US-GA-Lake+Lanier--Lower+Overlook+Park

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=Lake Lanier= =Lower Overlook Park= Buford, GA 30518 Lower Overlook Park webpage Lake Lanier website Lake Lanier map

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Lake Lanier--Lower Overlook Park
Coordinates: 34.1589609, -84.068799 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Lower Overlook Park
Lower Overlook Park overlooks the lower portion of Lake Lanier’s Buford Dam. A bridge over peaceful waters on Lake Lanier. Lake Lanier was constructed in the early 1950s as a multi-purpose lake that provides flood protection, power production, water supply, navigation, recreation and fish and wildlife management. Lower Overlook Park, one of almost 50 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facilities on Lake Lanier, offers picnic tables, grills, and restrooms for your convenience.

Laurel Ridge Trail passes through Lower Overlook Park, another reason to visit when you have the opportunity. It’s a favorite hike for many walkers and families. The 3.8-mile trail provides unusual views of Lake Lanier and woodlands, in addition to Chattahoochee River’s wildlife and glorious wildflowers. From Lower Overlook 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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