Due to the government shutdown, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced multiple park closures starting on Friday.
USACE says that registered campers must depart the parks by 3 p.m. on Saturday unless otherwise stated by their local office. Any reservations made will be canceled and refunded.
A limited number of parks featuring water access points with standalone boat ramps will remain open with restroom and other facilities closed.
The parks remaining open on Lake Lanier are:
- Old Federal Campground
- Bolding Mill Campground
- Bald Ridge Creek Campground
- Nix Bridge Park
- Thompson Creek Park
- Duckett Mill Campground
- Toto Creek Park
There are also multiple parks ran by the City of Gainesville that should be unaffected including:
- Lake Lanier Olympic Park
- Holly Park
- Lanier Point Park
- Longwood Park
It is important to note that in June of this year, AccessWDUN reported that Hall County and USACE reached a cost-sharing agreement to reopen previously closed parks earlier in the year due to staffing shortages.
It is unclear at this time if the other roughly 30 parks operated by USACE will be affected due to the agreement or if they will shutter.
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