Agency-listedUSFSFee
Oconee River Rec. Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · GA · 33.72084, -83.29139
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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 Oconee River Rec. Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 462 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Oconee River Rec. 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 Oconee River Rec. Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- ShShower37 mi
- DDump48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Oconee River Rec. Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
462 ft
State
GA
Coordinates
33.72084, -83.29139
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Oconee River Rec. Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMadison · ~14.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuel76 · ~8.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~18.1 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~8.7 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~13.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~12.2 mi
- HardwareWatkinsville Power Shop · ~11.5 mi
EV charging — from Oconee River Rec. Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.7 mi straight-line SE — GEORGIA POWER GREENSBORO DC 2 · 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 reach17 within 25 mi · 79 within 50 · 398 within 100 · 632 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.4 mi — Madison, GA - Tesla Supercharger, Madison
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.3 mi — Wire Park, Watkinsville, GA (at an office building) · ENVIROSPARK · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-11-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Gillen House Luxury Bed and Breakfast - Tesla Destination, Maxeys, 7.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 202747 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Oconee River Rec. Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTown Creek Atv Trailhead · ~9.7 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRedlands Boat Ramp · ~10.6 mi S · USFS
- Highway rest areaGDOT Rest Area 53 · ~19.1 mi SW
- Highway rest areaGDOT Rest Area 52 · ~22.8 mi W
Open Oconee River Rec. Area elsewhere
Other camps near Oconee River Rec. Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- B. F. Grant WMA Primitive Campground #4~22.8 mi
- B. F. Grant WMA Primitive Campground #3~23.3 mi
- B. F. Grant WMA Primitive Campground #5~24.1 mi
- B. F. Grant WMA Primitive Campground #1~24.1 mi
The unit that manages Oconee River Rec. Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Oconee River Rec. Area are set by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Oconee River Rec. 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 Oconee River Rec. 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 — Oconee River Rec. Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →How to read this page →All field notes →
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