Fletchers Paddle Shack
Staged at the shoreline
Single and tandem kayaks plus paddleboards, staged at the shoreline so you walk up and launch. Life vests come with the rental. Call ahead on busy weekends.
Cumming sits on the Forsyth County shoreline, the west side of Lake Lanier, just off GA-400. It's where most of the lake's paddle rentals are, and where Atlanta's northern suburbs reach the water first.
Rental outfitters near Cumming
Festive Water Paddlesports
Tue–Sat · delivers to parks
Kayak and paddleboard shop off GA-369 near GA-400. Rentals include paddle, vest and a quick lesson, and for a fee they drop your gear at Long Hollow, Two Mile Creek or Vann's Tavern. The place to buy a fishing kayak.
Burton Outdoor Adventures
Weekends & holidays at Mary Alice Park
One- and two-seat kayaks, paddleboards, floating chairs and electric boats. Also sets up on the sand at Mary Alice Park in Cumming on weekends and holidays, and teaches e-foil.
Northeast Georgia Paddle Company
Delivers to rentals & campgrounds
Delivery-based kayak and paddleboard rentals around Cumming. They bring the boats to your lake rental, campground or launch, so there's no roof rack and no hauling.
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- Mary Alice Park: Forsyth County fee. Long sand beach; Burton rents kayaks here on weekends.
- Charleston Park: Forsyth County fee. Shaded picnic area and trails; Fletchers Paddle Shack next door.
- Young Deer Creek: Forsyth County fee. Three-lane ramp, small beach, playground and grills.
- Six Mile Creek: Forsyth County fee. Kayak dock into calm coves off the main lake.
- Little Ridge: Free Corps park. Free parking, beach-like shoreline and a 1.2-mile lake trail.
- West Bank: Corps fee park ($8). Sandy beach, shade, showers near the dam.
- Thompson Creek: Free Corps park. Free parking, ramp and reservable pavilion.
See every spot on the launch map, or compare Lake Lanier beaches.
Delivery to the park
Festive Water Paddlesports will drop your rental at Long Hollow, Two Mile Creek or Vann's Tavern for a fee, so you can launch at a quieter park without hauling a kayak. Fletchers Paddle Shack stages boats at the shoreline by Charleston Park.
Fees on the Cumming side
Most Cumming-side parks are now run by Forsyth County, which charges $10 a day or $60 a year at its own lake parks and doesn't take the Corps annual pass. Little Ridge and Thompson Creek are free Corps parks. All fees.
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