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Camping near

Cumming, Georgia

9 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Cumming in Forsyth County: 9 Army Corps.

9
federal places to camp
9 Army Corps
2.7 mi
to the nearest one
Bald Ridge Creek
1,110 ft
at the highest of them
Duckett Mill. The lowest, Sweetwater Campground, sits at 848 ft
721
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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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.

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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.

Within 30 miles of Cumming, nearest first

9 places

  1. Bald Ridge Creek Army Corps · Lake Sidney Lanier · Forsyth County 2.7 miaway 1,089 ftelevation 82sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Sawnee Army Corps · Lake Sidney Lanier · Forsyth County 3.8 miaway 1,110 ftelevation 60sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Old Federal Army Corps · Lake Sidney Lanier · Hall County 10.6 miaway 1,085 ftelevation 84sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Duckett Mill Army Corps · Lake Sidney Lanier · Hall County 13.5 miaway 1,110 ftelevation 111sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Bolding Mill Army Corps · Lake Sidney Lanier · Hall County 13.9 miaway 1,095 ftelevation 97sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Toto Creek Campground Army Corps · Lake Sidney Lanier · Dawson County 15.5 miaway 1,090 ftelevation 9sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Sweetwater Campground Army Corps · Allatoona Lake · Cherokee County 25.4 miaway 848 ftelevation 150sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Payne Campground-Allatoona Lake Army Corps · Allatoona Lake · Cherokee County 26.1 miaway 1,059 ftelevation 56sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Victoria Campground Army Corps · Allatoona Lake · Cherokee County 28 miaway 861 ftelevation 72sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov