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Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · GA · 34.75751, -83.47667
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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 Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,737 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area CampgroundNIFC · 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 Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- DDump0 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
- PPropane54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
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 Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,737 ft
State
GA
Coordinates
34.75751, -83.47667
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTallulah Falls · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.3 mi
- FuelShell · ~5.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~0.3 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~5.8 mi
- PharmacyU Save It Pharmacy · ~9.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicCastle Rock Hormone Health · ~15.1 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~7.9 mi
EV charging — from Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.1 mi straight-line NE — 464 Hwy 441, Clayton, GA · EV Connect · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach11 within 25 mi · 44 within 50 · 407 within 100 · 651 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.3 mi — Helen, GA - Tesla Supercharger, Helen
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.5 mi — GEORGIA POWER CLAYTON DC, Clayton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.1 mi — HEMC ORCHARD GOLF CL, Clarkesville, GA · ChargePoint 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 346906 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRabun Beach Boat Launch & Day Use Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOakey Mtn. Ohv Trailhead · ~4.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPanther Creek Falls Picnic & Trailhead · ~5.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWoodall Shoals Chattooga River Access · ~9.7 mi E · USFS
Open Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wildcat Campground #1~9.4 mi · fee
- Wildcat Campground #2~9.9 mi · fee
- A.T. Tray Mountain Shelter~11.8 mi
- Tallulah River~12.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground are set by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground
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 Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground
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 Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →