Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area in GA -- Campground & RV Camping
Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area in GA
CampgroundUSFS
9.5 mi from Clayton
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved, pitching to 8%, 20% of it on a shelf.
Campground details
Setting
Lake Rabun Recreation Area sits in the North Georgia Mountains within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. The campground features 80 sites equipped with picnic tables, grills, and lantern posts, including 21 electrical hookups, widespread water spigots, and a five-site group area. Amenities include hot-water shower restrooms, a dump station, and on-site camp hosts. Across the road, Lake Rabun features a boat launch, fishing pier, and a roped swim area with restrooms. The 1.7-mile Angel Falls and Panther Falls trail begins at the rear of the campground.
Getting there: Take U.S. 441/23 south from Clayton for 5.4 miles; turn right on Wiley Connector for 0.1 mile; turn left (south) on Georgia 15 (Historic 441) for 1.4 miles; turn right on Lake Rabun Road (County Road 10) for 5 miles. If pulling a trailer, the best route is to go west on Hwy 76 for 7 miles; turn left on Charlie Mtn. Road for 3.5 miles; turn right on Bridge Creek Road for 2 miles; turn left on Burton Dam Road for 5.4 miles. The campground will be on your left.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 77-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- The Lake Rabun shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Joe Mountain stands 1,305 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles north.
- Most of them shaded.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 47–71°F, 4.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 68 of 100.