4th of July Fireworks Displays in Rabun County Georgia

It's time to make a plan about where your family will view the 4th of July fireworks in Rabun County. There are several good choices - in a boat on Lake Burton or Lake Rabun, on the grassy lawn in front of the Rabun Gap-Nachoochee School campus are three of the best.

The fireworks in Rabun Gap are shot from the Dillard House property and can be seen from a 1/2 mile long stretch of Highway 441. Parking is allowed on the sides of the road, but get there early to get a good parking space up front. Or, take a blanket and a picnic basket and have a 4th of July dinner while waiting for darkness to fall and the fireworks show to begin. It is entertaining watching the families who gather on the campus lawn. Little children tumble and twirl holding sparklers and chasing fireflies. It's quite a show!

If you have a boat ( or have friends who do)...you might want to head out to either Lake Rabun or Lake Burton to watch the fireworks displays. In a year that has the 4th falling on any day other than Saturday, the Lake Rabun fireworks are normally shot off on the Saturday before the 4th. The Lake Burton show is normally held on the Saturday after the 4th. This year, fireworks devotees have to choose - Rabun or Burton. It's one or the other since the holiday is on Saturday.

Remember 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' when everyone is mysteriously drawn to the mother ship? The scene on Lake Burton is most reminiscent of that same mysterious draw as dusk falls and boats begin traveling south toward Goat Island. The running lights sparkle green as the boats pass by - an estimated five thousand of them. Many of the boats are decorated with bunting and twinkle lights. Not to be outdone, the boathouses sport American flags and one even hosts a large lighted statue of Lady Liberty in all of her red, white and blue glory.

The boats stop in the basin right in front of Goat Island - home base for the fireworks. They are moored so closely together that it almost seems possible to step from one to the next. Miraculously enough, there are seldom any collisions.

The fireworks begin about 10 minutes after full dark and continue for at least thirty minutes. The lights are exaggerated and reflected in the clear, clean lake water - allowing the best possible fireworks experience.

So, whether you choose a picnic on the campus lawn and people watching or drifting in a boat while watching the colors explode over head, you can't go wrong with choosing Rabun County as the venue for your family to celebrate the fourth of July.

God Bless Rabun County. God Bless America and may God bless you!

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Come to the cool and calm north Georgia mountains for a July 4^th your family will always remember!