Free camping near Yonah, GA
Yes. 19 of the 35 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Yonah, GA are listed as free; 16 charge a fee. The closest free one is A.T. Whitley Gap Shelter, 7.0 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 35 camps near Yonah, GA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.T. Whitley Gap Shelter | 7.0 | Free | Dodd Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Hood | — |
| Low Gap Campground | 7.7 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Helen | — |
| Andrew'S Cove | 9.2 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Helen | — |
| Upper Chattahoochee River Campground | 10 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Helen | — |
| A.T. Low Gap Shelter | 10 | Free | Low Gap Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Hood | — |
| Desoto Falls Recreation Area | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Yonah | — |
| Dicks Creek Dispersed Area | 11 | Free | Dicks Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Porter Springs | — |
| A.T. Tray Mountain Shelter | 12 | Free | Mossy Cove Branch (stream) | 4.5 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| A.T. Blue Mountain Shelter | 12 | Free | Watkins Branch (stream) | 3.8 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| Indian Grave Gap Road Dispersed Campsite 1 | 12 | Free | Hiwassee River (stream) | 2.6 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| A.T. Blood Mountain Shelter | 13 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Hood | — |
| Dockery Lake Recreation Area | 13 | Fee | — | 10.0 mi to Dahlonega | — |
| A.T. Woods Hole Shelter | 14 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Hood | — |
| Lake Winfield Scott Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Blairsville | — |
| Wildcat Campground #1 | 14 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Sautee-Nacoochee | — |
| Wildcat Campground #2 | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Helen | — |
| Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Tallulah Falls | — |
| Lake Russell Recreation Area Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Mount Airy | — |
| A.T. Deep Gap Shelter | 17 | Free | Chastain Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Osborn | — |
| A.T. Gooch Mountain Shelter | 17 | Free | Blackwell Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Sarah | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Union County, GA | 18 | Free | — | — | — |
| Wilson Shoals WMA - Wilson Shoals Campground | 18 | Free | — | 2.6 mi to Alto | — |
| Union CountyDave slept here | 20 | Free | — | 11 mi to Dahlonega | — |
| Cooper Creek Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Blairsville | — |
| Lake Chatuge Recreation Area | 22 | Free | Hog Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Friendship | — |
| Montgomery Creek Dispersed Area | 22 | Free | West Fork Montgomery Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Three Forks | — |
| A.T. Hawk Mountain Shelter | 22 | Free | Rock Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Tallulah River | 23 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Tate | — |
| A.T. Plum Orchard Shelter | 23 | Free | Plumorchard Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Titus | — |
| Rock Creek Dispersed Area | 23 | Free | Little Rock Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Cooper Creek | — |
| Frank Gross Recreation Area | 23 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Morganton | — |
| Deep Hole Recreation Area | 24 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Morganton | — |
| Jones Creek Dispersed Area | 24 | Free | Jones Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Nimblewill | — |
| Tate Branch Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to Tate | — |
| Sandy Bottoms Recreation Area (Campground) | 24 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Tate | — |
Who manages the camps near Yonah, GA
Who manages them: 33 on the Forest Service; 1 on Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests — 34 camps: 18 free, 16 fee
- Wilson Shoals WMA — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 35 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Yonah, 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 Yonah, 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.