Patios that put out a water bowl without being asked. Trails that don't require leashes when nobody's looking. Breweries with a yard. Beaches off-season.
The restaurant at Lake Blue Ridge Marina — fried grouper, shrimp tacos, and craft burgers with a lake view, dog-friendly, and weekend live music from local artists.
A U.S. Forest Service beach area on the lake's north end — a sandy swim area, picnic tables, a concession stand, and kayak rentals, inside the Chattahoochee National Forest land that borders roughly 80 percent of the lake's shoreline.