Lakes and Parks
Lakes Oconee and Sinclair
Eatonton is cozily nestled in between Lakes Oconee and Sinclair. The two Georgia Power Lakes offer many recreational options such as swimming, fishing and boating. Nearby areas have picturesque scenery, hiking trails, picnic areas and campgrounds.
Local businesses provide rental and sales of kayaks and canoes as well as watersports and boating excursions.
Georgia Watersports
(478) 454-0084
3016 N. Columbia St.
Milledgeville, GA 31061
www.georgiawatersports.com
ncollins@georgiawatersports.com
Lake Oconee Outfitters
(706) 923-0999
951 Harmony Road, Suite 102
Eatonton, Ga. 31024
www.lakeoconeeoutfitters.com
craig@lakeoconeeoutfitters.com
Typhoon Tommy's at Lake Oconee
(706) 347-1177
144 Collis Marina Road
Eatonton, Ga. 31024
www.typhoontommys.com
typhoontommys@bellsouth.net
Parks
Lawrence Shoals Park located on Lake Oconee has a full-service campground as well as day-use areas. It has a large picnic pavilion that may be reserved for groups of 30 or more. In addition, the park is equipped with playgrounds, boat ramps and a beach including a beach house with bathrooms and dressing area. Please call (706) 485-5494 or visit www.georgiapower.com/lakes for more information.
Rock Hawk Park located on Lake Oconee offers an outdoor classroom that has hundreds of educational displays along the fifteen miles of trails that surround and lead to the Rock Hawk Effigy. The displays along the trail and wetlands and the indoor and outdoor interpretive centers near the effigy cover a wide variety of flora and fauna as well as 12,000 years of the area's history, including a history of Putnam County's unique large effigies.
Rock Hawk Effigy and Trails Map (PDF)
Lake Sinclair Campground (Putnam Beach) Open mid-April through mid-December, public lake beach access, bath and shower facilities available, boat ramp, swimming and a playground. Please call (706) 485-7110 or visit http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/southern/oconcmp.htm for more information.
Oconee Springs Park Carved out of the beautiful wooded area in Putnam county bordering on Lake Sinclair. The twelve acre park provides ample space for boating, fishing and other water sports. This is a commercial campground with cabins available for rent, RV hookups and a rentable pavilion for day-use. A public beach with a designated swimming area and a Little Rooster Country Store are available and visitors are always welcome. Closed on Tuesdays. For more information, please call (706) 485-8423 or visit www.campgroundcomputerheroes.com/oconee/ .
Oconee National Forest
37,443 acres of the Oconee National Forest are located in Putnam County. Visitors can camp, hunt and picnic in the park. The park also has horseback riding trails, viewing areas for wildlife and 15 miles of trial for motorcycles or all terrain vehicles. For more information call (706) 485-7110 or visit www.fs.fed.us.