Georgia / Lake Lanier /
Balus Creek Park
Boat ramp · on Lake Lanier · near Balus Creek · Georgia
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked September 22, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp lanes
- 4
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- Yes
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 34.25203, -83.91605
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Buford Dam and Lake Lanier · USACE
Lake level: Lake Lanier
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Normal pool follows a seasonal curve, 1,070.0 ft to 1,071.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
- Balus Creek: usable with the lake at 1,053.7 ft or higher U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Sidney Lanier listed it as open as of May 20, 2026.
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Buford Dam and Lake Lanier), about hourly; the agency's page. Ramp elevations and status from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Sidney Lanier (source). Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Lanier
Reservoir in Georgia. All launches on Lake Lanier.
Community
Where people who use Lake Lanier talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Mountain View Park · 1.6 mi · Lake Lanier
- Old Federal Day Use West Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Lake Lanier
- Old Federal Day Use · 2.1 mi · Lake Lanier
- River Forks · 2.5 mi · Lake Lanier
- Keith's Bridge · 2.7 mi · Lake Lanier
- Old Federal · 2.8 mi · Lake Lanier
Sources
- Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Water Access Points record {E617CB2B-C779-408C-A415-E2045305A94E} · Public data (Georgia DNR WRD), no terms stated; credit the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 849-502200019-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Water Access Points and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.