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Camping near

East Ellijay, Georgia

13 federal places to camp within 30 miles of East Ellijay in Gilmer County: 10 Forest Service, 3 Army Corps.

13
federal places to camp
10 Forest Service, 3 Army Corps
8.4 mi
to the nearest one
Doll Mountain Campground
3,150 ft
at the highest of them
Lake Conasauga Overflow Campground. The lowest, Cottonwood Patch Campground, sits at 965 ft
253
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 55 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 East Ellijay, nearest first

13 places

  1. Doll Mountain Campground Army Corps · Carters Lake · Gilmer County 8.4 miaway 1,147 ftelevation 49sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Woodring Branch Primitive Campground Army Corps · Carters Lake · Gilmer County 8.9 miaway 1,127 ftelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Woodring Campground Army Corps · Carters Lake · Gilmer County 9.2 miaway 1,214 ftelevation 42sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Jacks River Fields Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 13.8 miaway 2,700 ftelevation 7sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Lake Conasauga Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Murray County 16.2 miaway 3,148 ftelevation 29sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Lake Conasauga Overflow Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Murray County 16.2 miaway 3,150 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Sandy Bottoms Recreation Area Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 16.6 miaway 1,835 ftelevation 12sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Toccoa River Sandy Bottoms Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 16.6 miaway 1,835 ftelevation 6sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Frank Gross Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 19.6 miaway 2,235 ftelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Morganton Point Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 19.9 miaway 1,819 ftelevation 41sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Deep Hole Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 20.6 miaway 1,987 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Cottonwood Patch Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Murray County 23.4 miaway 965 ftelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Cooper Creek Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Union County 24.5 miaway 2,136 ftelevation 25sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov