Buford Dam - Lake Sidney Lanier
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box 567
1050 Buford Dam Road
Buford, GA 30515-0567
Phone: (770) 945-9531

Directions & Factoid
Directions: From I-985/Buford Take GA Hwy 20 West, from GA 400/Cumming, take Ga Hwy 20 East, to North on Suwanee Dam Road. Go three miles and go left on Buford Dam Road. The Visitor Center is one mile down on the right.

Factoid: Nestled in the foothills of the Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains lies Lake Sidney Lanier, one of America’s favorite lakes. Over 7.5 million people a year choose to visit Lanier. Seventy-six recreational areas have been developed around the lake under the direction of the Corps of Engineers. These include 46 parks operated directly by the Corps, 10 marinas, and Lake Lanier Islands. The remaining areas are leased to county and city governments or other organizations such as the Boy Scouts. With over 692 miles of shoreline, the lake is well known for its aqua-blue colored water, spectacular scenery and variety of recreational activities. Constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1950’s, Lake Lanier is a multi-purpose lake that provides for flood protection, power production, water supply, navigation, recreation and fish and wildlife management. Lake Lanier is one of 464 lakes in 43 states constructed and operated by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. It has won the best operated lake of the year award in 1990, 1997 and 2002.

Reservations available through ReserveUSA 1-877-444-6777

Aqualand Marina			X	X	X		A
Auraria
Bald Ridge Creek	E T D			X				X	BE	C
Bald Ridge Marina				X	X		GS
Balus Creek				X
Belton Bridge
Bethel				X
Big Creek				X
Bolding Mill	E N T D		X	X			A GS	X	BE	C	H
Buford Dam Park							A GS	X	BE	C	H
Burton Mill				X			A		BE		H
Charleston				X			A
Clarks Bridge				X			A	X
Don Carter State Park
Duckett Mill	E N T D		X	X				X	BE
East Bank				X
Flowery Branch
Gainesville Marina				X	X
Habersham Marina				X	X
Holiday On Lanier				X	X		A G							G
Holly				X			A GS				H
Keiths Bridge				X			A	X	BE		H
Lake Lanier Islands	N	X	X	X			A GS	X	BE P			X	X	S
Lan Mar Marina				X	X
Lanier Harbor				X	X		GS
Lanier Park				X			A GS		BE		H
Lanier Point				X			A GS	X			H
Laurel							A
Lazy Days				X	X
Little Hall				X			A GS	X	BE		H		X
Little Ridge				X							M
Little River				X			A
Little Shoal				X
Long Hollow				X			A	X	BE
Longwood							A GS
Lower Overlook							A				H
Lower Pool				X			A
Lula				X							H
Lumpkin				X
Mary Alice				X			GS	X	BE
Mountain View				X			A
Nix Bridge				X			A
Old Federal	E N T D		X	X			GS		BE
Old Federal Day Use				X					BE		H
Powerhouse
River Forks	E D		X				GS	X	BE	C
Robinson				X			A
Sardis Creek				X			A
Sawnee	E N T D			X				X	BE
Shady Grove	E G D		X	X			GS	X
Shoal Creek			X	X
Simpson				X			A
Six Mile				X							H
Starboard Marina				X	X
Sunrise Cove					X		A
Thompson Bridge				X
Thompson Creek				X			GS				H
Tidwell				X
Toto Creek	N T			X			A		BE
Two Mile				X			A
Van Pugh North				X			A GS	X	BE
Van Pugh South			X	X			A	X		C
Vanns Tavern				X			GS				H
Wahoo Creek				X			A
War Hill	N			X			A		BE	D
West Bank							A GS	X	BE
West Bank Overlook
YMCA
Young Deer				X			A GS	X	BE
Corps Managed $ Corps Fees Collected Managed by Others in Italics

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