Free camping near Morganton, GA
Yes. 28 of the 41 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Morganton, GA are listed as free; 13 charge a fee. The closest free one is Padena Dispersed Area, 1.3 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Morganton Point Recreation Area, 0.4 miles south, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: GA and NC and TN.
All 41 camps near Morganton, GA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morganton Point Recreation Area | 0.4 | Fee | — | 0.4 mi to Morganton | — |
| Padena Dispersed Area | 1.3 | Free | Star Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Padena | — |
| Toccoa River -Sandy Bottoms Campground | 5.9 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Morganton | — |
| Deep Hole Recreation Area | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Morganton | — |
| Rock Creek Dispersed Area | 12 | Free | Little Rock Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Cooper Creek | — |
| Noontootla Dispersed Area | 13 | Free | Noontootla Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Stock Hill | — |
| Cooper Creek Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Blairsville | — |
| Frank Gross Recreation Area | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Morganton | — |
| Fannin CountyDave slept here | 14 | Free | Noontootla Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Three Forks | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Union County, GA | 15 | Free | — | — | — |
| Jack'S River Fields Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 9.4 mi to Cherry Log | — |
| A.T. Hawk Mountain Shelter | 16 | Free | Rock Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Three Forks | — |
| A.T. Stover Creek Shelter | 16 | Free | Stover Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Tumbling Creek Campground | 16 | Free | Tumbling Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Grassy Creek | — |
| Union CountyDave slept here | 17 | Free | — | 11 mi to Dahlonega | — |
| A.T. Springer Mountain Shelter | 17 | Free | Jones Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Three Forks | — |
| A.T. Black Mountain Gap Shelter | 18 | Free | Lance Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Montgomery Creek Dispersed Area | 18 | Free | West Fork Montgomery Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Lake Winfield Scott Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Blairsville | — |
| Hanging Dog Campground | 18 | Free | Hanging Dog Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Grape Creek | — |
| Bear Creek Campground | 18 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Mountaintown | — |
| Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area | 18 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Mountaintown | — |
| A.T. Gooch Mountain Shelter | 19 | Free | Blackwell Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Sarah | — |
| A.T. Woods Hole Shelter | 19 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Hood | — |
| Jones Creek Dispersed Area | 19 | Free | Jones Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Nimblewill | — |
| Thunder Rock Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Ducktown | — |
| A.T. Blood Mountain Shelter | 20 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Hood | — |
| Nimblewill Dispersed Area | 20 | Free | Nimblewill Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Nimblewill | — |
| Dockery Lake Recreation Area | 21 | Fee | — | 10.0 mi to Dahlonega | — |
| Desoto Falls Recreation Area | 22 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Yonah | — |
| Dicks Creek Dispersed Area | 22 | Free | Dicks Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Porter Springs | — |
| Sylco Campground | 23 | Free | Sylco Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Sylco | — |
| Sylco Campground | 23 | Free | Sylco Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Sylco | — |
| Lake Conasauga Overflow | 23 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Eton | — |
| Ball Field Camping Area | 23 | Free | Lake Conasauga (water) | 3.7 mi to Hasslers Mill | — |
| Lost Creek Campground | 23 | Free | Big Lost Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Probst | — |
| Lake Conasauga Campground Area | 23 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Eton | — |
| Conasauga River Campground | 24 | Free | Jacks River (stream) | 0.2 mi to Alaculsy | — |
| Cottonwood Patch Area | 24 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Conasauga | — |
| Hickey Gap Forest Service Camping Area | 24 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Cohutta Springs | — |
| A.T. Low Gap Shelter | 25 | Free | Low Gap Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Hood | — |
Who manages the camps near Morganton, GA
Who manages them: 39 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests — 34 camps: 22 free, 12 fee
- Cherokee National Forest — 6 camps: 5 free, 1 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 41 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Morganton, 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 Morganton, 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.