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Camping near

Young Harris, Georgia

14 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Young Harris in Towns County: 14 Forest Service.

14
federal places to camp
14 Forest Service
10.8 mi
to the nearest one
Upper Chattahoochee River Campground
2,836 ft
at the highest of them
Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area. The lowest, Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area, sits at 1,709 ft
307
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.

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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 Young Harris, nearest first

14 places

  1. Upper Chattahoochee River Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · White County 10.8 miaway 2,191 ftelevation 19sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Andrew's Cove Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · White County 12.5 miaway 2,010 ftelevation 10sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Union County 13.7 miaway 2,836 ftelevation 32sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Desoto Falls Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Lumpkin County 16.3 miaway 2,080 ftelevation 23sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Tate Branch Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Towns County 16.8 miaway 2,287 ftelevation 18sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Tallulah River Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 17.2 miaway 2,080 ftelevation 16sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Low Gap Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 17.3 miaway 1,975 ftelevation 13sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Cooper Creek Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Union County 17.6 miaway 2,136 ftelevation 25sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Deep Hole Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 21.4 miaway 1,987 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Morganton Point Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 23.2 miaway 1,819 ftelevation 41sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Frank Gross Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 23.5 miaway 2,235 ftelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Rabun County 24.2 miaway 1,709 ftelevation 75sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Sandy Bottoms Recreation Area Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 24.4 miaway 1,835 ftelevation 12sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Toccoa River Sandy Bottoms Campground Forest Service · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Fannin County 24.4 miaway 1,835 ftelevation 6sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov