A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping in

Rabun County, Georgia

6 federal places to camp in Rabun County: 6 Forest Service.

6
federal places to camp
6 Forest Service
6
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
2,080 ft
at the highest of them
Tallulah River Campground. The lowest, Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area, sits at 1,709 ft
136
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 65 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.

Every federal campground in Rabun County

6 places

  1. Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest 1,709 ftelevation 75sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Low Gap Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest 1,975 ftelevation 13sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Sarah's Creek Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest 2,039 ftelevation 19sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Tallulah River Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest 2,080 ftelevation 16sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. West Fork Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest 1,659 ftelevation 5sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Willis Knob Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest 1,650 ftelevation 8sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov