The Corps of Engineers welcomes you to beautiful Lake Sidney Lanier. Located just 35 miles northeast of Atlanta, Georgia the lake offers some of the finest camping opportunities in the South. Old Federal Campground is located on Lake Sidney Lanier. Lake Lanier touches five counties in Georgia and is just 45 minutes from Atlanta. The lake covers 38,000 acres that were once rolling farmland. The lake provides outdoor recreational opportunities to fish, camp, boat, picnic or sightsee.

Old Federal Campground offers 59 sites with electric and water hookups and 24 sites without hookups. Additional amenities include picnic shelter, picnic tables, hot showers, laundry facilities, a boat ramp,a dump station, and a swimming area.

Open March 31 to September 24.