Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Point Dam Corps of Engineers, Troup County | Dam / hazard | 32.92059, -85.19052 | The dam at the lake's south end. Restricted areas above and below; generation raises the Chattahoochee through West Point without warning. |
| 2 | USGS gauge - West Point Lake Roster gauge coordinate | USGS gauge | 32.91825, -85.18775 | Lake elevation and outflow. West Point is drawn about 5 ft below summer pool through the winter - check before trailering to a shallow ramp. |
| 3 | R. Shaefer Heard Park COE, Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 32.92915, -85.16853 | Corps campground, beach and ramp immediately above the dam - the busiest site on the lake. |
| 4 | Long Cane Access COE, Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 32.95385, -85.15607 | Ramp on the east shore above the dam. |
| 5 | Rocky Point Access COE, Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 32.99372, -85.19922 | Ramp and campground on the west shore of the lower lake. |
| 6 | Earl Cook Access COE, Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 32.99577, -85.17305 | Ramp on the lower lake's east side. |
| 7 | Glass Bridge Access COE, Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.00893, -85.17585 | Ramp at the old Glass Bridge crossing. |
| 8 | Pyne Park Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.01988, -85.15713 | County park and ramp on the LaGrange side of the lake. |
| 9 | Horace King Park COE, Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.02818, -85.17328 | Corps ramp named for the bridge-builder; west of the LaGrange shore. |
| 10 | Dewberry Access COE, Troup County - paved ramp, no fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.04645, -85.22098 | Free ramp on the west shore, Chambers County side of the lake. |
| 11 | Whitewater Creek Access COE, Troup County - paved ramp, no fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.06232, -85.15993 | Free ramp on the Whitewater Creek arm. |
| 12 | Evansville Access COE, Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.06708, -85.21813 | Ramp on the west shore at the old Evansville landing. |
| 13 | Yellow Jacket COE, Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.07247, -85.10013 | Ramp and campground on the Yellowjacket Creek arm. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Sunny Point Access COE, Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.09753, -85.06235 | Ramp on the upper Yellowjacket Creek arm. |
| 15 | Liberty Hill Access COE, Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.10175, -85.12038 | Ramp on the east shore of the upper lake. |
| 16 | Clark Access COE, Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.11523, -85.03517 | Ramp at the head of the Yellowjacket Creek arm. |
| 17 | McGee Bridge Access COE, Troup County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.05743, -85.12135 | Ramp at the McGee Bridge crossing. DNR spells it 'Mcgee'. |
| 18 | GA 219 Access COE, Troup County - paved ramp, no fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.12812, -85.09520 | Free ramp at the GA 219 crossing of the upper lake. |
| 19 | Snake Creek Access COE, Heard County - paved ramp, fee | Access / boat ramp | 33.21345, -85.07905 | Ramp on the Snake Creek arm at the top of the lake. |
| 20 | Whitetail Ridge Campground COE campground | Campsite | 33.02136, -85.17733 | Corps campground on the west shore with its own launch. |
| 21 | Holiday Campground COE campground | Campsite | 33.00943, -85.19162 | Corps campground on the lower west shore. DNR lists two launch points about 300 m apart here; they are one campground. |
| 22 | Brush Creek Camping Area COE campground | Campsite | 33.20760, -85.08130 | Corps campground at the head of the lake in Heard County. |
| 23 | Ringer Camping Area COE campground | Campsite | 33.14688, -85.04987 | Corps campground on the upper lake's east side. |
| 24 | Highland Marina Resort Private marina, Troup County | Outfitter / canoe rental | 33.05740, -85.11191 | The lake's full-service marina - slips, fuel, boat rental and cottages. |
| 25 | West Point WMA Georgia DNR wildlife management area | Park / conservation area | 33.16600, -85.07200 | State-managed land on the upper lake. Bank and walk-in access; DNR records no ramp. |
Gauge: USGS 02339400 — WEST POINT LAKE NEAR WEST POINT, GA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Striped Bass, White Crappie
Regulations: georgiawildlife.com/fishing-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Corps of Engineers parks: ramps along both the Georgia and Alabama shores.
Highland Marina and R. Shaefer Heard Park: ramps and camping near West Point.
Pyne Road Park: LaGrange-side access with good parking and bank fishing.
Glass Bridge and Amity: mid-lake ramps with quick access to the creek arms.
Yellowjacket Creek arm: shallow, wooded water that fishes well in spring.
Upper Chattahoochee arm: current-influenced water at the head of the lake.
Note: match your launch to the section you intend to fish. The lake is long.
Winter: crappie on brush and bridges, and bass holding on the deeper channel edges.
March and April: the peak, prespawn and spawning fish in the creek arms and on the flats.
Summer: fish move to the river channel and offshore structure, catfishing is at its best.
Fall: shad push into the creeks and the shallow bass fishing returns.