Free camping near Blue Ridge, GA
Yes. 26 of the 39 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Blue Ridge, GA are listed as free; 13 charge a fee. The closest free one is Padena Dispersed Area, 5.1 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Morganton Point Recreation Area, 4.4 miles east, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: GA and NC and TN.
All 39 camps near Blue Ridge, GA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morganton Point Recreation Area | 4.4 | Fee | — | 0.4 mi to Morganton | — |
| Padena Dispersed Area | 5.1 | Free | Star Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Padena | — |
| Toccoa River -Sandy Bottoms Campground | 7.0 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Morganton | — |
| Jack'S River Fields Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 9.4 mi to Cherry Log | — |
| Tumbling Creek Campground | 13 | Free | Tumbling Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Grassy Creek | — |
| Noontootla Dispersed Area | 13 | Free | Noontootla Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Stock Hill | — |
| Deep Hole Recreation Area | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Morganton | — |
| Bear Creek Campground | 14 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Mountaintown | — |
| Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area | 14 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Mountaintown | — |
| Fannin CountyDave slept here | 15 | Free | Noontootla Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Rock Creek Dispersed Area | 15 | Free | Little Rock Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Cooper Creek | — |
| Frank Gross Recreation Area | 15 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Morganton | — |
| Cooper Creek Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Blairsville | — |
| A.T. Stover Creek Shelter | 17 | Free | Stover Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Thunder Rock Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Ducktown | — |
| A.T. Hawk Mountain Shelter | 17 | Free | Rock Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Three Forks | — |
| A.T. Springer Mountain Shelter | 18 | Free | Jones Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Three Forks | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Union County, GA | 19 | Free | — | — | — |
| A.T. Black Mountain Gap Shelter | 19 | Free | Lance Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Lake Conasauga Overflow | 19 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Eton | — |
| Ball Field Camping Area | 19 | Free | Lake Conasauga (water) | 3.7 mi to Hasslers Mill | — |
| Lake Conasauga Campground Area | 19 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Eton | — |
| Union CountyDave slept here | 19 | Free | — | 11 mi to Dahlonega | — |
| Sylco Campground | 19 | Free | Sylco Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Sylco | — |
| Sylco Campground | 19 | Free | Sylco Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Sylco | — |
| Montgomery Creek Dispersed Area | 20 | Free | West Fork Montgomery Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Cottonwood Patch Area | 20 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Conasauga | — |
| Conasauga River Campground | 20 | Free | Jacks River (stream) | 0.2 mi to Alaculsy | — |
| Hickey Gap Forest Service Camping Area | 20 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Cohutta Springs | — |
| Jones Creek Dispersed Area | 20 | Free | Jones Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Nimblewill | — |
| Nimblewill Dispersed Area | 21 | Free | Nimblewill Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Nimblewill | — |
| A.T. Gooch Mountain Shelter | 21 | Free | Blackwell Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Sarah | — |
| Hanging Dog Campground | 21 | Free | Hanging Dog Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Grape Creek | — |
| Lake Winfield Scott Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Blairsville | — |
| Lost Creek Campground | 22 | Free | Big Lost Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Probst | — |
| Parksville Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Benton | — |
| A.T. Woods Hole Shelter | 23 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Hood | — |
| A.T. Blood Mountain Shelter | 23 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Hood | — |
| Dockery Lake Recreation Area | 24 | Fee | — | 10.0 mi to Dahlonega | — |
Who manages the camps near Blue Ridge, GA
Who manages them: 37 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests — 31 camps: 20 free, 11 fee
- Cherokee National Forest — 7 camps: 5 free, 2 fee
- National Forests in North Carolina — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 39 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Blue Ridge, GA
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Blue Ridge, GA, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.