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Directions and Factoids
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 Visitor Center 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.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
The list below includes Recreation Services Status of USACE managed areas (lines that contain the Corps Castle icon). Others, such as state or private marina operators, run additional parks. Please contact those agencies or individuals for information on the areas they manage.

Open    Partially Open    Seasonal Closure    Closed    Status Unknown

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