Solar Lights

Lake Lanier covers 38,450 acres and has over 690 miles of shoreline. In many places where water meets the land, there are hazards just under the surface and the hazardous area markers can be difficult to see after dark. After member feedback indicated they would like boating at night to be safer, LLA initiated a project to install solar lights on the tops of selected hazard markers – that was back in 2013! Ever since, the LLA has been committed to regular service and maintenance of the solar lights to ensure safer night-time navigation. The program is supported through membership dues, individual donations and support from counties surrounding the lake. There are currently 300 lighted markers on Lake Lanier that LLA maintains and monitors.

Group of men working on the solar lights

Lighting Up Lake Lanier

Solar Light Program Update, from the Summer Wrap Up '25 Newsletter

This summer, through a partnership with the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority, we are now monitoring, and replacing as needed, another 10 solar lights in the southern portion of the lake. In addition, we are in talks to expand another 5 lights in the mid lake area. This would bring our total to 304 lights on the lake enabling safer night time navigation.

We have partnered with the Corps and our contractor (LS3) to ensure as many lights as possible have been fully functioning over the summer months. We have delivered refurbished lights to the Corps for installation when they replace a down marker, and have delivered new lights (with 3 year warranties) to LS3 for installation to replace lights deemed to be out when the annual inspection was conducted in May.