Karina’s Lake Oconee Guidebook
Food scene
PJ's Coffee
1010 Market StWe heart NOLA and we heart this coffee shop. Find it neighboring the Publix.
Open Monday-Saturday for breakfast and lunch only, menu items include chicken salad, quiche and freshly baked pastry. Gluten-free options.
15 locals recommend
Sweet Kneads Bakery & Cafe
103 Clack CirOpen Monday-Saturday for breakfast and lunch only, menu items include chicken salad, quiche and freshly baked pastry. Gluten-free options.
Amici Lake Oconee
1101 Parkside MainLocal pizzeria and bar, offers gluten-free pizza option
Mellow Mushroom
105 Harmony CrossingChain pizzeria, offers gluten-free pizza option
Da Corrado Ristorante
1061 Village Park DrTraditional Italian food - pastas, etc.
Bone Island Grillhouse
920 Greensboro RdNice waterfront spot, casual atmosphere.
You can boat there. Great casual dining on the waterfront. Try the lobster grilled cheese!
11 locals recommend
Gaby's By The Lake Restaurant
1 Lake Oconee TrailYou can boat there. Great casual dining on the waterfront. Try the lobster grilled cheese!
Golf-course gastropub for refined Southern comfort food & cocktails in warm digs with a large patio.
8 locals recommend
The National Tavern
1145 National DrGolf-course gastropub for refined Southern comfort food & cocktails in warm digs with a large patio.
Affordable, Southern comfort food, sandwiches, fresh salads and burgers
14 locals recommend
Iron Fork Cafe
106 Harmony CrossingAffordable, Southern comfort food, sandwiches, fresh salads and burgers
Featuring made-to-order comfort food, they’re known for their fish and chips and creamy parmesan grits. They feature a raw bar on the weekends. There’s no hostess stand or sign outside. Just walk in and write your name on a chalkboard like a local!
39 locals recommend
Silver Moon
1077 Greensboro RdFeaturing made-to-order comfort food, they’re known for their fish and chips and creamy parmesan grits. They feature a raw bar on the weekends. There’s no hostess stand or sign outside. Just walk in and write your name on a chalkboard like a local!
Inaho Japanese Steak & Sushi
103 Harmony CrossingYour quintessential fine-dining steakhouse, a The Ritz-Carlton
6 locals recommend
Linger Longer Steakhouse
1 Lake Oconee TrailYour quintessential fine-dining steakhouse, a The Ritz-Carlton
If you’re driving in from Atlanta, you’ll likely pass FarmView. This is a great stop for grocery provisions including gourmet goods and a breakfast or lunch bite any day but Sunday. The Farmers Market at Farmview is a true local farmers market where all farmers and artisans are local and produce the product they sell. Hours: Saturdays (seasonal) 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
12 locals recommend
Farmview Market
2610 Eatonton RdIf you’re driving in from Atlanta, you’ll likely pass FarmView. This is a great stop for grocery provisions including gourmet goods and a breakfast or lunch bite any day but Sunday. The Farmers Market at Farmview is a true local farmers market where all farmers and artisans are local and produce the product they sell. Hours: Saturdays (seasonal) 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Visit this local craft brewery for a pint, take a tour or fill up your growler.
14 locals recommend
Oconee Brewing Company
202 N West StVisit this local craft brewery for a pint, take a tour or fill up your growler.
Huge menu with loads of options from pizza to fried oysters. Large outdoor patio.
22 locals recommend
Lake Oconee Bistro
1130 Lake Oconee PkwyHuge menu with loads of options from pizza to fried oysters. Large outdoor patio.
You can boat there. Free live music on Saturdays in the summer. Lakeside restaurant, cute, casual vibe. Try the fish tacos!
The Boathouse at Harbor Club
3991 Walkers Church RdYou can boat there. Free live music on Saturdays in the summer. Lakeside restaurant, cute, casual vibe. Try the fish tacos!
