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Public land camping

Camping in Georgia

52 federal places to camp in Georgia, from Forest Service, National Park Service and Army Corps of Engineers, on the land they sit on.

52
federal places to camp
25 Forest Service, 1 National Park Service, 26 Army Corps of Engineers
2,128
campsites you can book ahead
At the 49 places that take reservations on Recreation.gov. The rest are first come or not listed there
3,150 ft
the highest you can drive to
Lake Conasauga Overflow Campground
22
counties with federal camping
44 gateway towns, each with three or more within 30 miles

The Georgia campground map

Select a pin for its elevation, its sites and its page. Switch on forest roads or BLM routes to see how you get there, and use the finder for a campground, a town or a peak.

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Camping near a town

Every federal campground in Georgia

52 places

  1. Andrew's Cove Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · White County 2,010 ftelevation 10sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Bald Ridge Creek Army Corps · Lake Sidney Lanier · Forsyth County 1,089 ftelevation 82sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Bolding Mill Army Corps · Lake Sidney Lanier · Hall County 1,095 ftelevation 97sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Brush Creek Campground Army Corps · West Point Lake · Heard County 693 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  5. Chickamauga Battlefield Group Campground group campground Park Service · Chickamauga · Catoosa County 770 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Cooper Creek Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Union County 2,136 ftelevation 25sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Cotton Hill Army Corps · Walter F. George Lake · Clay County 213 ftelevation 101sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Cottonwood Patch Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Murray County 965 ftelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Deep Hole Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 1,987 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Desoto Falls Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Lumpkin County 2,080 ftelevation 23sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Dockery Lake Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Lumpkin County n/aelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Doll Mountain Campground Army Corps · Carters Lake · Gilmer County 1,147 ftelevation 49sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Duckett Mill Army Corps · Lake Sidney Lanier · Hall County 1,110 ftelevation 111sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Eastbank Army Corps · Lake Seminole · Decatur County 86 ftelevation 60sites 69 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Frank Gross Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 2,235 ftelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Hales Campground Army Corps · Lake Seminole · Decatur County n/aelevation 24sites 62 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Holiday Army Corps · West Point Lake · Troup County 666 ftelevation 130sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Jacks River Fields Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 2,700 ftelevation 7sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Lake Conasauga Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Murray County 3,148 ftelevation 29sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Lake Conasauga Overflow Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Murray County 3,150 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 1,709 ftelevation 75sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Lake Russell Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Habersham County 1,051 ftelevation 41sites 67 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. Lake Sinclair Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Putnam County n/aelevation 44sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Union County 2,836 ftelevation 32sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  25. Low Gap Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 1,975 ftelevation 13sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  26. Milltown Campground Army Corps · Hartwell Lake · Hart County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  27. Morganton Point Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 1,819 ftelevation 41sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  28. Old Federal Army Corps · Lake Sidney Lanier · Hall County 1,085 ftelevation 84sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  29. Payne Campground-Allatoona Lake Army Corps · Allatoona Lake · Cherokee County 1,059 ftelevation 56sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  30. Petersburg Army Corps · J. Strom Thurmond Lake · Columbia County 360 ftelevation 90sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  31. Pocket Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Floyd County 918 ftelevation 26sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  32. R Shaefer Heard Army Corps · West Point Lake · Troup County 654 ftelevation 117sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  33. Ridge Road Army Corps · J. Strom Thurmond Lake · Columbia County 356 ftelevation 66sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  34. River Junction Campground Army Corps · Lake Seminole · Decatur County n/aelevation 11sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  35. Sandy Bottoms Recreation Area Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 1,835 ftelevation 12sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  36. Sarah's Creek Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 2,039 ftelevation 19sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  37. Sawnee Army Corps · Lake Sidney Lanier · Forsyth County 1,110 ftelevation 60sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  38. Sweetwater Campground Army Corps · Allatoona Lake · Cherokee County 848 ftelevation 150sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  39. Tallulah River Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 2,080 ftelevation 16sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  40. Tate Branch Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Towns County 2,287 ftelevation 18sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  41. Toccoa River Sandy Bottoms Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 1,835 ftelevation 6sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  42. Toto Creek Campground Army Corps · Lake Sidney Lanier · Dawson County 1,090 ftelevation 9sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  43. Twin Lakes Campground Army Corps · Hartwell Lake · Hart County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  44. Upper Chattahoochee River Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · White County 2,191 ftelevation 19sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  45. Victoria Campground Army Corps · Allatoona Lake · Cherokee County 861 ftelevation 72sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  46. Watsadler Army Corps · Hartwell Lake · Hart County 677 ftelevation 49sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  47. West Fork Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 1,659 ftelevation 5sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  48. Whitetail Ridge Army Corps · West Point Lake · Troup County 663 ftelevation 58sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  49. Willis Knob Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 1,650 ftelevation 8sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  50. Winfield Army Corps · J. Strom Thurmond Lake · Columbia County 344 ftelevation 79sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  51. Woodring Branch Primitive Campground Army Corps · Carters Lake · Gilmer County 1,127 ftelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  52. Woodring Campground Army Corps · Carters Lake · Gilmer County 1,214 ftelevation 42sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov

Camping rules worth knowing in Georgia

Forty-one state parks offer camping
Georgia’s 63 state parks and historic sites include 41 that offer camping, with more than 2,700 campsites between them. In the mountains those parks are often the only developed camping with water within reach of the forest roads, and they book out on autumn weekends before anything else does. Source 32
Hartwell is 962 miles of shoreline and eight campgrounds
Hartwell Lake comprises nearly 56,000 acres of water with 962 miles of shoreline, surrounded by over 20,000 acres of public land, where the Corps operates eight campgrounds and 15 major day use areas. On the Savannah River between Georgia and South Carolina, it is the biggest camping resource in the northeast of the state. Source 50
Dispersed camping: 14 days, then 30 before you set up again
Undeveloped camping is allowed in most places inside the Chattahoochee-Oconee forest boundary. Dispersed camping outside developed campgrounds is limited to a period not to exceed 14 days, and a new campsite may not be re-established on national forest system land for a period of 30 days. That second clause is stricter than the usual federal wording and is worth reading twice: it is 30 days, not 30 days in a rolling window. Developed campgrounds carry the same 14-day cap, a maximum of five people and two motorised vehicles per single site, ten people on a double site, and a bar on entering or remaining in a campground between 10 pm and 6 am unless you already occupy a site there. Source 8

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Campground records: Recreation Information Database (Recreation.gov), read September 19, 2026. Elevations: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Fees, seasons and limits change; confirm with the managing office before you go.

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