Toccoa River Sandy Bottoms Campground in GA -- Campground & RV Camping

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Toccoa River Sandy Bottoms Campground in GA

CampgroundUSFS

7.2 mi from Blue Ridge

Maps 1,837 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

$8 per night

706-745-6928

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Rig fit

  • Maximum published vehicle length: 20 ft.
  • Overhead clearance: 10 ft.
Reservations offered

Campground details

6 sitesNo water hookupsToiletsFires allowed

Setting

Limited privacy

Situated along the Toccoa River in the Aska Area of the Chattahoochee National Forest, Sandy Bottoms functions as the official take-out for the 13.8-mile Toccoa River Canoe Trail. This primitive campground offers riverside sites equipped with a vault toilet, but no running water, electricity, or hookups. It provides direct river access for fishing and swimming, with the 13-mile Aska Trail system, the Benton MacKaye Trail suspension bridge, and the Chattahoochee National Fish Hatchery located nearby.

Getting there: From Blue Ridge, GA go south on Aska Road 8.5 miles. Turn left, go across Shallowford Bridge and turn right on Shallowford Bridge Road. Go 1.3 miles to Old Dial Road. Turn right on Old Dial Road, go 0.6 miles to recreation area.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 6-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
  • Weeks Mountain stands 767 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles east.
  • Toccoa River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Mostly tent-only sites, with 3 walk-in sites and 6 on the water.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 46–71°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 9 of 100.

Tree cover92%30m sat. est.