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Located on magnificent West Point Lake and surrounded by the beautiful yellow pines and rolling hills of west Georgia , Highland Marina Resort is ideal for your family’s next vacation or weekend getaway. An area well known by water sport enthusiasts and fisherman alike, West Point Lake offers 27,000 acres for fishing, cruising and skiing fun. Bring your family, a fishing buddy, or just yourself and let Highland Marina Resort's 200 acres of peace and quiet relax and refresh you. If fishing is your game, get ready for the best largemouth, crappie, hybrid bass & striper fishing in the country! West Point Lake has earned the title of one of the hottest fishing lakes in the nation. Anglers from all over the world flock to this lake where six pound bass are common, the lake record largemouth bass is 14.2 pounds! Whether it’s tubing and wake boarding, fishing or jet skiing, or an incredible week of soaking up the sun on our sandy summer beach, there is always something for everyone at Highland Marina Resort . We welcome you to come relax and experience the peace and tranquility; we'll make sure your time is unforgettable. For the ultimate outdoor enjoyment, we invite you to relax and enjoy the sounds and sights of nature in our RV Park. All our campsites are nestled among tall Southern pines which offer plenty of shade and serenity. Each of our RV campsites are complete with water and electric hookups (most have sewer). The marina, boat slips and beach is only a few hundred feet away. Reservations are strongly suggested as campsites are available on a first-come, first served basis and fill quickly, especially on weekends. Sorry, no tent camping is available Open year-round. Check-in and check-out are at 12 p.m. There is a 14-day maximum stay.
Dump station: $15
Cable TV: $1.25 refundable cable box deposit
30- and 50-amp sites without sewer: $30 per night / $200 per week / $425 per month
30- and 50-amp sites with sewer: $35 per night / $230 per week / $460 per month
Monthly-Stay Electricity: Prorated
We will not be back. The only good thing I can say is their maintenance man was friendly. There was a permanent camper resident who was male going into the womens bathhouse so you were not safe to be in there. There were dogs not leashed who would run after you. People living in the campers year round making the area very trashy. Complained about the dog charging out at us and nothing was done. This has the potential to be a great place if it was managed properly.
This place is not worth your time or money. They call it a beach front property but you can't even go to the water because it's very dirty. The dock is also very dirty. The cabins are old and they smell. The whole place needs a complete make over. They say that it is peaceful and quiet and they are correct but it's because there is no one staying here. Save your money and time.
Do not know anything about the rooms, the people in the store are very friendly but you pay $5 every time you put your boat in the water and for paying money,
the bathrooms are some of the most nasty I have ever seen. Had to go to the gas station because that was the 2nd time I could not go there. The ramps down the street are 24 hours, no payment, and nice bathroom! Pretty disappointed, especially for a so called "marina". Only editing my review because they responded in a polite way that I respect in a business.
I've never been so ready to leave a review in my life. This place is OVERPRICED AND NASTY! the extra star is only because they did give us a 30% discount for the complaints we had upon arrival. There's a mandatory cleaning fee they charge but the place is not throughly cleaned. We were initially in cabin 27 and as soon as we opened the door there were ROACHES everywhere including the fridge! So they gave us another cabin next door. No roaches but dead bugs , stringy blonde hair and spider webs on the chairs in plain sight. Wifi was not working so we called the number give to let them know , the lady told us someone was on the way to us multiple times over the span of several hours and nobody ever came out to check it during our whole 3 day stay. Advertising a 3 bedroom cabin is little misleading because there's 2 bedrooms downstairs and the upstairs is just a loft with 2 twin beds and a lamp in it, there's no door or TV in there either so if there were couples needing privacy just know there will be none if you end up with the loft as your "room" . Grounds/grass area pictures speak for themselves they need to do better. The view of the lake is beautiful and it was very quiet but probably because there wasn't anyone else there. I wouldn't book here again or recommend to any of my friends/ family because the money it costs isn't worth what was presented to us.
My wife and I have spent a lot of time here. We have stayed in the cabins and rented a slip for 3 years. There have been a lot of improvements under new management, but I have found the business owners can not handle complaints. If you post any criticism or suggestions on their Facebook page, they remove it. Now, regarding my complaints:
1. The slip cost increased 4 times after the marina went under new management. The first was when they went under new management, two more increases due to administrative fees, and the final straw was the flat rate power charges.
2. They have not had a pump out station for over 1 year. It cost $50 in gas to drive my boat to Southern Harbor to use their pump out station that does not have adequate fittings for the black water tank.
3. No water was provided for the dock. When I complained, it was considered a complimentary service. I suggested they run a hose from a water source to the dock, but they would not entertain my request. Some boats require access to fresh water.
4. One of the employees recommended a non-employee who could be hired to perform basic maintenance and troubleshooting on my boat. This "mechanic" caused several thousand dollars worth of damage to my boat (fried the ECU). I do not blame this on the marina. However, it was an employee who recommended this person as reliable. It was also my own fault for trusting the "mechanic's" qualifications.
5. The docks are always filthy. As much money this business is taking in with constant raised dock fees, they can have someone hose down the docks once a month.
6. The bathrooms by the boat launch are disgusting.
7. The docks at the boat launch are in bad shape. You have to be extremely careful when docking your boat as there are protrusions that can scratch or puncture your hull.
8. Whenever you ask when something will be fixed, the canned answer is "we have someone that will work on that next week." The restaurant is a good example. It was supposed to be opened on July 4th weekend. Here it is at the end of the season (September), and they are just now hiring employees? This makes no sense. The restaurant will not be open over fall/winter. Who in their right mind would apply to work at a new restaurant that will close in a month? Also, every time I asked about when water would be restored or when gas pumps or pump out station would open, I could never get a straight answer.
9. The water's edge around the marina was often filthy. Lots of trash would be seen by the water edge next to the beach. The last time I was there, it appeared it was cleaned up, but every time before, it was filthy.
10. Cabins are filthy. Beds are horrible. Bugs inside the cabins.
I will admit the marina appearance has improved over the past couple of years but the initial promise made to those who had slips was the work would be completed over one season (2022) but work is still in progress at the end of 2023.
Frankly, for the price they are charging for a slip, now you can get a slip at one of the better GA lakes for around the same cost. Cleaner water (West Point Lake is south of Atlanta and is fed from the Chattahoochee River). Other marinas we visited have better amenities (some with onsite boat repair).
When I called to cancel our slip, I was asked why. I told the employee who answered my call if the manager had any concern why we left he could call me.
Nobody has called. Sigh....
