Lake Lanier Day-Use Parks

If you’ve recently discovered Lake Lanier, you might be surprised to find so many day-use parks around Georgia’s Greatest Lake. Secluded locations and popular recreational areas seem to be everywhere.

Army Corps Raises Some Day-Use Fees for Lake Lanier

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) manages Lake Lanier, the shoreline, scores of boat ramps and dozens of day-use parks and campgrounds. That requires taxpayer dollars and user fees.  So … USACE is raising some day-use fees for a day at the park or launching a …

Events Schedule for Georgia State Parks ~ August 2015

Our friends with Georgia’s State Parks & Historic Sites have dozens of ways to spend a fun day at recreation areas all over our great state. Here’s the events schedule for August, 2015. Events Schedule for Georgia State Parks in Northern Georgia Full Moon Paddling Tour Saturday, …

Bill Finan & The Pan-Mass Challenge ~ Raising Money to Fight Cancer

When — not if — researchers at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute find a cure for cancer, Bill Finan won’t get any media coverage for his contributions, year-after-year, helping to eradicate that dastardly disease.  That’s just the way Bill wants it to be. Bill Finan is …

Updated Information on Parks on Lake Lanier

We’ve finished updating our information on about 50 parks on Lake Lanier. Gathering the latest details on a few recreational areas is like trying to find people in the Witness Protection Program, but we’ve done our best. We hope you’ll relax lakeside at one of …

Lake Lanier Campgrounds

It’s time to go camping at one of more than a dozen Lake Lanier campgrounds! Lanier has almost 700-miles of shoreline, with bunches of islands that beckon to be explored in the middle of the lake.  (No campfires or overnight camping, please.) Some of the most …

Lake Lanier Islands Early Bird Discounts to LanierWorld

The best sales on the stuff you need always seem to happen when you don’t need that stuff anymore.  Winter clothing goes on sale in March and summer clothing goes on sale in October.  The best time to buy motorcycle tires is in February.  But …

Fort Yargo State Park Has 13 New Camper Cabins

Georgia’s Fort Yargo State Park is one of the best kept secrets in our entire region.  We’re here to spread the news that thirteen new cabins for campers make Fort Yargo State Park an even better place to visit and spend the night. This large, …

Get a Special Deal at Lake Lanier Islands

There are special deals at Lake Lanier Islands that can save you big bucks, whether you go to the lake’s biggest playground with your family and friends or if you go to meet new friends. Special Deal at Lake Lanier Islands #1 As of July …