DO IT: Boating

Lake tours and charters, tubing, fishing, and more on Lake Blue Ridge.

Experience the thrill of encountering dolphin in their natural habitat while taking in breathtaking views of Tybee’s serene coastal waters.

We are a family friendly marina offering boat docks, cabin rentals and boat rentals. The marina has a well stocked ships store with drinks, snacks and all the essentials for a day on the lake. There is on-water gas and a pump out station.

Cedar Creek Reservoir is a 536-acre park with a 143-acre lake and 393 wooded acres of beautiful countryside. Cedar Creek Reservoir has a small boat ramp for fishing enthusiasts with small, non-motorized boats. Hunting is not allowed. Leashed pets are allowed.

This park on the shores of West Point Lake provides direct boat access, RV and primitive camping sites, picnic pavilions, bathhouses, baseball field, basketball court, and playground. Currently home to American Bald Eagles.

At Island Ford, you can spend your time soaking up history at the Hewlett Lodge visitors center or hike the easy-to-moderate 5.5-mile trail that hugs the banks of the river before cutting back through woodlands. The Hewlett Lodge Visitor Center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except December 25.

The park lands and waters are open for day-use only from dawn to dusk year round. Dawn is defined as 30 minutes before legal sunrise and dusk is defined as 30 minutes after legal sunset. The sunrise and sunset hours are posted at the information kiosk located throughout the park.

Powers Island is one of the most serene sections of the recreation area and less traffic than its popular neighbor, Interstate North, just across the Chattahoochee River. A narrow trail makes a 2.5-mile loop as it follows the riverbank, offers broad views of the Chattahoochee, and climbs through dense forest to explore a portion of a ridge. If you’re looking for a quiet escape, this is a prime destination. Powers Island has a scenic trail system and a watercraft launch.

The park lands and waters are open for day-use only from dawn to dusk year round. Dawn is defined as 30 minutes before legal sunrise and dusk is defined as 30 minutes after legal sunset. The sunrise and sunset hours are posted at the information kiosk located throughout the park.

This 48-mile stretch of trout water begins at the base of Buford Dam, near Lake Lanier. The river is home to brown and rainbow trout; yellow perch; large-mouth, striped and shoal bass, chain pickerel, bream, catfish and crappie. From Buford Dam to Georgia 500, 19 public accesspoints offer bank access, wading and boating. Restriction: The upper port

3 Boat Ramps (Day use fee for boat ramp), Dock, and Restrooms

Stroll and shop down our quiet Main Street, enjoy nature’s wonders during day at the river or just relax with friends and family. You are invited to come back to the simpler things in life. We welcome you to COME LINGER … LONGER with us in Hazlehurst and Jeff Davis County.

There are 24 campsites, all with 50 amp electric and water hookups. All the campsites are considered to be premium sites, which means they are open on one side to the shore of Lake Allatoona.

Covering more than 70,000 acres of water, Clarks Hill Lake is the largest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project east of the Mississippi River and one of the largest inland bodies of water in the South.

Bring your family to enjoy our new RV resort. Cook out at our pavilion, spend some time on the lake in our paddle boats, fish off the bank or get some sun lying by the pool. Clubs are always welcome.

The campground offers 91 sites with full hookups for electric, water and sewage. Amenities include boat ramp and fish cleaning station, two playgrounds, and group picnic shelter available first come, first served.

Dahlonega has a reputation for being filled with friendly, helpful folks, and there’s nowhere better than our Visitors Center to experience that for yourself. Our information specialists and volunteers will make you feel welcome, answer any questions, provide a wealth of resources and make sure your trip to Dahlonega is everything you want it to be, and more.

Beautiful Dames Ferry is the only campground at 3,600-acre Lake Juliette, a crystal-clear lake formed by the Ocmulgee River. Many of the campsites have magnificent waterfront views. Anglers can cast a line for bream, crappie, largemouth bass, striped bass, redear and perch. Boating is limited to 25 horsepower motors. Nearby is the small town of Juliette made famous in the movie “Fried Green Tomatoes.” The campground is overseen by nearby High Falls State Park.

The Complex offers fishing, a boat dock, fishing pier, johnboat rental, a pavilion for rental, picnic tables, grills, gazebo, vending machines and restroom facilities.

The beach at Duckett Mills attracts swimmers, sand castle-builders and sunbathers alike. The campground boasts 97 sites with water and electric hookup plus 14 tent-only sites.

The campground is open year-round and offers a total of 65 sites, most of which have both electric and water hookups. A group picnic shelter is on-site.

Paddle your way down the 163-mile long Etowah River Water Trail. Dive, swim, boat, and fish in one of the nation’s most biologically diverse rivers.

Home of Georgia’s largest yard sale, the annual Peaches to the Beaches yard sale, second Friday and Saturday in March.