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Lake Erma

Lovejoy, Georgia — Henry County.

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70Surface acres
0.4 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 49692365).

Location & fast facts

Where Lake Erma is in Georgia

The red circle marks Lake Erma.

Fast facts

About Lake Erma

  • County: Henry
  • Nearest city: Lovejoy (about 1.9 mi from the lake)
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 208 mi from Tallahassee and 242 mi from Panama City, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline (Georgia: incorporated places touching the lake, otherwise the nearest one).

Fishing in Georgia

Official Georgia DNR pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Good for & watch for

Good for

  • Walking. 0.4 mi of trail near the shore (trails)
  • Camping. 11 campgrounds within 15 mi (list)

Watch for

    Built only from the data on this page: official access lists, OpenStreetMap beaches and trails, campground listings, state and USGS invasive-species records. We don't rate crowds or water quality.

    Lake map

    Lake Erma shoreline

    ¼ mileN

    No public access sites are listed for this water in the Georgia DNR WRD water access points data.

    Shoreline trail

    Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 49692365), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: Georgia DNR WRD water access points. Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

    Shoreline trails

    0.4 miTrail within 100 m of shore
    About 20%Of the shoreline
    NoLoops the whole lake
    North and south shoresWhere

    OpenStreetMap shows about 0.4 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Lake Erma shoreline, mostly along the north and south shores.

    Trails along the shore

    The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

    Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 9, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

    Campgrounds near Lake Erma

    We found 11 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Lake Erma, 1 of them within 5 miles. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

    5 more within 15 miles

    All campgrounds & RV parks in Georgia

    Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

    Campground data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

    Conditions right now

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    Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (33.4532, -84.2591). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Lake Erma. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

    Sun, moon & best fishing times

    Sun & moon at Lake Erma

    Best fishing times

    Major periodMinor periodDaylight

      Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in ET (America/New_York), and accurate to within a few minutes.

      Contact & official info

      Questions about Lake Erma

      How big is Lake Erma?

      Lake Erma covers about 70 acres in Lovejoy, Georgia (Henry County).

      Are there campgrounds near Lake Erma?

      Yes. We list 11 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles, 1 of them within 5 miles.

      What towns are on Lake Erma?

      Lake Erma touches Lovejoy in Henry County, Georgia.

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