Canton, GA · population 38,049

Lakes and swimming beaches near Canton

Canton sits within reach of 3 lakes in this guide and 3 mapped swimming spots. The closest is Lake Allatoona, about 12 miles out. Every page carries the water level where an agency publishes one, the current weather and the access points.

Water near Canton

Lakes and swimming spots within reach.

Closest lakes to Canton

Ordered by distance from the city center.

Lake Allatoona

Georgia · Cherokee County

Lake Allatoona

Lake Allatoona is a reservoir of some 12,010 acres on the Etowah River, in Georgia. You will find it in Cherokee County.…

Reservoir3 beaches
Lake Lanier

Georgia · Hall, Forsyth, Dawson, Gwinnett and Lumpkin counties

Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier covers about 38,000 acres north of Atlanta, created when Buford Dam closed the Chattahoochee River in 1956. The lake…

Reservoir
Blue Ridge Lake

Georgia · Fannin County

Blue Ridge Lake

Blue Ridge Lake is a reservoir of some 3,300 acres on the Toccoa River, in Georgia. You will find it in Fannin County.

Reservoir

Swimming spots near Canton

Lake Allatoona

Bartow Beach

Bartow County; 5.1 mi from the lake center.

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