Roberts Lake Trail is a hiking trail of moderate difficulty that provides the only access to Roberts Lake Park, a 45-acre green space tract along Long Swamp Creek.  In the 1920s the Roberts Family constructed a dam on Long Swamp Creek creating “Roberts Lake”.  A power generation facility was then constructed using a turbine, and power was then supplied to the City of Ball Ground.  After many years of supplying power to the City, Georgia Power became the regional supplier of power, and they purchased and removed the dam at Roberts Lake.  Ruins of the dam and power generation house remain on the site today and give a wonderful glimpse into our past.

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To access the trail-head take Roberts Lake Road to the north off Georgia Highway 372 just east of Downtown Ball Ground (near the Wheeler House).  Once the pavement on Roberts Lake Road ends, a logging road continues for .25 miles to the trailhead.  The logging road only accommodates one-way traffic, so be cautious of other vehicles and at times you may have to pull over and back up to allow others to pass.  From the trailhead parking area (marked with signs) the trail runs .7 miles from the parking lot to the dam site.  The trail is of moderate difficulty with significant grade changes.

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Surrounding properties are well posted and we ask our visitors to remain on park property and not wander onto adjoining private properties.

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Long Swamp Creek is open for fishing with a Georgia Fishing License.  We ask our guests to pack out whatever they pack in as trash receptacles are not provided within the park.