Activities
Boat and jet ski rentals
27 locals recommend
Young Harris Water Sports Lake Oconee (Boat Rentals & Jet Ski Rentals)
1139 Lake Oconee PkwyBoat and jet ski rentals
You are welcome to bring your own boat and park it in our boat slip. Long Shoals is a 1-mile drive from the house.
Long Shoals Boat Ramp
115 River Lake CirYou are welcome to bring your own boat and park it in our boat slip. Long Shoals is a 1-mile drive from the house.
Hiking, biking, bird watching and archery… 30 miles of trails that surround and lead to an ancient effigy.
15 locals recommend
Rock Hawk
Lawrence Shoals RoadHiking, biking, bird watching and archery… 30 miles of trails that surround and lead to an ancient effigy.
This luxurious sporting facility features a 20-station sporting clays course, a five-stand shooting range, a sporting clays instructional and games area, an air rifle range and an archery range.
Sandy Creek Sporting Grounds & Barn
This luxurious sporting facility features a 20-station sporting clays course, a five-stand shooting range, a sporting clays instructional and games area, an air rifle range and an archery range.
There’s no shortage of courses on Lake Oconee. We like this Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, Great Waters has a dramatic layout that offers great golf scenery. Consistently ranked among the top 100 courses in the nation.
8 locals recommend
Great Waters Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee
112 Plantation DrThere’s no shortage of courses on Lake Oconee. We like this Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, Great Waters has a dramatic layout that offers great golf scenery. Consistently ranked among the top 100 courses in the nation.
Kali Integrative Bodyworks Thai + Yoga
1041 Village Park DrPower vinyasa and vinyasa flow classes
This is your luxury day spa option, plan to make a ½ or full day of it and hang out in the lounge, take advantage of the pool, etc.
25 locals recommend
The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee
1 Lake Oconee TrailThis is your luxury day spa option, plan to make a ½ or full day of it and hang out in the lounge, take advantage of the pool, etc.
Blackberries, blueberries, and muscadine grapes, are available to be picked during their season. Blueberries and Blackberries – June 15 to July 15. Muscadines – July 15 to August 15. Picking is possible Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm but please call ahead. Picking is by appointment only.
HEMI Blueberry Farm
1861 Bramlett RdBlackberries, blueberries, and muscadine grapes, are available to be picked during their season. Blueberries and Blackberries – June 15 to July 15. Muscadines – July 15 to August 15. Picking is possible Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm but please call ahead. Picking is by appointment only.
Electric bike rentals are available from Pedego Lake Oconee Electric Bikes https://pedegoelectricbikes.com/dealers/greensboro/
Pedego Electric Bikes Lake Oconee
6167 Lake Oconee ParkwayElectric bike rentals are available from Pedego Lake Oconee Electric Bikes https://pedegoelectricbikes.com/dealers/greensboro/
Butterfly garden that's free and open to the community with a short loop walking path and picnic tables. Cute outing for families with little kids.
Butterflies & Blooms in the Briar Patch
617 North Jefferson AvenueButterfly garden that's free and open to the community with a short loop walking path and picnic tables. Cute outing for families with little kids.
Classic City Clydesdales
4190 Price Mill RdTours and trail rides in Bishop by appointment only.
On the Southern Literary Trail, this boutique museum features interactive exhibits on authors such as the Pulitzer-winning Alice Walker (The Color Purple). They also have an exhibit on the history of printing that includes over a dozen antique typewriters, a turn-of-the-century mimeograph machine (invented by Thomas Edison), and 1900 book press.
Georgia Writers Museum
109 S Jefferson AveOn the Southern Literary Trail, this boutique museum features interactive exhibits on authors such as the Pulitzer-winning Alice Walker (The Color Purple). They also have an exhibit on the history of printing that includes over a dozen antique typewriters, a turn-of-the-century mimeograph machine (invented by Thomas Edison), and 1900 book press.