Facilities 
 Visitor Center & Film  1-Mile Nature Trail 
with Beaver Pond  Gift Shop  Self-guided Tour  Coosawattee River 
Fishing & Boat Ramp 
Annual Events 
 Spring Wildflower Walk (April) 
 Archaeology Month Program (May) 
 Frontier Day (October) 
 Christmas Candlelight Tour (December) 
hours 
 Thursday-Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 
 Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. 
 
New Echota is one of the most significant Cherokee Indian sites in the nation and was where the tragic "Trail of Tears" officially began. 
In 1825, the Cherokee national legislature established a capital called New Echota at the headwaters of the Oostanaula River. During its short history, New Echota was the site of the first Indian language newspaper office, one of the earliest experiments in national government by an Indian tribe, the signing of a treaty relinquishing Cherokee land, and their assembly for removal west on the Trail of Tears. Today, visitors can see 12 original and reconstructed buildings, including the Council House, Court House, Print Shop, Missionary Samuel Worcester's home, an 1805 store, and outbuildings such as smoke houses, corn cribs and barns. In the visitor center, guest can purchase souvenirs and view interpretive exhibits and a short film. 
A one-mile nature trail leads to New Town Creek, a small beaver pond. 
 
Operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources 03/11 
 
 Located in Calhoun one mile east of I-75 exit #317 on Ga. Hwy. 225. 
 
GeorgiaStateParks.org/NewEchota 
 
nearby attractions 
 
 Chief Vann House State Historic Site 
 Fort Mountain State Park camping 
 Chieftains Trail 
 
 Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site 
 Funk Heritage Center at Reinhardt College 
 Booth Western Art Museum 
 
hours 
ThursdaySaturday / 9AM5PM Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Group rates available with advance notice. Bus parking is available. 
 
information 
 
New Echota State Historic Site 1211 Chatsworth Highway NE Calhoun, GA 30701 706-624-1321 
 
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites 2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 1352 Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-2770 
 
recycled paper printed 03/11 
20M / $1521