Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia Travel Information

Blue Ridge Mountains Region of Georgia around Clayton, Dahlonega, and Gainesville, Georgia In Georgia’s far northeast corner, up against the North Carolina and South Carolina borders, Rabun County is the heart of the state’s dramatically rugged Blue Ridge Mountain country. About 80 percent ... Gainesville, GA

Float Your Boat: Lake Lanier Houseboat Holiday Searching for a way to spend some quality time absolutely alone together? Yearning to get away from it all? Not even an anonymous, off-the-beaten-track hotel will do, because there will be too many pe... Buford, GA

Northeast Georgia Mountains Campgrounds The campgrounds included in this chapter are Bald Ridge, Sawnee, Shady Grove, Shoal Creek, Chestnut Ridge, Old Federal, Toto Creek, War Hill, Bolding Mill, and Duckett Mill. Located in the northern p... Gainesville, GA

Shady Grove Campground Shady Grove campground lives up to its name. The woods here are thick and shade-filled. The steep hills on which the campground developed are an additional appealing characteristic. All hills here lea... Cumming, GA

War Hill Campground The name of this relaxing lakeside camping destination—War Hill—contrasts mightily with the realities of this campground located on the Chestatee River arm of Lake Lanier. Your only battles will likel... Cumming, GA

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Laurel Ridge Trail (Distance: 4.2 mi) The Laurel Ridge Trail explores the bank of the Chattahoochee River, climbs low foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and ventures into coves claimed by Lake Lanier. In the first half mile of the tra...

Buford, GA - Hiking - length:3.8 mi

Laurel Ridge Trail on Lake Sidney Lanier (Distance: 4.2 mi) Nestled along upland slopes and wetlands of the Appalachian foothills adjacent to Lake Lanier’s Buford Dam, Laurel Ridge Trail offers a glimpse of the landscape before the massive lake was completed b...

Cumming and Buford, GA - Hiking - length:3.8 mi

Laurel Ridge Trail on Lake Sidney Lanier (Distance: 4.2 mi) Nestled in the Appalachian foothills adjacent to Lake Lanier’s Buford Dam, Laurel Ridge Trail offers a glimpse of the landscape as it appeared before the lake was completed by the Corps of Engineers i...

Cumming, GA - Hiking - length:3.8 mi

Buford Dam Trail (Distance: 4.6 mi) This hike explores the Lower Pool Park beneath Buford Dam (Lake Lanier) with a view of the dam’s powerhouse that, during peak periods, provides 130 megawatts of power for the city of Atlanta.

Cumming, GA - Hiking - length:1.1 mi

Lake Lanier (Distance: 4.6 mi) Lake Lanier is a 38,000-acre deepwater lake northeast of Atlanta. It has numerous parks and boat ramps affording viewing access to large areas of the lower lake. While this lake is heavily used in war...

Cumming, GA - Birding - length:unknown

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Legacy Legacy on Lanier Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6580 yards, par 72 1.9 miles from center of Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia

PineIsle PineIsle Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6514 yards, par 72 2.4 miles from center of Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia

Sugar Hill Sugar Hill Golf Club Municipal, 18 holes 6423 yards, par 72 4.9 miles from center of Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia

Lanier Lanier Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6704 yards, par 72 6.0 miles from center of Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia

Windermere Windermere Golf Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6922 yards, par 71 7.5 miles from center of Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia

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