Lake Sidney Lanier

Close to home, awesome spot to spend few hours… or a day. There are lots of parks around the lake, with grills, pavilions and seating areas. Some parks have kids play areas too
I love the place!

The lake is beautiful. The resort is exceptional. The staff is friendly and courteous! I’ll be back

$ 4 per vehicle fee… decent beach area makes this spot a must do or see at least once. They need to invest in some covers for the sun tho but other than its nice and not overalls crowded except for the ducks. there’s also grills and picnic benches throughout as well.

One of my very favorite places. Plenty of places on the lake to fit whatever your mood. Quiet calm areas, play/​family
Areas, and party areas. I love living so close.

You are not living unless you are Lake Living. Love all of the commerce on the lake. Restaurants, Marinas, and boat dealers make it fun to be out on the water. It’s more of a destination and way of travel than just a place to tool around on. Great fishing too.

This place is a great weekend spot for a day-​long BBQ with boating and jetskiis. Love coming here for some quality family time. Come here early as you can though, ideally by 10AM in order to get a good picnic table and grill by the water. The picnic tables are all shaded, so I don’t have to worry about it ever getting too hot. The public swimming area is decent, but I’m not quite a fan for what the bottom of the lake feels like, so ideally it’s best to swim if you go to deeper areas IMO. The public lake area and the boating dock are equipped with clean bathroom facilities in a nearby parking lot, so that was a huge plus. Always a good time when I come here! One of my favorite spots surrounding Atlanta.

Lake Lanier is home for some time now. Tonight finding a place near the dam to watch the fireworks which are easily visible from West Bank or the Dam. Hardest part is parking but beats trying to get Back into Lanier islands. Our playground for 30 years! Love this lake– all idiots who don’t know how to operate a boat-​please stay home so we can enjoy!
Picnic time, feet in water, lounge chair, breeze, the best!

Our kids and I loved this place… definitely going back!!!

This man made lake is A-​OK… I liked learning about some of the history. Whatever MAN made this lake, literally just filled the valley it was with a ton of water. Didn’t even take the stuff that was in the valley away… Like a race car track, and it’s cement bleachers. Trees… I guess when the water gets really low, you start to see tree tops and have to navigate around them. I’ve been in Georgia since Thursday night, and this is really all I’ve seen of it, oh and a Publix… haha. I’m visiting friends and said I just kind of wanted to chill, but now I’m kind of bored, I want to see more.

If you know me at all, you would know that I’m not an outdoor girl by any means. With that being said, I like coming to Lake Lanier — specifically to West Bank Park (directions to get there:
) — with my family. We come here a few times a year for our family barbeques.
Parking costs $ 4 per car, but this is paid on an honor system. There is no parking attendant on duty in the booth by the entrance. However, there are envelopes by the entrance where you should put the money in. So bring a couple dollars and don’t be cheap if you’re going to the park to enjoy the benefits that it has to offer!
During the warmer months, people like to cool off by swimming in the lake. The West Bank Park seems to attract families with small children, so be ready for that if you come to the park specifically to go for a swim. (There’s also a small playground for kids.)
This park is a chill spot where you can find a table with a BBQ grill right beside it in the picnic area. The grills were replaced probably less than a year ago, so they aren’t super old and rusty.
I really like that the picnic area is usually pretty quiet. Our family brings a large beach parasol and camping chairs and normally just hang out by our table and BBQ grill. I like to bring a book to pass the time while my siblings walk around and explore the park.
It’s also fun to pass the time watching the Canadian geese that are always hanging out. Although it is prohibited (as it should be!), people feed them all the time, so they’ll swim or waddle close to you in anticipation of a snack.
My biggest gripe is the fact that there is rarely any toilet paper in the restrooms, and there is no soap. Other than that, the restrooms aren’t in bad shape, but you should definitely bring your own roll of toilet paper in case they run out and don’t refill them. In addition, bring some hand soap or hand sanitizer because there isn’t any in the restrooms.
Overall, the West Bank Park of Lake Sidney Lanier gets 4 stars for its clean and relaxing environment. It isn’t the best park you will visit, and there aren’t a ton of things to do there, but it definitely isn’t the worst. Again, it’s a very chill spot that our family will continue to have our occasional family BBQs.
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The lake is a life saver for me on those hot summer days when there is nothing to do and my three dogs are restless. We visit the lake at least two or three times a week with the dogs (A husky/​sheppard mix, a husky malamute mix and a PomChi). They absolutely love it there we take them to the secluded parts of the lake where it’s animal friendly and they swim until their little hearts are content. The spot we go is very quiet and most always far away from other people although sometimes kids like to skip school and come out to goof off. I’ll definitely be going back this spring/​summer it’s going to be a scorcher!