Reviews: Goose Pond Colony Resort Marina

Reviewed by: Lance Williamson on Dec 6, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.8'

Rating: 5

We left our boat at Goose Pond Colony Marina for a month while we went home. We were on the boat at the marina for over a week. This is a great marina. The staff are excellent. The directions for getting from the lake to the marina were spit on. There is a good size transient dock. The restrooms and laundry are very close to the transient dock. The rates are very reasonable. The courtesy car is better than what most marinas have. There are good provisioning options in Scottsboro. Payne's ice ice-cream shop in town has huge banana splits and on Thursday a two scoop ice-cream cone is 5 cents for people 65 and older.

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Reviewed by: Dick Heusinkveld on Oct 18, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 44'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

Friendly, helpful staff. Phones and VHF answered promptly. Lots of knowledgeable help with docking. Lots of transient space. Very well defined entrance channel. The grass cutter was out in the channel and basin every day we were there. Bath house spotless, good showers. Better than average marina restaurant on site. Probably the best marina we have stopped at on this trip on the Tennessee River.

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Reviewed by: Mark Cramer , Meant to Be, on Aug 31, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

Plenty of water in the channel, 7-10 feet at 595 pool. Very weedy, but they keep it clear. Beautiful location, good walking trail, great restaurant on site, laundry and a courtesy van. The staff are very friendly. Great service available on site, they did a small repair for me in a very timely fashion at a very good price.

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Reviewed by: DJ Sauber , Searenity, on Aug 20, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

24/7 pay at the pump fuel dock. Amazing staff and beautiful area.

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Reviewed by: William Mcnutt , Excellent Seas, on Jun 15, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 43'
Draft: 5.5'

Rating: 2

Channel is well marked, but too silted up for a 40+ sailboat. My 5' 6" draft kept finding the bottom and I was forced to abandon my approach and head on to Chattanooga.

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Reviewed by: Mike Hopkins , Tortue de Mer, on Nov 4, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 36'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 4

Well marked channel coming in off the river, never marked less than 5' under the keel. Weedy on both sides but passable. Friendly staff, easy access to showers, bathrooms, and easy pet access. Had a great meal at the Docks Restaurant across the street.

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Reviewed by: Pete Washburn , Spring Fling, on Oct 31, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

Agree with earlier reviews. Good marina. Friendly staff, courtesy van, good docks and facilities. Looks like a good maintenance business on site. Channel was clear on both of our stops.

Diesel on 10/30/23 $5.29

WiFi weak. AT&T 2 bars, T-Mobile none

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Reviewed by: Tony Green on Oct 24, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 26'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Full list of amenities and amazing customer service. The harbor is weedy, but the channel is well-marked and clear and we had 5-6' of water everywhere. Great 2-mile nature trail to stretch your legs. We enjoyed our stay here.

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Reviewed by: Rick Vicars on Oct 5, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 45'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

9-26-23 They still have a vegetation issue in this lake but they keep the channel clear. Guntersville pool was 594.3 and we had 8 feet of water or more to the docks. There is an AGLCA harbor host, m/v Compass Rose, at this location that is very helpful with local information. Two onsite restaurants and a courtesy van. Great Stop!

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Reviewed by: Roger Taylor on Aug 26, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 36'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Angler Marina at Goose Pond was awesome. Did a great bottom job on my boat. John and Beth are good people. Goose Pond Marina was ok. Not very helpful. Staff is kind of unfriendly. Must think they are not paid to help boaters.

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Reviewed by: francis Kilcoyne on Jun 12, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 49'
Draft: 6.0'

Rating: 1

Helpful staff told me "no there is no gate code for the pool, it's just over there across the road". After a 1/4 mile walk mostly across the parking loot in the 97 degree heat I am told it costs $7 to jump in the pool. Who brings their wallet to go swimming. Insult to injury they were closing in 5 minutes, it was 4:15? The sign said open til 7. Not big on customer service here. Don't expect much.

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Reviewed by: Tina Pickell on Nov 9, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 62'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 5

We received several warnings about the weeds in entrance and appearance of low depth-- but had no trouble. The marina is in a protected bay with an excellent and knowledgeable staff. Courtesy van allowed us to get dinner at a wonderful Mexican restaurant. But the The Docks restaurant open on our second visit was great. The live music on Thursday nights and very tasty meals.

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Reviewed by: Tom Wille on Oct 26, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 41'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

Very Friendly staff. Nice docks etc, nice area to walk clean facilities, reasonable docking. The entrance is a little hinkey till you figure out there is a channel in the weeds to follow back, just stay in the bouys.

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Reviewed by: David Mann , Now or Never, on Sep 8, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.7'

Rating: 5

Highly sheltered marina. Good area to walk with nearby restaurant. Very clean area. Follow buoys back through a channel for sufficient water. Friendly staff.

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