9 Kayaking Areas near Buford, GA
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Lanier Park
Buford
3.6 miles NWA Corps of Engineers day-use park just north of Buford Dam with a small swim beach in a sheltered cove of Lake Lanier. $8 per vehicle or $3 on foot, open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., no lifeguards.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Buford Dam Park Beach (Lake Lanier)
Buford, Georgia
4.2 miles NWSmall sandy swim beach in a no-boat cove at the Corps of Engineers' Buford Dam Park on Lake Lanier, with shelters, a fishing pier and the Laurel Ridge Trail.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Van Pugh North Park
Flowery Branch
4.8 miles NCorps of Engineers day-use park on Lake Lanier near Flowery Branch with a designated swim beach at the end of the park road. $8 per vehicle, card only, no lifeguards, no pets.
Kayak, Swim
Bolding Mill Park
Gainesville
15.5 miles NA Corps of Engineers park on Lake Lanier's Chestatee arm near Gainesville with a designated swim beach built on a gentle concrete slope, plus shelters, a boat ramp and a campground. Corps day-use fee applies.
Camp, Kayak, Swim
Pine Lake Beach
Pine Lake
25.6 miles SWA free municipal sand beach on a creek-fed lake in Pine Lake, the smallest city in DeKalb County, two and a half miles west of Stone Mountain. Roped swim area, no lifeguard, open June through September with no admission fee.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Sweetwater Day Use Area
Canton
33.0 miles WA Corps of Engineers sand beach and roped swim area on a quiet cove of Allatoona Lake west of Canton, with a $5 per vehicle day use fee and no lifeguards.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Galt's Ferry Day Use Area
Acworth
36.7 miles WCorps of Engineers beach park on the south shore of Allatoona Lake near Acworth, with a roped, unguarded swim area, fishing jetty and boat ramp. $5 per vehicle, card only.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Lake Russell Recreation Area
Mt Airy
38.7 miles NEA grass swim beach on 100-acre Lake Russell in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest near Mt. Airy, with a $5 per vehicle Forest Service day-use fee and no gas motors on the lake.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Rutledge Beach
Rutledge
40.8 miles SEA roped sand swim beach on 274-acre Lake Rutledge in Hard Labor Creek State Park near Rutledge, Georgia. Open 7 a.m. to sunset; the only cost is the $10 Georgia State Parks ParkPass.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
