Help with Lanier and Allatoona boat ramps.
 

Now that I am running a 42' boat I need to know what ramps are length friendly and have easy access with overnight parking for the truck and trailer where it is safe. What are the best ramps for this criteria that you all can tell me?
I want to boat Lanier and Allatoona so what ramps are good for a 42' Formula?
TIA

With the lake going down some right now, I would say Bald Ridge in Cumming would be a safe bet for a 42'.

When the lake was low a couple years ago, they were one of the last ramps still open and we had to launch our 292 there as well.

2nd on Baldridge. Ramp fee is now $10 but they have security for overnight

3RD vote for blad ridge, right off 400. nice place, cheap. and yes security.

ok so what about Allatoona? I heard of a private place that has a good ramp for big boats but I can't remember the name. Anyone use that place?

We went to Holiday Marina since it was close to us. WOW!!!! I have never seen a boat ramp as tight and restrictive to access. Backing all the way around a parking lot and bending around vehicles then cornering around a dumpster would have been impossible without a spotter and voice link.
The slip was ok but the 30A socket in the post did not work and I didn't have a 50A to 30 adapter so we ran on the generator overnight. Power or not I am not sleeping in a hot Atlanta night without AC. Running the gen in the slip may not be recommended but I slept comfy. I have an adapter now so I can work with the 50A sockets too.
The ramp was the most restrictive part of this trip. Overall we had a good time.
We may try the ramp at Aqualand this weekend and anchor out for the night.

i would say check out hideaway bay marina has big ramp, fuel dock and restaurant all right there at the ramp. two ways to get off 400 friendship rd i think is best for you. The other way up exit 12 has a railroad track with little hill to cross over and goes into neighborhood with two turns dont go this way

Thanks for the reference and the travel advice. I definitely would go a long way around something before trying to snake a long trailer through tight areas; that is no fun.


Broke a wheel bearing and got very lucky to make it home without loosing the wheel or wiping a spindle out. Right now the whole trailer is on stands and all the wheels are off to replace all bearings, races, seals, brakes and some wrong wheel studs. Hopefully I will have all this done for this weekend.

+1

When the lake was REALLY low Bald Ridge was the last one open.

The only other one was at the park in Gainesville, I wouldnt leave a truck there though, it is too remote.

Have you considered stacking it at any of the marinas?

I haven't checked on prices for that. My expectation is that I can store and tow it from home cheaper than the racks and many of them don't do over 40' which puts me out.

We did the public ramp at Aqualand and left the truck overnight there. We stayed at Holiday again in 6-22 which is becoming our "usual". With the lake 4' down right now the Aqualand ramp was good. Access was easy and functionality was very practical for a 42' or more boat.

We met some more Formula owners who have docks right near the public ramp there. Cool 292 has a new owner there and I invited him to check us out here.

Two pizzers this weekend were getting over the railroad tracks to make it to Aqualand and running out of gas. The guage showed 1/8th and the engines ran out and died. Had to swim the boat on the trailer and fortunately we ran out of gas at about 100 yards from the ramp.

Use the ramp at Big Creek its plenty long but stay straight dont use the ramp to the left.

I did the ramp to the left with my 357 and that was so tight that I don't think this 419 would make it.
The ramp straight ahead you say? I will have to look at that one. It didn't seem like there was room to get out of there when I had the 357 but I didn't walk the whole thing off. The approach road was tight for this long trailer.

The only advise I have for you is when using public ramps like big creek that are tucked away off the beaten path is park your truck so your trailer is secure. We had our triple axle trailer for our old 292 stolen from big creek launch ramp a couple years ago and they did it in the middle of a sunday afternoon and had plenty of time to drill the locks off of my hitch and tongue to get it!

Unfortunately places like this get real quiet during the afternoons when everybody is out having fun and are not patrolled very often during the day even though big creek is monitored by Lanier islands security

Wow, thanks for that info. I use locks on my hitch and trailer tongue too but as they say, that only keeps the honest people away.

We have launched form the Aqualand public boat ramp a few times now. This ramp does not come up in "lanier boat ramp" searches but it has easy room to get in and out with a 42 foot boat. So far we have used this ramp more than others and like it's access and convenience.