling, vibrant-green southern Appalachian Mountains. It’s one of the most popular, and most visited, of Georgia’s State Parks – and for a good reason. At the heart of the park, the Georgia’s tallest waterfall spills down a towering bluff, falling 720 feet into a mossy, boulder-filled forest. It’s the highest cascading falls east of the Mississippi River.
This towering waterfall is located 7.5 miles by hike from the southern end of the Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain, and it’s the closest access point to the AT via paved roads. The AT Approach Trail departs from the crest of this waterfall, trailing to the Springer Mountain summit. It’s at Springer that the Appalachian Trail begins its 2000+ mile, epic journey northbound for Maine, a hike attempted every year by thousands of AT thru-hikers.
This park is a real treat for all ages and will not dissapoint! Bring lots of water as well as sunscreen if it is hot. You will love the the trails and especially the beautiful falls!
Click here or copy and paste in your browser for directions!
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/1065+Clairborne+Drive,+Alpharetta,+GA/Amicalola+Falls+State+Park,+418+Amicalola+Falls+State+Park+Rd,+Dawsonville,+GA+30534/@34.3270434,-84.4706357,10z/am=t/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x88f57590d5baae31:0xe6f716d76d0aa302!2m2!1d-84.2855859!2d34.07884!1m5!1m1!1s0x885f7792a0e02d17:0x23ea5c785c024284!2m2!1d-84.236007!2d34.576187!3e0
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Amicalola Falls State Park
418 Amicalola Falls State Park RdAmicalola Falls State Park is about an hour north from our Airbnb and is nestled in North Georgia’s mossy, waterfall-filled Chattahoochee National Forest, set in the rolling, vibrant-green southern Appalachian Mountains. It’s one of the most popular, and most visited, of Georgia’s State Parks – and for a good reason. At the heart of the park, the Georgia’s tallest waterfall spills down a towering bluff, falling 720 feet into a mossy, boulder-filled forest. It’s the highest cascading falls east of the Mississippi River.
This towering waterfall is located 7.5 miles by hike from the southern end of the Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain, and it’s the closest access point to the AT via paved roads. The AT Approach Trail departs from the crest of this waterfall, trailing to the Springer Mountain summit. It’s at Springer that the Appalachian Trail begins its 2000+ mile, epic journey northbound for Maine, a hike attempted every year by thousands of AT thru-hikers.
This park is a real treat for all ages and will not dissapoint! Bring lots of water as well as sunscreen if it is hot. You will love the the trails and especially the beautiful falls!
Click here or copy and paste in your browser for directions!
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/1065+Clairborne+Drive,+Alpharetta,+GA/Amicalola+Falls+State+Park,+418+Amicalola+Falls+State+Park+Rd,+Dawsonville,+GA+30534/@34.3270434,-84.4706357,10z/am=t/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x88f57590d5baae31:0xe6f716d76d0aa302!2m2!1d-84.2855859!2d34.07884!1m5!1m1!1s0x885f7792a0e02d17:0x23ea5c785c024284!2m2!1d-84.236007!2d34.576187!3e0
Another favorite among locals and listed as one of the top ten hiking trails in Georgia@!
Click here or copy and paste this link in your browser for the other nine in the top ten list.
https://www.atlantatrails.com/georgia-outdoor-destination-guides/
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Kennesaw Mountain
Another favorite among locals and listed as one of the top ten hiking trails in Georgia@!
Click here or copy and paste this link in your browser for the other nine in the top ten list.
https://www.atlantatrails.com/georgia-outdoor-destination-guides/
The Big Creek Greenway is located right in Alpharetta and it is a great place to take a walk, ride a bike or go for a jog or run on the seven plus miles of trails. You can also bring a pet as long as they are on a leash.
In 2016 the City of Alpharetta partnered with Zagster, Inc to provide free bike share for Big Creek Greenway users. Bikes can be rented for up to 3 hrs free of charge. Stations are now located at 4 stops along the Big Creek Greenway
Locations:
Big Creek Park (Roswell, GA)
North Point Parkway - Greenway Parking Lot
Rock Mill Park
Ed Isakson YMCA
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Big Creek Greenway
Big Creek GreenwayThe Big Creek Greenway is located right in Alpharetta and it is a great place to take a walk, ride a bike or go for a jog or run on the seven plus miles of trails. You can also bring a pet as long as they are on a leash.
In 2016 the City of Alpharetta partnered with Zagster, Inc to provide free bike share for Big Creek Greenway users. Bikes can be rented for up to 3 hrs free of charge. Stations are now located at 4 stops along the Big Creek Greenway
Locations:
Big Creek Park (Roswell, GA)
North Point Parkway - Greenway Parking Lot
Rock Mill Park
Ed Isakson YMCA
A fun day out!
Lake Lanier water park is a wonderful way to spend the day. They have a beach, great music and the water park is filled with a wave pool and numerous water slides.
Lanier Islands Beach and Water Park
7650 Lanier Islands ParkwayTopgolf never disappoints! Enjoy some great food while you take in some state of the art golfing!
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Topgolf
10900 Westside PkwyTopgolf never disappoints! Enjoy some great food while you take in some state of the art golfing!