Free camping near Cherry Log, GA
Yes. 26 of the 38 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Cherry Log, GA are listed as free; 12 charge a fee. The closest free one is Padena Dispersed Area, 9.9 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Toccoa River -Sandy Bottoms Campground, 7.9 miles east, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: GA and TN.
All 38 camps near Cherry Log, GA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toccoa River -Sandy Bottoms Campground | 7.9 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Morganton | — |
| Jack'S River Fields Campground | 9.4 | Fee | — | 9.4 mi to Cherry Log | — |
| Morganton Point Recreation Area | 9.7 | Fee | — | 0.4 mi to Morganton | — |
| Padena Dispersed Area | 9.9 | Free | Star Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Padena | — |
| Bear Creek Campground | 10 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Mountaintown | — |
| Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area | 10 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Mountaintown | — |
| Noontootla Dispersed Area | 12 | Free | Noontootla Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Stock Hill | — |
| Fannin CountyDave slept here | 13 | Free | Noontootla Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Three Forks | — |
| A.T. Stover Creek Shelter | 14 | Free | Stover Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Deep Hole Recreation Area | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Morganton | — |
| Frank Gross Recreation Area | 14 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Morganton | — |
| Rock Creek Dispersed Area | 15 | Free | Little Rock Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Cooper Creek | — |
| A.T. Springer Mountain Shelter | 15 | Free | Jones Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Three Forks | — |
| A.T. Black Mountain Gap Shelter | 16 | Free | Lance Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Lake Conasauga Overflow | 16 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Eton | — |
| A.T. Hawk Mountain Shelter | 16 | Free | Rock Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Ball Field Camping Area | 16 | Free | Lake Conasauga (water) | 3.7 mi to Hasslers Mill | — |
| Lake Conasauga Campground Area | 17 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Eton | — |
| Tumbling Creek Campground | 17 | Free | Tumbling Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Grassy Creek | — |
| Montgomery Creek Dispersed Area | 18 | Free | West Fork Montgomery Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Jones Creek Dispersed Area | 18 | Free | Jones Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Nimblewill | — |
| Nimblewill Dispersed Area | 18 | Free | Nimblewill Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Nimblewill | — |
| Cooper Creek Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Blairsville | — |
| Hickey Gap Forest Service Camping Area | 18 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Cohutta Springs | — |
| Union CountyDave slept here | 19 | Free | — | 11 mi to Dahlonega | — |
| Cottonwood Patch Area | 20 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Conasauga | — |
| Conasauga River Campground | 20 | Free | Jacks River (stream) | 0.2 mi to Alaculsy | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Union County, GA | 20 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA - Wildcat | 21 | Free | — | 9.0 mi to Jasper | — |
| A.T. Gooch Mountain Shelter | 21 | Free | Blackwell Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Sarah | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA - Baptising Hole | 21 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| Sylco Campground | 21 | Free | Sylco Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Sylco | — |
| Thunder Rock Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Ducktown | — |
| Sylco Campground | 21 | Free | Sylco Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Sylco | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA - Six Mile / Lindy Ford | 23 | Free | — | 7.4 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| Lake Winfield Scott Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Blairsville | — |
| Dockery Lake Recreation Area | 24 | Fee | — | 10.0 mi to Dahlonega | — |
| A.T. Woods Hole Shelter | 24 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Hood | — |
Who manages the camps near Cherry Log, GA
Who manages them: 33 on the Forest Service; 3 on Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests — 30 camps: 19 free, 11 fee
- Cherokee National Forest — 5 camps: 4 free, 1 fee
- Dawson Forest WMA — 3 camps: 3 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 38 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Cherry Log, GA
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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 Cherry Log, 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.