Yonah Lake spans 1,000 acres across White and Habersham counties and offers residents direct access to boating, fishing, and waterskiing. The lake is ringed by the foothills of the north Georgia mountains, providing elevated shoreline views and a surrounding landscape of mixed hardwood and pine forest. It sits roughly 10 miles from Helen’s retail and dining district and within a 75-mile drive of both Gainesville and the Atlanta metro area.