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Lake Sidney Lanier

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See the Lake Sidney Lanier website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: From I-985/Buford Take GA Hwy 20 West, from GA 400/Cumming, take Ga Hwy 20 East, to North on Suwanee Dam Road. Go three miles and go left on Buford Dam Road. The Project Office entrance is one mile down on the right.

Factoid: Nestled in the foothills of the Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains lies Lake Sidney Lanier, one of America's favorite lakes. Over 12 million people a year visit Lanier. Seventy-nine recreational areas have been developed around the lake under the direction of the Corps of Engineers. These include 37 parks operated directly by the Corps, 16 marinas, and 18 city, county, and state parks. With over 692 miles of shoreline, the lake is well known for its aqua-blue colored water, spectacular scenery and variety of recreational activities. Constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1950's, Lake Lanier is a multi- purpose lake that provides for flood protection, power production, water supply, navigation, recreation and fish and wildlife management. Lake Lanier is one of 464 lakes in 43 states constructed and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers. It has won the best operated lake of the year award in 1990, 1997 and 2002.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

72 Recreation areas at Lake Sidney Lanier

	Area Status
Aqualand Marina				X	X	X	D	A GS
Auraria
Bald Ridge Creek   $				X			D P		X
Bald Ridge Creek Marina				X	X	X	D	A
Balus Creek   $							D
Belton Bridge
Bethel					X
Big Creek					X		D
Bolding Mill   $				X			D P	A GS	X		H
Buford Dam Park   $							P	A GS			H
Burton Mill   $							D	A			H
Charleston					X		D	A			B
Clarks Bridge					X		D	A
Don Carter State Park		E	X		X		D C	GS	X	BE
Duckett Mill   $				X			D		X
East Bank   $							D
Flowery Branch								A GS	X
Gainesville Marina				X	X	X	D	GS
Habersham Marina				X	X	X	D
Hideaway Bay Marina				X	X	X	D
Holiday On Lanier					X	X	D	GS
Holly					X			GS			H
Keiths Bridge							D	A	X		H
Lake Lanier Islands		E	X	X	X	X	D	A GS	X	BE P	Q H
Lanier Harbor					X		D
Lanier Park   $							D	A GS			H
Lanier Point					X			A GS			H
Lanier Sailing Club		N		X	X	X	D	A
Laurel				X	X		D	A GS	X		F
Lazy Days				X	X	X	D
Little Hall   $							D	A GS	X		H
Little Ridge							D				M
Little River							D	A
Little Shoal					X		D
Lockheed
Long Hollow							D	A	X
Longwood				X			D P	A GS	X		H
Lower Overlook								A			H
Lower Pool East
Lower Pool West								A
Lula											H
Lumpkin					X
Mary Alice				X	X		D	A GS		BE
Mountain View							D
Nix Bridge							D	A
Old Federal   $				X				GS	X
Old Federal Day Use							D				H
Port Royale Marina				X	X	X	D
River Forks		E D		X	X		D P	A GS	X	BE
Robinson				X			D	A
Sardis Creek				X			D	A
Sawnee   $				X			D		X
Shady Grove		E G D			X		D	GS	X	BE
Shoal Creek		E N G D		X	X				X	BE	H
Simpson
Six Mile					X		D				H
Sunrise Cove				X	X	X	D	A
Thompson Bridge							D
Thompson Creek   $				X			D	GS			H
Tidwell   $				X			D
Toto Creek   $				X			D	A
Two Mile				X			D	A
Upper Overlook				X				A GS
Van Pugh North   $							D	A GS	X
Van Pugh South   $				X					X
Vanns Tavern   $				X			D				H
Wahoo Creek					X		D
War Hill		N		X	X		D	A		BE
West Bank   $				X				A GS	X		F
West Bank Overlook
Ymca								GS
Young Deer				X	X		D	A GS	X	BE
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected