Lookout Mountain Parkway (page 3 of 3)

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Trip Tips

Length: About 120 miles, plus side trips.

When to go: Pleasant year-round.

Nearby attractions: Rock City Gardens, a 10-acre tract that contains rare vegetation and unusual sandstone formations, off Rte. 157 in Georgia, just south of Tennessee. Chattanooga Nature Center, with marked roads and trails that pass through areas lush with wildflowers, shrubs, and trees, off Rte. 11 in Chattanooga, TN.

Further information: Lookout Mountain Parkway Association, P.O. Box 681165, Fort Payne, AL 35968; tel. 888-805-4740, www.tourdekalb.com.
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