Free camping near Shady Dale, GA
Yes. 19 of the 21 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Shady Dale, GA are listed as free; 1 charges a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is B. F. Grant WMA Primitive Campground #1, 4.9 miles east, on land managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division.
All 21 camps near Shady Dale, GA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. F. Grant WMA Primitive Campground #1 | 4.9 | Free | — | 1.7 mi to Godfrey | — |
| B. F. Grant WMA Primitive Campground #2 | 5.7 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Godfrey | — |
| B. F. Grant WMA Primitive Campground #4 | 6.8 | Free | — | 1.8 mi to Godfrey | — |
| B. F. Grant WMA Primitive Campground #5 | 7.2 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Godfrey | — |
| B. F. Grant WMA Primitive Campground #3 | 8.0 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Godfrey | — |
| Cedar Creek WMA - Willard | 9.6 | Free | — | 5.7 mi to Eatonton | — |
| Cedar Creek WMA - Lazenberry’s Mill | 10 | Free | — | 8.6 mi to Eatonton | — |
| Cedar Creek WMA - Cedar Creek Check Station | 12 | Free | — | 10 mi to Eatonton | — |
| Cedar Creek WMA - Firetower Hunt Camp | 13 | Free | — | 10 mi to Monticello | — |
| Cedar Creek WMA - Big Oak Hunt Camp | 13 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Union Hill | — |
| Cedar Creek WMA - oak grove hunt camp | 14 | Free | — | 11 mi to Monticello | — |
| Cedar Creek WMA - oconee lake hunt camp | 14 | Free | — | 11 mi to Eatonton | — |
| Concord Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Kinard Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to McElheneys Crossroads | — |
| Rush Creek Campground | 15 | Free | Rush Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to McElheneys Crossroads | — |
| Cedar Creek WMA - Rock Creek Hunt Camp | 15 | Free | — | 11 mi to Eatonton | — |
| Cedar Creek WMA - Union Hill | 17 | Free | — | 11 mi to Gray | — |
| Lake Sinclair Rec Area | 17 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Crooked Creek | — |
| Gladesville Campground | 17 | Free | Crow Branch (stream) | 1.4 mi to Gladesville | — |
| Cedar Creek WMA - Hadaway | 18 | Free | — | 10 mi to Gray | — |
| Cedar Creek WMA - Glady Creek | 19 | Free | — | 9.0 mi to Gray | — |
| Ocmulgee Flats Camp | 20 | Free | Beck Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Berner | — |
Who manages the camps near Shady Dale, GA
Who manages them: 16 on Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division; 5 on the Forest Service.
- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests — 16 camps: 14 free, 1 fee, 1 unpriced
- B. F. Grant WMA — 5 camps: 5 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 21 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Shady Dale, 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 Shady Dale, 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.