Camping At Lake Lanier On The Fourth
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We went camping at Lake Lanier Georgia this fourth of July. Not sure if I will every go back. It was by far the worst experience I have had at a national park. But to be fair this is not the first time I have been to Lake Lanier and I enjoyed my other visits. Maybe it was bad because it was the fourth. Here is the good and the bad at Lake Lanier.
The Bad
1 As are all national parks it is supposed to be alcohol free. Besides listening to the rowdy people until way past midnight I found beer bottles along the lake shore and a half empty bottle of MD 20/20 in the childrens playground not more than a 100 yards from the entrance shack.
2 Did not see a single ranger after 9PM and believe they would have been very useful in keeping the noise under control. I understand the celebration of Independance Day and have no issue with that but does it have to be three days in a row.
3 I saw several people trying to fish along the banks early in the morning only to be ran off by a single boat whose occupants were too rude to find another spot.
4 The lake water level is very low. Sites that are supposed to be 20 ft. from the water are closer to 100 yds. This is not the parks fault as they are having a rather severe drought. With only a few boat ramps open people waited for hours to get their boats in and out of the water.
The Good
1 The grounds and facilities are well maintained.
2 Park rangers are very visible during the day.
3 Camp sites provide a very scenic veiw of the lake
4 If you own a boat there is still plenty of water to have fun in.
Why Camping In the Rain and Cold is the Greatest
Check this post out. The author has a great sense of humor about camping.
http://alixmathias.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/why-camping-in-the-rain-and-cold-is-the-greatest/