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

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.
West Bank Overlook Park is the best place on Lake Lanier to photograph Buford Dam and sinking boats that stray too close.
Mary Alice Park is a destination on Lake Lanier that offers more fun than you can handle in just one day.
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 …
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 …