Everything worth doing.Within 20 minutes.

A lakeside barbecue restaurant and bar at Aqualand Marina — BBQ, burgers, wings, and a large lakefront patio.

The lake's only floating tiki bar and restaurant, at Port Royale Marina — full bar, live music, and waterfront seating.

One of the lake's largest marinas, on Lanier Islands Parkway — over 1,200 wet slips, dry storage, a fuel dock, a marine store, and repair services.

A full-service marina in Flowery Branch with wet slips, dry storage, and marine services, alongside Pig Tales restaurant on site.

A full-service marina on the lake's northern shore with over 700 slips, boat rentals, a ship store, and a fuel dock, alongside Pelican Pete's.

The Army Corps of Engineers park at the dam that created the lake — construction began in 1950, the gates closed in February 1956, and the reservoir didn't reach full pool until August 1958. The park has a beach, picnic areas, and overlooks of the dam itself.

Over half a mile of white sand beach at the Margaritaville resort on Lanier Islands — pontoon rentals, a lakeside water park, and Legacy Lodge's five restaurants on a 1,500-acre peninsula.