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Lake Blue Ridge · The outdoor list

Trails, docks, farms, markets.

The boat launch with the deepest channel. The trail to the gorge. The farm stand that takes Venmo. The icon you've heard of and the one you haven't.

Boat launches

4 listed
  • Blue Ridge
    Lake Blue Ridge Marina
    Editor's pick

    The only commercial marina on Lake Blue Ridge — pontoon, kayak, canoe, paddleboat, and paddleboard rentals, gas, snacks, and fishing supplies. Closed Saturday and Sunday, open Tuesday through Friday.

    Tue–Fri 9am–4pm · Closed Sat–Mon(706) 632-2618Visit site ↗
  • Young Harris
    Young Harris Watersports
    Editor's pick

    A watercraft rental outfitter based in Young Harris that delivers pontoons, ski boats, and waverunners directly to your dock on Lake Blue Ridge — not a physical location on this lake, but a delivery service covering it.

    Mon–Sat 9am–5pm(706) 896-0834Visit site ↗
  • Blue Ridge
    Lake Blue Ridge Day-Use Area
    Editor's pick

    A free public boat launch two miles from the intersection of Highway 76 and Aska Road, also known as Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area.

  • Morganton
    Lakewood Landing Boat Ramp
    Editor's pick

    A paid boat ramp on the lake's north side in Morganton, with jet ski and boat rentals available on site.

Iconic stops

2 listed
  • Morganton
    Morganton Point Recreation Area
    Editor's pick

    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.

  • Blue Ridge
    Blue Ridge Dam
    Editor's pick

    Built 1925-1930 by the Toccoa Electric Power Company on the Toccoa River — the largest earthen dam in the Southeast when it went into service in 1931, a 175-foot-high, 1,553-foot-long structure. The Tennessee Valley Authority bought it in 1939 and still operates it today.