Agency-listedGeorgia DNR Wildlife Resources DivisionFree
Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1
Drive-up · public land · GA · 32.57126, -82.71302
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Nearest town: Adrian. Primitive boat-in campsite on a Georgia DNR Public Fishing Area. GA DNR's page for this PFA lists "Primitive (boat-in) campsites" and publishes no camping fee, but requires a hunting licence, fishing licence or Lands Pass for property access. Camping is closed during scheduled hunts. No potable water is claimed.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 296 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1NIFC · 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 Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1 · public land · GA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- DDump18 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- WWater35 mi
- OOutfitter52 mi
- AAir-up59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 35-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land
Elevation
296 ft
State
GA
Coordinates
32.57126, -82.71302
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1 · public land · GA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.4 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~11.2 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~13.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicTreutlen County Health Department · ~15.0 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~13.5 mi
EV charging — from Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1 · public land · GA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.1 mi straight-line N — GEORGIA POWER WRIGHTSVILLEDC2 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 159 within 100 · 550 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.1 mi — GEORGIA POWER WRIGHTSVILLEDC1, Wrightsville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.1 mi — Dublin Three · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port 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 449141 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1 · public land · GA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaGDOT Rest Area 88 · ~18.3 mi W
- Highway rest areaGDOT Rest Area 87 · ~20.0 mi W
Open Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1 elsewhere
Other camps near Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ohoopee Dunes WMA Primitive Campground #1~17.0 mi
- Beaverdam WMA - Old Camp~17.5 mi
- Beaverdam WMA Primitive Campground #1~18.0 mi
How we know this — Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1
Permit
The WMA License is no longer available or required. A basic hunting or fishing privilege that allows hunting or fishing on state lands is all that is needed to be present on designated state WMAs, state PFAs, and state shooting ranges.
Source
public land records
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
GA DNR layer values for this point, verbatim: Camping='Primitive', Access='Year Round', Maintained='Yes', Management='FM', Comments='Boat-in access only, no drive up', Name=None. Coordinate is Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division's own, unrounded, from the agency's public WMA feature service, layer 6 "Campgrounds" (188 points statewide, read 2026-08-16): https://services6.arcgis.com/9QlSLDqa0P1cHLhu/arcgis/rest/services/WRD_WMA_Public/FeatureServer/6 . Not derived, not geocoded, not rounded by us. SECOND SOURCE - the property's own page (https://georgiawildlife.com/hugh-m-gillis-pfa, read 2026-08-16) affirms camping: Accommodations & Facilities: "Primitive (boat-in) campsites"; Activities: "Camping" and "Hunting - No camping allowed during scheduled hunts". Page also states "The camping area and trails are closed during hunts." Fees & Passes: "For property access, one of the following passes is required: Hunting License, Fishing License, Lands Pass" - no camping fee printed. FEE BASIS: Georgia DNR prints a "Fees & Passes" block on every property page and none of the 135 WMA pages read this fire names a camping fee. State-managed WMAs and PFAs print "Land Access: Hunting License, Fishing License, or Lands Pass" - i.e. a licence or Lands Pass is required to BE on the property at all, camping or not. GA DNR (https://georgiawildlife.com/LicenseChanges, read 2026-08-16): "The WMA License is no longer available or required." / "A basic hunting or fishing privilege that allows hunting or fishing on state lands is all that is needed to be present on designated state WMAs". We found no first-party page printing the Lands Pass price, so no price is claimed here. This is an ABSENCE-OF-CAMPING-FEE finding, not a published "free" statement; fee=0 means "no camping charge", not "free to enter". REVIEWER: decide whether a pass-gated site should be labelled on a free-camping map. | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1
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 — Hugh Gillis PFA Primitive Campground #1
Water on public land →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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