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Pocket Recreational Area - Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · GA · 34.58584, -85.08250
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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 Pocket Recreational Area - Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 888 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pocket Recreational 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 Pocket Recreational Area - Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- WWater13 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- DDump19 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Pocket Recreational Area - Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
888 ft
State
GA
Coordinates
34.58584, -85.08250
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pocket Recreational Area - Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townResaca · ~7.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.8 mi
- GroceriesThe Pocket Grocery & Deli · ~4.4 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~9.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicCAmp Sidney Dew Health Lodge · ~4.4 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~10.7 mi
EV charging — from Pocket Recreational Area - Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.7 mi straight-line E — Flying J 632, Resaca, GA · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach16 within 25 mi · 67 within 50 · 368 within 100 · 650 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.8 mi — Adairsville, GA - Union Grove Road - Tesla Supercharger, Adairsville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.9 mi — GEORGIA POWER SUMMERVILLE DC2, Summerville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.4 mi — The Exchange Calhoun Apartments · 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 350487 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pocket Recreational Area - Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKeown Falls · ~1.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDry Creek Equestrian Trailhead · ~2.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPinhoti #1, Hwy 136 · ~5.4 mi N · USFS
- Highway rest areaGDOT Rest Area 35 · ~8.0 mi E
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The unit that manages Pocket Recreational Area - Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pocket Recreational Area - Campground are set by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pocket Recreational 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 Pocket Recreational 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 — Pocket Recreational Area - Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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