A gray 4x4 Sprinter with a roof rack on a two-track through a wildflower meadow, cloud sitting on the mountains behind.

Camping near

Mountain City, Georgia

9 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Mountain City in Rabun County: 9 Forest Service.

9
federal places to camp
9 Forest Service
6.6 mi
to the nearest one
Sarah's Creek Campground
2,287 ft
at the highest of them
Tate Branch Campground. The lowest, Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area, sits at 1,709 ft
183
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 65 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.

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.

Within 30 miles of Mountain City, nearest first

9 places

  1. Sarah's Creek Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 6.6 miaway 2,039 ftelevation 19sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Willis Knob Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 9.1 miaway 1,650 ftelevation 8sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Low Gap Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 9.2 miaway 1,975 ftelevation 13sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Tallulah River Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 9.3 miaway 2,080 ftelevation 16sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Tate Branch Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Towns County 10 miaway 2,287 ftelevation 18sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. West Fork Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 10.2 miaway 1,659 ftelevation 5sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 12.8 miaway 1,709 ftelevation 75sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Andrew's Cove Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · White County 22.5 miaway 2,010 ftelevation 10sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Upper Chattahoochee River Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · White County 24.6 miaway 2,191 ftelevation 19sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov