An 11-mile reservoir, 80% bordered by national forest.
Lake Blue Ridge is an 11-mile reservoir on the Toccoa River in the North Georgia mountains, built 1925-1930 as the largest earthen dam in the Southeast — roughly 80 percent of its 65 miles of shoreline borders the Chattahoochee National Forest, keeping it quieter than a typical Georgia lake.
Lake Blue Ridge sits in the North Georgia mountains, an 11-mile reservoir on the Toccoa River built by the Toccoa Electric Power Company between 1925 and 1930 — the largest earthen dam in the Southeast when it opened, sold to the TVA in 1939. Lake Blue Ridge Marina is the lake's only commercial marina, with Boat Dock Bar & Grill as its waterfront restaurant. Morganton Point Recreation Area adds a Forest Service swim beach on the north end. The town of Blue Ridge, the Fannin County seat, covers the grocery run and the hospital, with Toccoa Riverside Restaurant a few minutes off the water.
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