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Sarah'S Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · GA · 34.92834, -83.26417
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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 Sarah'S Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,039 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sarah'S 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 Sarah'S Creek Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- WWater8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- DDump15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Sarah'S Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,039 ft
State
GA
Coordinates
34.92834, -83.26417
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sarah'S Creek Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSky Valley · ~5.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.5 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.8 mi
- GroceriesPiggly Wiggly · ~7.5 mi
- PharmacyU Save It Pharmacy · ~8.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicFranklin VA Clinic · ~18.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~7.6 mi
EV charging — from Sarah'S Creek Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.5 mi straight-line SW — GEORGIA POWER CLAYTON DC · 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 50 within 50 · 341 within 100 · 688 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.8 mi — Franklin, NC - Tesla Supercharger, Franklin
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.5 mi — GEORGIA POWER CLAYTON L2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — York House Inn - Tesla Destination, Rabun Gap, 6.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Quality Inn Dillard, Dillard, 7.8 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “$0.40 per kWh” - 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 256983 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sarah'S Creek Campground · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEarl'S Ford Chattooga River Access · ~4.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLong Bottom Ford · ~4.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHwy 28 Chattooga River Access · ~4.9 mi E · USFS
- RestroomRocky Gap Trailhead · ~5.0 mi SE · USFS
Open Sarah'S Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Sarah'S Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Willis Knob Horse Camp~3.1 mi · fee
- West Fork Campground~3.8 mi · fee
- Long Bottom Ford~4.9 mi
- Whetstone~5.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sarah'S Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sarah'S Creek Campground are set by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sarah'S Creek 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 Sarah'S 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 — Sarah'S Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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