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Lake Conasauga Campground Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · GA · 34.86223, -84.65695
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Lake Conasauga Campground Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,102 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lake Conasauga Campground 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 Lake Conasauga Campground Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- DDump24 mi
- WWater25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Lake Conasauga Campground Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,102 ft
State
GA
Coordinates
34.86223, -84.65695
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lake Conasauga Campground Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEton · ~6.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSunoco · ~5.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.6 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~5.4 mi
- PharmacyLiving Well Pharmacy · ~6.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicLifetime Medical Center · ~15.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~9.2 mi
EV charging — from Lake Conasauga Campground Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.8 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 reach8 within 25 mi · 51 within 50 · 364 within 100 · 634 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.9 mi — Lowe's - Tesla Supercharger, East Ellijay
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.3 mi — GEORGIA POWER E ELLIJAY DC2, East Ellijay
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.2 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 Lake Conasauga Campground Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSongbird Trailhead · ~0.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomBall Field Camping Area · ~0.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSumac Shooting Range · ~6.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJack'S River Fields Campground · ~7.9 mi E · USFS
Open Lake Conasauga Campground Area elsewhere
Other camps near Lake Conasauga Campground Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lake Conasauga Overflow~0.5 mi · fee
- Ball Field Camping Area~0.6 mi
- Hickey Gap Forest Service Camping Area~2.4 mi
- Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area~6.3 mi
The unit that manages Lake Conasauga Campground Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lake Conasauga Campground Area are set by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lake Conasauga Campground 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Lake Conasauga Campground 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 — Lake Conasauga Campground Area
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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