Forget the Bahamas. Forget Hawaii. Looking for a gorgeous place to lounge around on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve?
Two words: Sawnee Campground.
The Army Corps of Engineers will keep Lake Lanier’s Sawnee Campground open until spring springs in 2014, just to make you happy.
Campers can pick the campsite of their liking and pay, review fees, rules and regulations, or obtain maps of the park and lake at the self-service registration station by the gatehouse on a first-come, first served basis.
The gatehouse isn’t staffed full-time, but park rangers and camp hosts will be making regular rounds.
After March 23, 2014 the campground will be closed for two weeks for preparation of the summer recreation season. They’ll reopen for the 2014 season on April 10th.
Sawnee Campground offers gorgeous waterfront sites with 50-AMP service for larger RVs and primitive pack-in sites for The Intense Campers who actually enjoy sleeping outside in tents.
At Sawnee you can unwind in nature, while being only minutes away from grocery stores and restaurants. When the urge hits you to go for a walk, you’ll find the Little Ridge Trail to the west. The Laurel Ridge Trail to the east has a four-mile loop that provides fantastic views of the lake.
Trout fishermen will enjoy fly fishing and relaxing in the gorgeous Chattahoochee River just over a mile away. Boaters can access Lake Lanier by a campers-only boat ramp inside the campground.
Location
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.
Contact Information
Call: Lake Lanier Project Office at 770-945-9531 ext. 286.
