Heritage Park

About this Location

Heritage Park is located in Downtown Rome behind the levee on Second Avenue.

This eight-acre park is situated at the confluence of the Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers and offers an aesthetically pleasing and passive recreation opportunity for local residents and those who are visiting Rome and Floyd County

The park has a gazebo, picnic shelters, a playground, fishing and river access, and paved trails. The ECO Greenway runs through the park.

Located directly adjacent to Heritage Park is Riverview Park. This 34-acre park is located behind the levee on the Coosa River and consists of a youth sports complex.​ The complex includes a four-field baseball complex, two-field football complex and playground. All areas are lighted and equipped with concession stands, restrooms and public address systems.

Park hours are from dawn to dusk.

About ECO Greenway

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Rome's popular riverfront system of multi-purpose trails runs through historic Downtown Rome. Rome's rivers and surrounding train tracks once served as the main thoroughfare for transportation. Each section of the trail is named for the history of the area; look for interpretive signs along the trail to learn about Rome's history and cultural development. ECO stands for Etowah, Coosa, and Oostanaula; the three rivers that run along the greenway.  The greenway was once know as the Heritage Trail System. Currently there are over 16.7 miles of trail segments with plans to expand.  


The upcoming Mt. Berry Trail extension to AdventHealth Stadium will soon create a continuous 13-mile loop around Rome’s rivers (The section of the trail that is under construction is noted on the map above as a dashed green line). The loop should be completed by early 2024. Planning is also already underway for expansion of the ECO Greenway with construction of the Lindale Trail that will connect downtown Lindale to the Kingfisher Trail.

Trails are open dusk to dawn. Restrooms can be found at Ridge Ferry Park, at the Town Green, and at Heritage Park.

Notable Trails

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike at Heritage Park.https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/georgia/oostanaula-river-heritage-trail

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Roadside viewing

  • Entrance fee

Content from Official Website, Riverview Park (RFPRA) website, ECO Greenway Official Website, ECO Greenway (Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism) website, and Matthew Middleton

Last updated November 1, 2023

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