Agency-listedUSFSFree
Rush Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · GA · 33.25499, -83.78368
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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 Rush Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 469 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rush Creek 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 Rush Creek Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- WWater10 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- DDump20 mi
- PPropane55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Rush Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
469 ft
State
GA
Coordinates
33.25499, -83.78368
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Rush Creek Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRush Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMcElheneys Crossroads · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.8 mi
- GroceriesBig Dam Store · ~5.7 mi
- PharmacyIngles Pharmacy · ~22.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicJasper County Health Department · ~6.8 mi
- HardwareJasper County Lumber Company · ~6.7 mi
EV charging — from Rush Creek Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.5 mi straight-line W — Flying J 630, Jackson, 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 reach15 within 25 mi · 141 within 50 · 398 within 100 · 596 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.7 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Locust Grove
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.4 mi — Walmart 907 (Forsyth, GA), Forsyth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.0 mi — Wellness Cottage and Day Spa, Monticello, GA · VIALYNK · 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 330679 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rush Creek Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~11.7 mi SE · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~11.8 mi S · FWS
- Highway rest areaGeorgia Weigh Station Region 6 North(Monroe) · ~16.8 mi SW
- Highway rest areaGeorgia Weigh Station Region 6 South (Monroe) · ~16.9 mi SW
Open Rush Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Rush Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Concord Campground~2.8 mi
- Gladesville Campground~3.0 mi
- Ocmulgee Flats Camp~5.6 mi
- Cedar Creek WMA - Hadaway~13.2 mi
The unit that manages Rush Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rush Creek Campground are set by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rush Creek Campground
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 Rush Creek 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 — Rush Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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