Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Ball Field Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · GA · 34.85390, -84.65389
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Ball Field Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,205 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ball Field Camping AreaNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Ball Field Camping Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- DDump23 mi
- WWater26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Ball Field Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,205 ft
State
GA
Coordinates
34.85390, -84.65389
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Ball Field Camping Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLake Conasauga (water) · nearby
- Nearest townHasslers Mill · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~16.4 mi
- Propane / LPGFreeman Gas Propane · ~16.3 mi
- Dump station~23.1 mi
- GroceriesFresh N' Low · ~6.6 mi
- PharmacyLiving Well Pharmacy · ~6.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdventHealth Murray · ~8.9 mi
- HardwareBlue Ridge Stone Depot · ~19.7 mi
EV charging — from Ball Field Camping Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.7 mi straight-line SW — Chatsworth Ford (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 51 within 50 · 364 within 100 · 635 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.4 mi — Lowe's - Tesla Supercharger, East Ellijay
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO15.8 mi — GEORGIA POWER E ELLIJAY DC2, East Ellijay
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.9 mi — Building 1196, Dalton, GA · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 390426 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ball Field Camping Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBall Field Camping Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSongbird Trailhead · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSumac Shooting Range · ~6.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJack'S River Fields Campground · ~7.8 mi E · USFS
Open Ball Field Camping Area elsewhere
Other camps near Ball Field Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lake Conasauga Overflow~0.3 mi · fee
- Lake Conasauga Campground Area~0.6 mi · fee
- Hickey Gap Forest Service Camping Area~3.0 mi
- Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area~5.9 mi
The unit that manages Ball Field Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ball Field Camping Area are set by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ball Field Camping Area
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Ball Field Camping Area
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Ball Field Camping Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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