The places that don't make you apologize for the kids. Restaurants with crayons that aren't an afterthought, parks with shade and bathrooms, the ice-cream stop with the line on a hot Tuesday.
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.