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Public land camping

National Forest Campgrounds in Georgia

25 places to camp in Georgia run by the Forest Service.

25
federal places to camp
25 Forest Service
25
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
3,150 ft
at the highest of them
Lake Conasauga Overflow Campground. The lowest, Pocket Campground, sits at 918 ft
511
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 67 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

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.

National forest campgrounds in Georgia

25 places

  1. Andrew's Cove Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · White County 2,010 ftelevation 10sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Cooper Creek Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Union County 2,136 ftelevation 25sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Cottonwood Patch Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Murray County 965 ftelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Deep Hole Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 1,987 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Desoto Falls Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Lumpkin County 2,080 ftelevation 23sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Dockery Lake Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Lumpkin County n/aelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Frank Gross Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 2,235 ftelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Jacks River Fields Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 2,700 ftelevation 7sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Lake Conasauga Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Murray County 3,148 ftelevation 29sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Lake Conasauga Overflow Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Murray County 3,150 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 1,709 ftelevation 75sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Lake Russell Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Habersham County 1,051 ftelevation 41sites 67 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Lake Sinclair Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Putnam County n/aelevation 44sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Union County 2,836 ftelevation 32sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Low Gap Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 1,975 ftelevation 13sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Morganton Point Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 1,819 ftelevation 41sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Pocket Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Floyd County 918 ftelevation 26sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Sandy Bottoms Recreation Area Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 1,835 ftelevation 12sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Sarah's Creek Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 2,039 ftelevation 19sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Tallulah River Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 2,080 ftelevation 16sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Tate Branch Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Towns County 2,287 ftelevation 18sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Toccoa River Sandy Bottoms Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 1,835 ftelevation 6sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. Upper Chattahoochee River Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · White County 2,191 ftelevation 19sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. West Fork Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 1,659 ftelevation 5sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  25. Willis Knob Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 1,650 ftelevation 8sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov