Cotton Hill in GA -- Campground & RV Camping

Cotton Hill Campground sits on the shore of Walter F. George Lake, an 85-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River surrounded by hardwood forests along the Georgia-Alabama border. The lake offers hunting, wildlife viewing, and bank or boat fishing for bass, crappie, catfish, and bream. Facilities include 91 campsites with electric and water hookups, 10 primitive sites with electric and group water, flush toilets, hot showers, drinking water, laundry, and a dump station. On-site features include two playgrounds, a first-come, first-served picnic shelter, a boat ramp, and a fish cleaning station.

Getting there: From Fort Gaines, Georgia, follow State Route 39 north for 7 miles. Follow signs to the left into the campground. 177 Campground Drive, Fort Gaines, GA 39851

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 102-site campground with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• The Walter F. George Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup, with most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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