Public Access

Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair offer many public access boat ramps for easy lake entry.

Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair offer many public access boat ramps for easy lake entry.

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Near Lake Oconee
Near Lake Sinclair

Blue Springs Marina, located on Lake Oconee offers boat and RV storage, full hook-up campsites, snacks, and a boat ramp.

Long Shoals is a boat ramp on Lake Oconee. For a small fee, they provide easy access to the lake, parking, and restrooms.

Old Salem Campground invites you to shut down your phone and be one with nature at their full-service campground. Their amenities include day-use picnic areas, a swimming beach, grill and pavilion, and a boat ramp. They are open February 12 to October 27.

Parks Ferry Campground is open May 1-September 3. It is a full-service campground that amenities include an outdoor sports area, picnicking pavilion, grill, and boat launching ramp.

Sugar Creek Marina is located on Lake Oconee. It features a fuel dock, boat storage, and boat ramp.

Swords Recreation Area sits on the shore of Lake Oconee. It offers scenic picnic sites and a newly renovated boat ramp. It is open sunrise to sunset and charges $5 per day per vehicle.

The Boathouse at Harbor Club offers resort-style living right on Lake Oconee. Their amenities include boat fueling, a community dock, a convenience store, and boat ramps. Their boat ramps are open year-round from 9am-6pm on weekends, and 9am-5pm on weekdays.

Near Lake Sinclair

Anchors Marina is excited to serve the Lake Sinclair community as a full service marina! For a $5 per day fee you can launch your boat from one of two launch ramps which are open 24-hours a day. The parking and public restrooms are also open 24-hours a day. Anchors Marina has gas available on the dock, offering both straight gas & 50/1 pre-mix gas in mid-grade (89 octane).

Managed by The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the Dennis Station Ramp features a large parking lot with two ramps to launch your boat from. Each boat ramp has a dock, equipped with fish attractor lights, where you can fish as well.

Haslam’s offers gas docks with regular and pre-mix fuel, two deep self-serve boat ramps as well as boat storage options, repairs, service, and maintenance. It is as easy as a $5 launch fee to leave your vehicle and enjoy a day on the water. Remember, they are closed on Mondays.

Jere-Shai is located on the shoreline of the open waters of Lake Sinclair. If you have your boat in tow, there is a ramp available to visitors for a $5 parking fee. They also have pontoon boats available to rent.

Little River Park is located directly on Highway 441 between Eatonton and Milledgeville. It is a camping facility and marina with amenities including docks, gas pumps, public restrooms, and propane refill stations. There is a $5 parking fee for day-use access.

Rocky Creek Park at Lake Sinclair is a popular day-use access to Lake Sinclair. Featuring a picnic area, walking trail, banks to fish from, and a boat ramp, it’s fun for the whole family. Just remember, there is a $5 parking fee.

Sinclair Marina, the oldest marina on the lake, recently underwent an enormous renovation. They offer year-round boat rentals and a full-service fuel dock. If you have your own boat, feel free to use their boat ramp for just a $5 fee.

Sunset Marina offers an array of on-the-water assistance. Visitors are welcome to put their boat in on their ramp for a $5 fee. They have a full-service fuel station located directly on Lake Sinclair where their staff will fuel your boat and take care of anything you need.

T.D. Cheek Fishing Pier is a great series of docks. It is also a public fishing pier with shoreline fishing access, fish attractors, a parking area, and picnic tables. It is open year-round and free to the public.

If you have your boat in tow, Twin Bridges is a full-service marina on Lake Sinclair. Put your boat in the water here and leave your vehicle for just a $5 launch fee.