Payne Lake   Be the first to submit input for Payne Lake. If you have info on Payne Lake, Madison County, Georgia please submit it here to improve this web site.          These outdoors activities are available near Payne Lake.   Public Lands Near Payne Lake: Watson Mill State Park, Georgia, 5 miles away Victoria Bryant State Park, Georgia, 13 miles away Hart State Park, Georgia, 23 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Payne Lake: Watson Mill Bridge State Park, Comer, 5 miles away   Hotels Near Payne Lake: Knights Inn Royston, Royston, 12 miles away Comfort Suites Downtown, Athens, 17 miles away Bulldog Inn-Athens, Athens, 18 miles away Hilton Garden Inn Athens Downtown, Athens, 18 miles away Hotel Indigo ATHENS - UNIVERSITY AREA, Athens, 18 miles away   Ski Areas Near Payne Lake: Sky Valley, Georgia, 54 miles away       210 foot drop, 2 lifts, 5 runs Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, 55 miles away       225 foot drop, 4 lifts, 10 runs Cataloochee, North Carolina, 85 miles away       740 foot drop, 4 lifts, 10 runs   Whitewater Near Payne Lake: Skull Shoal Creek, MadisonCounty, 5 miles away       Class III - 0.56 miles long (Home Church Road to Broad River) Big Clouds Creek, OglethorpeCounty, 5 miles away       Class I-III - 2.9 miles long (GA 22 to Watson Mill Bridge St. P Highway) Broad River, Madison / Elbert / OglethorpeCounty, 6 miles away       Class I-II - 5.5 miles long (US Route 281 to US Route 172)   Golf Courses Near Payne Lake: Sunrise Golf Club, Colbert, 6 miles away