Columbus Riverwalk

Start making plans now to go Whitewater Rafting on the Chattahoochee River in August of 2013! Keep checking back with the Columbus CVB for detais. Navigate the shores of the river on the Chattahoochee Riverwalk. By foot or on wheel - you'll skirt the cityscape, examine historic monuments and markers, and take in the wild beauty of the rolling river and native wildlife. this 15-mile linear park spans the riverfront from the Lake Oliver city marina south to the National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning. The relationship between Columbus and the Chattahoochee predates written history. Spanish explorers told about the falls nearby. The Indians nation's most extensive trading center was here. Romantic ballads were written by passengers who sailed on her lazy paddle-wheelers. Commerce depended on the river with the arrival of the railroad and other means of transportation.