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.
Lake Lanier Day-Use Parks
Category: Running
The Final Ella’s Run by Right to Hike: October 21, 2017
The final Ella’s Run will be held by Right to Hike at 9 AM on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center. Bring your dogs!
Laurel Park: The Best Public Park on Lanier
Laurel Park has more to offer visitors than any other public park on Lake Lanier. Walk around on a trail, play baseball, go fishing, let the kids play at the splash park, and play fetch with your pooch.
Opening Dates for Lake Lanier Parks & Campsites
Opening dates for USACE parks and campsites for the 2017 season have been posted by our friends on Lake Lanier’s USACE website.
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 …
Elachee Nature Center’s Trick or Trek Trail Run 11-1-15
One of the hidden gems near Lake Lanier is the Elachee Nature Science Center in the Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve in Gainesville. Each year, Elachee educates 35,000 students and informs 30,000 visitors at the museum in the 1,400-acre preserve. Visit the Elachee Nature Science Center on Sunday, November …
How to Run a 5K, Adopt a Puppy & Meet Taylor Swift (Maybe)
Get some exercise.  Help fund the non-profit group Right to Hike’s efforts to keep walkers, runners and hikers safe.  Meet your new best friend and maybe … just maybe … meet Taylor Swift. Sign up for Right to Hike’s Ella’s Run 5K or adopt a pet …
Don Carter State Park’s New Trails for Horses & Hikers
Steven Emery, assistant manager at Don Carter State Park, is taking the reins and galloping toward adding more than 20-miles of new trails and equestrian paths around their 1,300 acres of land on the shores of Lake Lanier. Don’t saddle up yet.  We’ll let you know when …
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, …
Scott Jurek Breaks Fastest Time for Hiking the Appalachian Trail
Ultrarunner and ultra vegan Scott Jurek and his wife Jenny hope to start a family soon. Â Before the fun begins, Scott wanted to cross one item off his bucket list. Â Run the entire dang length of the Appalachian Trail from Springer Mountain (a few hills …