Opening dates for USACE parks and campsites for the 2017 season have been posted by our friends on Lake Lanier’s USACE website.
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.
On August 17, 2016, the USACE posted notice that Lake Lanier campgrounds at Sawnee and Bolding Mill will remain open all year.
The price of admission to US Army Corps parks on Lake Lanier is $5.00/per day, but you can save money by buying annual passes to use their facilities and boat ramps.
LanierWorld Events at Lake Lanier Islands will razzle-dazzle you for the 2016 season.
Campsites at Shady Grove Campground can be reserved online up to 30 days in advance.
Smithgall Woods State Park in Helen, Georgia, offers fascinating classes on falconry, survival skills and meeting bears in the woods. Sign up soon. You might not get a second chance.
Tree huggers, unite at HemlockFest! It’s like Woodstock with food and water, without the mud and traffic, for a good cause. Presented primarily by the Lumpkin Coalition, HemlockFest is the most exhilarating way to preserve hemlocks for future tree lovers. “North Georgia’s hemlocks are in danger …
It’s time for the Annual Mountain Music Festival at Vogel State Park in the shadow of the Appalachian Trail’s Blood Mountain. Tell your friends, family, boss, and besties who are getting married that “something came up” or that your dog ate your Google Calendar. Ditch them all …
Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Public Affairs Coordinator Kim Hatcher tells us Don Carter State Park was the recipient of the Resource Enhancement Award during the recent Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Managers Conference. This prestigious honor was accepted by former park manager Will Wagner for improving land use …
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, …