You’re making car payments on a dented Yugo. Your kids demand new iPhones. One spouse wants a Harley and one wants designer curtains. Pffft. You can still afford to spend time at the parks on Lake Lanier!
You don’t have to be rich to live like a king at any of the parks on Lake Lanier. Talk about cheap thrills.
You don’t need to pay $500 to fuel up your gargantuan RV (“rolling village”) to play with your dog, grill a few burgers and relax for free.
Don’t have six months to hike the Appalachian Trail? Not a problem.
Plenty of parks on Lake Lanier have trails through the woods — with restrooms nearby, instead of getting up close and personal with a pine cone behind a tree.
Lake Lanier has “take a kid fishing from the shore” parks and “snarf down your lunch” parks. Have a family reunion at one of the sturdy pavilions or have a romantic meal at a lakeside picnic table alone. There’s a park for almost everything along Lake Lanier’s almost 700 miles of shoreline.
Sorry, there is not one single pass that will provide admission to all parks. That’s because some are operated by towns, counties, the state and the federal government. You’ll have to see who maintains the ones you visit most often, and get annual passes for your favorites. Most recreation areas are operated by the Corps of Engineers and they sell annual passes, so that will help.
- Activities on Lake Lanier
- Click Here for Corps of Engineers Park Passes
- USACE Parking Fees & Amenities
- Opening & Closing Dates for Parks on Lake Lanier
Overview of Parks on Lake Lanier:
- Bald Ridge Creek Park
- Balus Creek Park
- Bethel Park
- Big Creek Park
- Bolding Mill Park
- Buford Dam Park
- Burton Mill Park
- Charleston Park
- Clarks Bridge Park
- Don Carter State Park
- Duckett Mill Park
- East Bank Park
- Flowery Branch Park
- Holly Park
- Keith Bridge Park
- Lanier Park
- Lanier Point Park
- Laurel Park
- Little Hall Park
- Little Ridge Park
- Little River Park
- Long Hollow Park
- Longwood Park
- Lower Overlook Park
- Lower Pool Park
- Mary Alice Park
- Mountain View Park
- Nix Bridge Park
- Old Federal Park
- Powerhouse Park
- River Forks Park
- Robinson Park
- Sardis Creek Park
- Shoal Creek Park
- Simpson Park
- Six Mile Park
- Thompson Bridge Park
- Tidwell Park
- Toto Creek Park
- Two Mile Creek Park
- Vanns Tavern Park
- Van Pugh Park
- Wahoo Creek Park
- War Hill Park
- West Bank Park
- West Bank Overlook Park
- Young Deer Park