Free camping near Shady Dale, GA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Shady Dale, GA there are 21 camps: 19 free, 1 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is B. F. Grant WMA Primitive Campground #1, 4.9 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is B. F. Grant WMA Primitive Campground #1, 4.9 miles out.
Who manages them: 16 on Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division; 5 on the Forest Service.
| 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 | — |
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.