16 Free Swimming Holes near Lanier Park
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Buford Dam Park Beach (Lake Lanier)
Buford, Georgia
0.5 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
5.0 miles NECorps 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
14.3 miles NEA 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
Pooles Mill
Ball Ground, Georgia
14.3 miles NWSwim near Ball Ground, Georgia
Swim 2.4 mi
Edge Of The World
Dawsonville, Georgia
20.9 miles NWA scenic 3-mile hike along the Amicalola River to a family-friendly swimming hole and small waterfall near Atlanta.
Hike, Swim
Yellow River Park
Stone Mountain, Georgia
25.2 miles SSwim near Stone Mountain, Georgia
Swim
Mill Creek
Woodstock, Georgia
25.4 miles WSwim near Woodstock, Georgia
Swim
Pine Lake Beach
Pine Lake
26.4 miles SA 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
Diving Rock
Atlanta, Georgia
28.7 miles SWA 25-foot granite diving rock, a riverside beach, and cool, clear water on the Chattahoochee — a classic Atlanta swimming hole.
Swim
Sweetwater Day Use Area
Canton
29.8 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
33.8 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
39.5 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
Sweetwater Creek State Park
Lithia Springs, Georgia
42.9 miles SWSwim near Lithia Springs, Georgia
Swim
Chattahoochee National Park
Cave Spring, Georgia
43.0 miles NSwim near Cave Spring, Georgia
Swim
Vogle State Park
Blairsville, Georgia
43.2 miles NA 233-acre park at the base of Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest — one of Georgia's first state parks, founded in 1931.
Camp, Canoe, Swim
Lake Rutledge Beach
Rutledge
44.3 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
