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=Lake Lanier= =Buford Dam= Cumming, GA 30041 Buford Dam Park webpage Lake Lanier website Lake Lanier map

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Lake Lanier (Buford Dam)
Coordinates: 34.1624929, -84.0749788 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Buford Dam Park
Buford Dam is at the south end of Lake Lanier and is open from March 19th through September 30th from 7 AM until 10 PM.

Laurel Ridge Trail goes through Buford Dam Park and continues through Powerhouse Park and Lower Overlook. Along the 3.8-mile trail you can glimpse beautiful views of the lake, woodland and river scenery, as well as rare wildflowers and a variety of wildlife. The trail winds through several park areas, along the lake’s shoreline and the banks of the Chattahoochee River. From Buford Dam Park webpage

About Lake Lanier
Lanier is the largest lake in Georgia, having nearly 700 miles of shoreline spread over 38,000 acres. The water in Lake Lanier comes from Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. The rain falls on the mountains, runs over beautiful waterfalls, and then makes its way down to Lake Lanier via the Chattahoochee and Chestatee Rivers. The completion of the Buford Dam on the south end of the lake in 1956 turned the area’s Chattahoochee and Chestatee Rivers into Lake Lanier.

Over 45 parks and 10 campgrounds line the shores of Lake Lanier. In 2013, Lanier welcomed its first state park, Don Carter State Park. From Lake Lanier website

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