Ranger Andrea Wagner, Army Corps of Engineer’s campground manager for Lake Lanier, has good news for us. For the first time, one of the lake’s campgrounds will be open all winter.
Sawnee Campground, near Buford Dam, will remain open from now until Sunday, March 24, 2013, on a first-come, first-served basis. After March 24, 2013, the campground will be closed for two weeks to prepare for the summer recreation season and will resume normal operation April 11, 2013.
Amenities
Sawnee Campground has 55 camping sites:
- 44 sites have both electric and water hookups and
- 11 sites do not have hookups.
Facilities include:
- Accessible Flush Toilets
- Accessible Sites
- Boat Ramp
- Boating
- Drinking Water
- Dump Station
- Hot showers
- Laundry
- Playground
- Sandy Swimming Beach.
Choosing a Campsite
Campers will have the opportunity to pick a campsite of their liking and pay at the self-service registration station by the gatehouse. Fees, rules and regulations and maps of the park and lake will be provided at the self-service registration station. The gatehouse is not staffed full-time; however, park rangers and camp hosts will be making rounds regularly.
Contact Information
Call: Park Ranger Andrea Wagner at 770-945-9531 ext. 286.
Click Here for Sawnee Campground’s Website
Location
GPS Information: (Latitude, Longitude): 34.17667, -84.07528 34°10’36″N, 84°4’31″W
Directions: Take US 400 north exit 14. Turn right on Highway 20 east. Turn left onto Sanders Road. At first stop sign, turn right on Buford Dam Road. Sawnee Campground is on the left.
Mailing Address: 3200 Buford Dam Road, Cumming, GA 30041-0567
