Towne Lake
Towne Lake is a
The community was developed by the
Towne Lake Parkway Forermerly known as West Church from Main St. To I-575 Interchange (used to be a two way street down to Mill street, now it's westbound only) begins at Main Street as a continuation of Arnold Mill Road, and goes west to a diamond interchange with I-575. Between Main Street in Woodstock and the Woodstock Parkway intersection, the road is two way traffic with one lane in each direction. Mill Street was intended to have been a split route carrying eastbound traffic through downtown while westbound remained on Towne Lake, but the development of Downtown Woodstock prevented this configuration from being completed east of Main Street and the railroad tracks.
About halfway through the
Because so much traffic from Towne Lake now uses I-575 to cut down one exit to
There was never a lake known as "Towne Lake". The name comes from the community's geographic proximity to the town of Woodstock and to Lake Allatoona. Its southeast portion is within the city of Woodstock, while the remainder is in the
Towne Lake is the home of Hobgood Park, the largest recreational
Subdivisions
Subdivisions within the boundaries of Towne Lake include:
- The Arbors
- Deer Run
- Eagle Watch
- The Estates at Towne Lake
- The Fairways
- Grove Park at Towne Lake
- Parkview at Towne Lake
- Rose Creek at Towne Lake
- Somerset
- Summerchase
- Towne Harbor
- Towne Lake Hills East
- Towne Lake Hills North
- Towne Lake Hills South
- Towne Lake Hills West
- Waterford
- Wellesley
- Wyngate
Schools
Schools within the boundaries of Towne Lake include:
- Bascomb Elementary School
- Boston Elementary School
- Carmel Elementary School
- ET Booth Middle School
- Woodstock Middle School
- Etowah High School
- Woodstock High School