Boat ramps on Lake Lanier

Clarks Bridge Park boat ramp

North end boat ramp in Gainesville, Georgia. Whether you can launch at today’s lake level, lane by lane, plus directions and what else is nearby.

  • Clarks Bridge Park

    Gainesville

    Three-lane city ramp at the north end, part of the Lake Lanier Olympic Park rowing and canoe venue. Launch fee applies and there is trailer parking, but the lot and the water get busy when regattas are running.

Can you launch here today?

Usable 3 of 3 lanes usable, 10.6 ft of water at the end of the deepest lane. Last lane closes below 1,055.0 ft.

At 1,062.63 ft, USGS reading Nov 7, 11:15 PM. A lane needs 3 ft of water at the end of the concrete.

Lane (facing the lake)End of concreteWater there nowStatus
Left1,052.0 ft10.6 ftUsable
Middle1,052.0 ft10.6 ftUsable
Right1,055.0 ft7.6 ftUsable

Elevations from the Corps of Engineers' ramp and bridge elevation list (map number 33). A dock needs 1.8 ft at its end. See every ramp on the lake.

Lake Lanier right now Live from USGS and the National Weather Service

1058106010621064106610681070107210741076 full pool

1,062.63ft

8.37 ft below full pool

USGS reading, Nov 7, 11:15 PM

Full pool
1,071 ft, the summer target from May through November
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Level from USGS gauge 02334400, Lake Sidney Lanier near Buford. Weather from the National Weather Service.

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