Free camping near Dahlonega, GA
Yes. 36 of the 46 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Dahlonega, GA are listed as free; 10 charge a fee. The closest free one is A.T. Gooch Mountain Shelter, 9.6 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
All 46 camps near Dahlonega, GA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.T. Gooch Mountain Shelter | 9.6 | Free | Blackwell Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Sarah | — |
| Dockery Lake Recreation Area | 10.0 | Fee | — | 10.0 mi to Dahlonega | — |
| Dicks Creek Dispersed Area | 11 | Free | Dicks Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Porter Springs | — |
| Union CountyDave slept here | 11 | Free | — | 11 mi to Dahlonega | — |
| Montgomery Creek Dispersed Area | 11 | Free | West Fork Montgomery Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Jones Creek Dispersed Area | 11 | Free | Jones Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Nimblewill | — |
| Nimblewill Dispersed Area | 12 | Free | Nimblewill Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Nimblewill | — |
| Desoto Falls Recreation Area | 13 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Yonah | — |
| A.T. Hawk Mountain Shelter | 13 | Free | Rock Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA Primitive Campground #4 | 13 | Free | — | 2.8 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| A.T. Black Mountain Gap Shelter | 14 | Free | Lance Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Three Forks | — |
| A.T. Springer Mountain Shelter | 14 | Free | Jones Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA Primitive Campground #3 | 14 | Free | — | 3.9 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| A.T. Woods Hole Shelter | 14 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Hood | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA Primitive Campground #5 | 14 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| Lake Winfield Scott Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Blairsville | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA Primitive Campground #2 | 14 | Free | — | 3.9 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA Primitive Campground #1 | 15 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA Primitive Campground #6 | 15 | Free | — | 4.3 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| A.T. Blood Mountain Shelter | 15 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Hood | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA Primitive Campground #7 | 15 | Free | — | 4.3 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| A.T. Stover Creek Shelter | 15 | Free | Stover Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Three Forks | — |
| A.T. Whitley Gap Shelter | 15 | Free | Dodd Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Hood | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA Primitive Campground #10 | 15 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA Primitive Campground #8 | 15 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| Frank Gross Recreation Area | 15 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Morganton | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA - Six Mile / Lindy Ford | 15 | Free | — | 7.4 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA Primitive Campground #9 | 16 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| Rock Creek Dispersed Area | 16 | Free | Little Rock Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Cooper Creek | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Union County, GA | 16 | Free | — | — | — |
| Fannin CountyDave slept here | 16 | Free | Noontootla Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA Primitive Campground #11 | 16 | Free | — | 6.0 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA - Baptising Hole | 17 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA Primitive Campground #12 | 17 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Dawsonville | — |
| Cooper Creek Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Blairsville | — |
| Deep Hole Recreation Area | 17 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Morganton | — |
| Dawson Forest WMA - Wildcat | 17 | Free | — | 9.0 mi to Jasper | — |
| Noontootla Dispersed Area | 17 | Free | Noontootla Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Stock Hill | — |
| Low Gap Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Helen | — |
| A.T. Low Gap Shelter | 19 | Free | Low Gap Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Hood | — |
| Upper Chattahoochee River Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Helen | — |
| Andrew'S Cove | 22 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Helen | — |
| A.T. Blue Mountain Shelter | 23 | Free | Watkins Branch (stream) | 3.8 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| Toccoa River -Sandy Bottoms Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Morganton | — |
| Wilson Shoals WMA - Wilson Shoals Campground | 24 | Free | — | 2.6 mi to Alto | — |
| Indian Grave Gap Road Dispersed Campsite 1 | 25 | Free | Hiwassee River (stream) | 2.6 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
Who manages the camps near Dahlonega, GA
Who manages them: 28 on the Forest Service; 16 on Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests — 30 camps: 20 free, 10 fee
- Dawson Forest WMA — 15 camps: 15 free
- Wilson Shoals WMA — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 46 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Dahlonega, 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 Dahlonega, 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.