Lake Lanier’s north end is close enough to Dahlonega for weekend boating, and keeping a boat on a trailer in a storage lot is cheaper than a marina slip. Here is how to choose a lot, and the Georgia rules that apply once your boat is there.
Facilities that publish boat, RV or vehicle parking
These are the facilities whose own websites or listings say they take vehicles, boats or RVs: 10 Federal Storage – Dahlonega (Hwy 19 N), 19 North Storage, Local Storage USA – Dahlonega, Oak Grove Self Storage, TrueSafe Storage Dahlonega, Mini Mall Storage – Dahlonega Auraria Road, FreeUp Storage Dahlonega, Storage Sense – Dahlonega (formerly Lumpkin 400 Self Storage), American Boat & RV Storage – Auraria Rd, Chestatee Self Storage, LLC, NE Georgia Storage (covered RV & boat storage), American Boat & RV Storage – Dahlonega (Red Oak Flats Rd), FreeUp Storage Murrayville, USA Storage Centers – Dawsonville, Byrd-Elliott Boat & RV Storage, Midgard Self Storage – Clermont, Cleveland Hwy, Midgard Self Storage – Dawsonville, Storage Way, Stonegate Storage – Cleveland South, Midgard Self Storage – Gainesville, Dawsonville Hwy, Mini Mall Storage – Cleveland Highway.
Covered spaces are published by American Boat & RV Storage – Auraria Rd, NE Georgia Storage (covered RV & boat storage), American Boat & RV Storage – Dahlonega (Red Oak Flats Rd), Byrd-Elliott Boat & RV Storage.
How far from the lake
By computed free-flow drive time from War Hill Park, on the lake’s north end, the closest facilities we list are Byrd-Elliott Boat & RV Storage (about 13 min), Classic Self Storage (about 15 min), Securlock Storage at Dawsonville (about 16 min). Choose “War Hill Park on Lake Lanier” as your start in the facility matcher and tick vehicle parking to see only lots that take boats.
What Georgia law says
- O.C.G.A. 10-4-211(5) defines 'personal property' as movable property not affixed to land, including goods, wares, merchandise, motor vehicles, trailers, watercraft, and household items and furnishings. Justia – O.C.G.A. 10-4-211 (2025) Definitions
- Under O.C.G.A. 10-4-213(a), if the property is a motor vehicle, trailer, or watercraft and rent and charges stay unpaid for 60 days after they were due, the owner may have it towed instead of foreclosing on the lien, and the owner is not liable for it or for damage once the tower takes possession. Justia – O.C.G.A. 10-4-213 (2025 Georgia Code)
- Under current O.C.G.A. 10-4-213(a), after the notice period the owner advertises the public sale once in the county legal organ, but may instead advertise in any other commercially reasonable manner unless the property is a motor vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, watercraft, or recreational vehicle. The ad must generally describe the property, give the facility address, space number, occupant name, and the time, place, and manner of sale, and the sale may occur no sooner than 15 days after publication. Justia – O.C.G.A. 10-4-213 (2025 Georgia Code), amended by HB 131 effective July 1, 2025
In plain terms: a boat in a storage lot has the same lien rules as a sofa in a unit, plus one more option for the facility. After 60 days of unpaid rent it may have the boat towed instead of selling it, and it is not responsible for the boat once the tow company has it.
Before you sign
- Measure the boat on its trailer, tongue included, and ask for the space length in writing.
- Ask whether the lot is paved or gravel, lit, gated and covered by cameras.
- Bring the registration and proof of insurance.
- Ask about access hours: an early start for the lake needs a gate that opens early.
More on our boat and RV storage page.
Written by the Storage Dahlonega Editorial Team. AI tools help us draft; people check every fact before it publishes.
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