Amerson River Park will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, July 18 and 19, while Norfolk Southern conducts routine maintenance on the rail line at the entrance to the park. This maintenance is required annually for the railroad, and will include removing the old crossing, replacing it with new materials, and repaving.  

“We apologize for any inconvenience this causes people because we know how popular the park is for our region,” says Conner Poe, Government Relations Director for Norfolk Southern. “We are working closely with our contractors to expedite this work so Amerson can reopen as soon as possible.” 

About Amerson River Park 

Amerson River Park is the former site of the Macon Water Authority’s treatment plant that was submerged in the Flood of 1994. After a new treatment plant was built away from the river, the area became a 160+-acre rugged park. A federal grant of $5.5 million allowed Macon-Bibb County to shut it down for 15 months to make significant improvements, including two new picnic pavilions, upgrades to the Porter Pavilion area, a scenic river overlook, bathrooms at the playground, 3.5 miles of paved trails, 0.75 miles of mulch trails, a grand entrance, a new canoe takeout, and more. It reopened in May 2015, and during those summer months, more than 3,000 people visited it per week. Since then, more than 450,000 people have visited each year.  

  In the next several years, the trails in Amerson River Park will connect to the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail through historic Linwood and Rose Hill Cemeteries and across the river to the Trail in East Macon-Bibb. The Trail will then connect to trails in the Ocmulgee Indian Mounds, creating a continuous 12-15 miles of trail along the Ocmulgee River.