Mountain Living. On the Lake.

Our Amenities: Naturally Here & Being Created

The Future Burton Boathouse

The Future Burton Boathouse

Simple ways to enjoy being here.

Burton is gently built among an existing environment rich with opportunities for experiencing nature.  We thought about, “What would everyone in our family, our visiting friends, do all day at Burton.”  The outdoorsy types might challenge themselves on mountain bikes, or tackle a bit of the AT.  The artist might wander to the waterfall and paint it, or write about it.  The kids will climb mountains and hit Sliding Rock in the morning, boat and play in the lake all day, catch fireflies and roast s’mores at night, and soundly sleep.  The social butterfly will walk to LaPrade’s marina, enjoy coffee and meeting a neighbor, take a SUP yoga class, grab a boat drink at Bowline bar and hop on a pontoon, then get ready for a lovely and lively dinner at Burton Grill. Mom might spa and pool, while dad is fly fishing at the creek. You might nap on your porch all day.  You might just count stars all night.  You might be all of these things, on different days.  Be relaxed or be active, or just be.  It’s all here.

  • Lake Burton & LaPrade's Marina

    Our community provides the only walkable access into Lake Burton’s main hub of lake life, historic LaPrade’s Marina.  Originally housing the dam workers in the early 1900’s and then becoming a fishing camp, LaPrade’s today has 4 restaurants plus an ice cream parlor, a marina store, boating store, and live entertainment during the summer season.

  • Mountain Trails

    We have 5+ miles of trails in our community, and we connect to the AT and Chattahoochee National Forest. One trail was originally a wagon trail from the late 1800’s leading up to the train line, which we repurposed into a hiking trail.  This train line carried trees from Tate City down to Helen to be used for lumber.  

  • Wildcat Creek

    Over a mile of shoreline to walk, cast a line, or just bathe in the water sounds. We’ve enhanced the fly fishing habitat by planting over 3 dozen hemlocks, restoring the stream bank, removing invasive, and adding over 300 rainbow brook and brown trout.

  • Historic Smokehouse & Fireplace

    Built by the LaPrade descendants, this old smokehouse was used by the family to host banjo picking and fish fries (and played host to 3 Georgia Governors). We are repurposing the old Smokehouse as a gathering place adjacent to Waterfall Creek, along with a refurbished fireplace ready for s’mores.

  • Waterfall

    Hike up to our private 150’ waterfall. Buried under decades of overgrowth and storm damage, restoring the waterfall basin to uncover this gem was one of our first projects.  We uncovered ruins of the trestle bridge that spanned this gorge until it collapsed in the 1940’s, and are creating a new trail to link both sides of Waterfall Trail.

  • Addis Gap Trail to Sliding Rock

    Our West Wildcat Lane turns into the Addis Gap Trailhead leading to the Appalachian Trail. Take this winding road for stunning views over our community’s land, Wildcat Creek, then Sliding Rock, a natural waterslide formed in Wildcat Creek and enjoyed by generations of area residents.

  • Coming '25: Burton Boathouse

    On the site of the old Kastner Store, a new stone and shingled gathering space inspired by Lake Burton’s famous boathouses will be opening in 2025.  Burton Boathouse will include a fireside screened porch, entertaining and play space, spa and wellness facilities, heated saline pool, hot tub/spa, fire pits, event lawn, paddleboard/kayak launch, and slips with shared community boats.

  • Pop Up Coffee Shop & Bakery

    Pop Up coming summer ‘24; full shop opening summer ‘26. Adjacent to the fire station, our pavilion will soon be repurposed into a bakery/coffee shop.  The pavilion was the original home of the fire station for the west side of Lake Burton, and when it was expanded next door, the pavilion was used to entertain friends and family for Sunday breakfasts and other gatherings.  For the first time, the greater community will enjoy its first destination to sit adjacent to rushing Wildcat Creek and enjoy coffee and other treats.

  • Coming '25: Wildcat Pavilion & Park

    Our event and main community gathering space will be an open air, fireside structure surrounded by water and a park, inspired by the Yallerhammer Pavilion at Blackberry Farm. Wildcat Pavilion will sit adjacent to a level loop trail called Wildcat Creek Trail that will run alongside both sides of the creek.