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Camping in Georgia

Georgia has 85 public campgrounds on record, 73 reservable and 11 first-come. Most (49 of 85) are run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Each row below says who runs it, how to get a site, and what it costs.

85
Total
73
Reservable
11
First-come
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Amity Recreation Area Lincoln · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
05-01 to 09-04
Fee
Site: $75 per night
 Andrew's Cove White · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
10
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $12 per night
 Bald Ridge Creek Forsyth · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
82
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Below Dam South Carolina Columbia · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
05-12 to 09-05
Fee
Site: $10–$75 per night
 Big Oaks Hart · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 10-31
Fee
Site: $150 per night
 Bolding Mill Hall · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
97
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Bolding Mill Shelters Hall · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record
 Brush Creek Campground Heard · Army Corps of Engineers · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Buford Dam Park Shelters Gwinnett · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
05-23 to 09-20
Fee
Site: $50 per night
 Chattahoochee Park Decatur · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $60 per night
 Chickamauga Battlefield Group Campground Catoosa · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
9
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Cooper Creek Campground Union · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
25
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night peak season
 Cotton Hill Clay · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
101
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Cottonwood Patch Campground Murray · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
8
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Cumberland Island National Seashore Camping Permits Camden · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
44
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Deep Hole Recreation Area Fannin · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
9
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Desoto Falls Recreation Area Lumpkin · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
23
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night peak season
 Dockery Lake Recreation Area Dahlonega · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $8/night.
 Doll Mountain Campground Gilmer · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
49
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Duckett Mill Hall · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
111
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Eagleview Park Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record
 Earl Cook Recreation Area Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
05-22 to 09-07
Fee
Site: $150–$175 per night
 Eastbank Decatur · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
60
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Elrod Ferry Hart · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
05-01 to 09-07
Fee
Site: $75 per night
 Faceville Landing Park Decatur · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $60 per night
 Frank Gross Recreation Area Fannin · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
8
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $8 per night
 Gill Point Lincoln · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
05-01 to 09-04
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $40 per night
 Glass Bridge Park Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record
 Hales Landing Park Decatur · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $60 per night
 Hardley Creek Park Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record
 Hickey Gap Murray · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Holiday Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
130
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Horace King Park Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record
 Jacks River Fields Campground Fannin · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
7
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Lake Chatuge Recreation Area Towns · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Lake Conasauga Campground Area Murray · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
29
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Lake Conasauga Overflow Murray · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
6
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $8 per night
 Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground Rabun · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
75
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $26 per night
 Lake Russell Recreation Area Campground Habersham · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
41
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
 Lake Sinclair Rec Area Putnam · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $9 per night
 Lake Springs Columbia · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 09-04
Fee
Site: $75–$125 per night
 Lake Winfield Scott Campground Union · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
 Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area Union · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
32
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Lanier Park Shelter Gwinnett · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
03-13 to 09-22
Fee
Site: $50 per night
 Little Hall Shelter Hall · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 09-20
Fee
Site: $50 per night
 Long Cane Recreation Area Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record
 Low Gap Campground White · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $12 per night
 McGee Bridge Park Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record
 Morganton Point Recreation Area Fannin · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
41
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
 Oconee River Rec. Area Greene · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $5 per night
 Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Overnight Camping Permit Charlton · Other Agency · Reservable
Sites
11
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record
 Old Federal Hall · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
84
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Payne Campground-allatoona Lake Cherokee · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
56
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Petersburg Columbia · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
90
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Pocket Campground Floyd · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
26
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Pocket Recreational Area - Campground Floyd · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 R Shaefer Heard Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
117
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Rays Lake Park Seminole · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $60 per night
 Ridge Road Columbia · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
66
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Rocky Point Recreation Area Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $150 per night
 Sandy Bottoms Recreation Area (campground) Towns · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Sandy Bottoms Recreation Area Campground Fannin · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
12
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Sarah's Creek Campground Rabun · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
19
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Sawnee Forsyth · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
60
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Sunny Point Park Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record
 Sweetwater Campground Cherokee · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
150
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Tallulah River Clayton · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
16
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Tate Branch Campground Clayton · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
18
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Thompson Creek Park Shelter Dawson · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Site: $50 per night
 Toccoa River -sandy Bottoms Campground Fannin · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
6
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $16 per night
 Toto Creek Campground Dawson · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
9
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Upper Chattahoochee River Campground White · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
19
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $12 per night
 Van Pugh North Park Shelter Hall · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record
 Victoria Campground Cherokee · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
72
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Watsadler Hart · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
49
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 West Bank Park Shelters Forsyth · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record
 West Fork Campground Rabun · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
5
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Whitetail Ridge Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
58
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Wildcat Campground #1 Rabun · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Wildcat Campground #2 Rabun · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Willis Knob Horse Camp Rabun · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
8
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Winfield Columbia · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
79
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Woodring Branch Primitive Campground Gilmer · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
11
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Woodring Campground Gilmer · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
42
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Yellowjacket Creek Recreation Area Troup · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record

How booking works in Georgia

There is no single system: each campground books through its managing agency. 73 campgrounds book through Recreation.gov. 11 campgrounds take no reservations at all, first-come, first-served.

For a park's own hours, entrance fee, and boundary, see Georgia state parks on publiclandsdb.com.

Narrower lists

By agency

11 first-come campgrounds need no reservation; 0 stay open year-round ; and 0 sit on a named lake . By agency: 49 Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds , and 33 National Forest campgrounds .

Common questions

How do I reserve a campground in Georgia?

It depends on who runs it. Of the 85 public campgrounds on record here, 73 book through Recreation.gov and 11 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Where can I camp for free in Georgia?

2 public campgrounds in Georgia charge no fee: Hickey Gap and Lake Chatuge Recreation Area. Free camping away from campgrounds (dispersed camping) is a land-management rule, not a campground; see the managing agency.

Is boondocking legal in Georgia?

On BLM land, dispersed camping (boondocking) is generally allowed under the agency's rules. BLM limits dispersed camping to 14 days within any 28-day period (stay limits vary by field office), asks campers to stay at least 200 feet from lakes and streams, and says most areas need no permit or reservation (blm.gov, read 2026-09-26).

What are the best campgrounds in Georgia?

This site doesn't rate campgrounds. The most fully documented here are Pocket Campground (20 sourced facts), Woodring Campground (19 sourced facts), and Doll Mountain Campground (17 sourced facts); the table lets you sort every campground by agency, booking, season, and fee.