Agency-listedUSFSFree
Ocmulgee Flats Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · GA · 33.17835, -83.81753
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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 Ocmulgee Flats Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 404 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ocmulgee Flats CampNIFC · 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 Ocmulgee Flats Camp · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- WWater9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- DDump14 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Ocmulgee Flats Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
404 ft
State
GA
Coordinates
33.17835, -83.81753
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Ocmulgee Flats Camp · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBeck Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBerner · ~1.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.8 mi
- FuelShell · ~11.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.8 mi
- GroceriesBig Dam Store · ~9.7 mi
- PharmacyIngles Pharmacy · ~19.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicJasper County Health Department · ~11.7 mi
- HardwareJasper County Lumber Company · ~11.6 mi
EV charging — from Ocmulgee Flats Camp · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.7 mi straight-line SW — Volume Chevrolet Buick, Forsyth, GA · EV Connect · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 9:00am-8:00pm; Tue: 9:00am-8:00pm; Wed: 9:00am-8:00pm; Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm; Fri: 9:00am-8:00pm; Sat: 9:00am-6:00pm · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach14 within 25 mi · 122 within 50 · 392 within 100 · 585 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.5 mi — Gray, GA - Tesla Supercharger, Gray
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO11.9 mi — Walmart 907 (Forsyth, GA), Forsyth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.6 mi — High Falls State Park, Jackson, GA (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 6 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 416643 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ocmulgee Flats Camp · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~7.7 mi SE · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~9.3 mi SE · FWS
- Highway rest areaGeorgia Weigh Station Region 6 North(Monroe) · ~11.7 mi SW
- Highway rest areaGeorgia Weigh Station Region 6 South (Monroe) · ~11.7 mi SW
Open Ocmulgee Flats Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Ocmulgee Flats Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gladesville Campground~2.8 mi
- Rush Creek Campground~5.6 mi
- Concord Campground~7.8 mi
- Rum Creek WMA Primitive Campground #2~8.2 mi
The unit that manages Ocmulgee Flats Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ocmulgee Flats Camp are set by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ocmulgee Flats Camp
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Ocmulgee Flats Camp
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 — Ocmulgee Flats Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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