Scenic River and Nature at Castleberry Bridge, Dawsonville, GA

The owner used to be so nice, but now he has turned into quite the curmudgeon. I used to bring my dog here on weekends to enjoy the river right by the bridge, but now he runs everyone off unless you pay "to use his river." Quite the jerk.

Fun little park with tubes and picnic tables. Can spend a whole day here just floating around, can bring your own tubes or rent, same price to float though.

We stopped by here because we used to come by as kids. We ran into who I would assume is the owner as we were walking down to take a look around. He mentioned it was $10 a person and we mentioned how it used to be free and the man started saying it had never been free and we were trespassing and all that so we were just trying to leave at this point we said thank you have a nice day, not wanting to make a scene or anything and as we started walking away he kept on and made a snide remark about how we weren’t listening anyways and when I assured him we were listening he again being just blatantly rude said well I was trying to tell y’all something and went on about the park and how he is trying to save it from becoming privately owned but honestly it would be better for the place to have a change of management if this is the kind of customer service y’all offer to people trying to have a fun day out. No wonder this place isn’t busy anymore.

We’ve been coming to Castleberry Bridge for years, and it’s one of our family’s favorite places to spend the day. The river is beautiful, the water is refreshing, and it’s a perfect spot to relax, float, and enjoy the outdoors. We’ve made so many great memories here. The only thing that really disappointed us is the new $10 per person fee just to put your own tube in the river. The river is public, so charging people to use their own float feels unreasonable. We completely understand paying to rent tubes or use private facilities, but paying just to access a public river with your own equipment doesn’t seem right. We still love Castleberry Bridge and will continue to visit because it’s such a special place for our family. I just hope they reconsider this policy because it’s going to discourage a lot of local families from enjoying a place they’ve visited for years.

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