Free camping near Young Harris, GA
Yes. 31 of the 53 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Young Harris, GA are listed as free; 22 charge a fee. The closest free one is Lake Chatuge Recreation Area, 4.1 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: GA and NC.
The 50 nearest camps to Young Harris, GA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Chatuge Recreation Area | 4.1 | Free | Hog Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Friendship | — |
| Jackrabbit Mountain Campground | 6.8 | Fee | Shooting Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Elf | — |
| A.T. Blue Mountain Shelter | 9.3 | Free | Watkins Branch (stream) | 3.8 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| Indian Grave Gap Road Dispersed Campsite 1 | 10 | Free | Hiwassee River (stream) | 2.6 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| Fires Creek Campground | 11 | Free | Huskins Branch (stream) | 0.8 mi to Fires Creek | — |
| Upper Chattahoochee River Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Helen | — |
| A.T. Low Gap Shelter | 11 | Free | Low Gap Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Hood | — |
| A.T. Deep Gap Shelter | 12 | Free | Chastain Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Osborn | — |
| Bristol Horse Camp | 12 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Hayesville | — |
| Andrew'S Cove | 13 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Helen | — |
| Low Gap Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Helen | — |
| A.T. Tray Mountain Shelter | 13 | Free | Mossy Cove Branch (stream) | 4.5 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| A.T. Blood Mountain Shelter | 14 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Hood | — |
| Wildcat Campground #2 | 14 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Helen | — |
| A.T. Plum Orchard Shelter | 15 | Free | Plumorchard Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Titus | — |
| Wildcat Campground #1 | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Sautee-Nacoochee | — |
| A.T. Woods Hole Shelter | 15 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Hood | — |
| Lake Winfield Scott Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Blairsville | — |
| A.T. Whitley Gap Shelter | 15 | Free | Dodd Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Hood | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Union County, GA | 16 | Free | — | — | — |
| A.T. Muskrat Creek Shelter | 16 | Free | Muskrat Branch (stream) | 3.1 mi to Tate City | — |
| Desoto Falls Recreation Area | 16 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Yonah | — |
| Sandy Bottoms Recreation Area (Campground) | 17 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Tate | — |
| Tate Branch Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to Tate | — |
| Cooper Creek Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Blairsville | — |
| Tallulah River | 17 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Tate | — |
| Hanging Dog Campground | 18 | Free | Hanging Dog Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Grape Creek | — |
| Dicks Creek Dispersed Area | 18 | Free | Dicks Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Porter Springs | — |
| Nantahala Lake Dispersed Camping Site - Lake Access | 19 | Free | Johnson Branch (stream) | 3.6 mi to Aquone | — |
| Dockery Lake Recreation Area | 19 | Fee | — | 10.0 mi to Dahlonega | — |
| Kimsey Creek Group Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Tate | — |
| A.T. Carter Gap Shelter | 20 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Tate | — |
| Hurricane Creek Horse & Primitive Camp | 21 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Tate | — |
| A.T. Siler Bald Shelter | 21 | Free | Right Prong Rough Fork (stream) | 3.5 mi to Rainbow Springs | — |
| A.T. Rock Gap Shelter | 21 | Free | Little Rock Branch (stream) | 2.4 mi to Rainbow Springs | — |
| Wine Spring Horse Camp | 21 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Andrews | — |
| Deep Hole Recreation Area | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Morganton | — |
| A.T. Long Branch Shelter | 22 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 3.5 mi to Teresita | — |
| Rock Creek Dispersed Area | 22 | Free | Little Rock Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Cooper Creek | — |
| A.T. Standing Indian Shelter | 22 | Free | Bearpen Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to McDonald Mill | — |
| Padena Dispersed Area | 22 | Free | Star Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Padena | — |
| A.T. Gooch Mountain Shelter | 22 | Free | Blackwell Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Sarah | — |
| Macon CountyDave slept here | 23 | Free | Shope Fork (stream) | 4.1 mi to McDonald Mill | — |
| Appletree Group Camp | 23 | Free | Appletree Branch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Aquone | — |
| Morganton Point Recreation Area | 23 | Fee | — | 0.4 mi to Morganton | — |
| Frank Gross Recreation Area | 23 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Morganton | — |
| Union CountyDave slept here | 24 | Free | — | 11 mi to Dahlonega | — |
| A.T. Wayah Bald Shelter | 24 | Free | Little Laurel Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Slickrock Ford | — |
| Big Snowbird Rd USFS Free Campground | 24 | Free | Polecat Branch (stream) | 1.7 mi to Dentons | — |
| Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Tallulah Falls | — |
The other 3 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Young Harris, GA.
Who manages the camps near Young Harris, GA
Who manages them: 51 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests — 34 camps: 17 free, 17 fee
- National Forests in North Carolina — 19 camps: 14 free, 5 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 53 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Young Harris, 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 Young Harris, 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.