Free camping near Dillard, GA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Dillard, GA there are 51 camps: 32 free, 19 fee. The closest is A.T. Carter Gap Shelter, 6.8 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is A.T. Carter Gap Shelter, 6.8 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at. Today's season read covers 7 of them: 3 open, 0 closed, 4 worth a call. The circle crosses a state line: GA and NC and SC.
Who manages them: 43 on the Forest Service; 4 on SCDNR; 3 on NCWRC; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.T. Carter Gap Shelter | 6.8 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Tate | — |
| A.T. Standing Indian Shelter | 7.1 | Free | Bearpen Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to McDonald Mill | — |
| Macon CountyDave slept here | 7.3 | Free | Shope Fork (stream) | 4.1 mi to McDonald Mill | — |
| Sarah'S Creek Campground | 7.3 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Sky Valley | — |
| Blue Valley Camp | 9.0 | Free | Brooks Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Satolah | — |
| Hurricane Creek Horse & Primitive Camp | 9.3 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Tate | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Macon County, NC | 9.5 | Free | Brooks Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Highlands | — |
| A.T. Long Branch Shelter | 9.5 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 3.5 mi to Teresita | — |
| Tallulah River | 9.7 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Tate | — |
| Tate Branch Campground | 9.8 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to Tate | — |
| Sandy Bottoms Recreation Area (Campground) | 10 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Tate | — |
| Willis Knob Horse Camp | 10 | Fee | — | 8.2 mi to Longcreek | — |
| West Fork Campground | 10 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Highlands | — |
| Van Hook Glade Campground | 11 | Fee | Long Branch (stream) | 2.8 mi to Lickskillet | — |
| Van Hook Glade Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Highlands | — |
| Kimsey Creek Group Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Tate | — |
| A.T. Rock Gap Shelter | 12 | Free | Little Rock Branch (stream) | 2.4 mi to Rainbow Springs | — |
| Whetstone | 12 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Longcreek | — |
| A.T. Muskrat Creek Shelter | 12 | Free | Muskrat Branch (stream) | 3.1 mi to Tate City | — |
| A.T. Plum Orchard Shelter | 12 | Free | Plumorchard Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Titus | — |
| Long Bottom Ford | 12 | Free | Adline Branch (stream) | 0.1 mi to Long Bottom Ford | — |
| Ammons Branch Camp | 14 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Highlands | — |
| Burrells Ford | 15 | Free | King Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Moody Cove | — |
| Grapevine | 15 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Longcreek | — |
| Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Tallulah Falls | — |
| Cassidy Bridge | 16 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Longcreek | — |
| A.T. Siler Bald Shelter | 16 | Free | Right Prong Rough Fork (stream) | 3.5 mi to Rainbow Springs | — |
| A.T. Deep Gap Shelter | 16 | Free | Chastain Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Osborn | — |
| Cherry Hill | 17 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Tamassee | — |
| Wildcat Campground #1 | 17 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Sautee-Nacoochee | — |
| Wildcat Campground #2 | 17 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Helen | — |
| A.T. Wayah Bald Shelter | 18 | Free | Little Laurel Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Slickrock Ford | — |
| Wine Spring Horse Camp | 19 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Andrews | — |
| A.T. Tray Mountain Shelter | 20 | Free | Mossy Cove Branch (stream) | 4.5 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| A.T. Cold Spring Shelter | 21 | Free | Burningtown Branch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Burnett Fields | — |
| Nantahala Lake Dispersed Camping Site - Lake Access | 21 | Free | Johnson Branch (stream) | 3.6 mi to Aquone | — |
| Jackrabbit Mountain Campground | 22 | Fee | Shooting Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Elf | — |
| Indian Grave Gap Road Dispersed Campsite 1 | 23 | Free | Hiwassee River (stream) | 2.6 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| Lake Chatuge Recreation Area | 23 | Free | Hog Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Friendship | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 24 | Free | — | 9.1 mi to Cashiers | Check |
| Appletree Group Camp | 24 | Free | Appletree Branch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Aquone | — |
| Panthertown Shelter | 24 | Free | Panthertown Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Canaan | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 24 | Free | Wright Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #2 | 24 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #3 | 24 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Cashiers | Open |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #1 | 24 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Andrew'S Cove | 24 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Helen | — |
| A.T. Wesser Bald Shelter | 24 | Free | Wesser Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Briertown | — |
| A.T. Blue Mountain Shelter | 24 | Free | Watkins Branch (stream) | 3.8 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 25 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
The other 1 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Dillard, GA.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Dillard, 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.