Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area in GA -- Campground & RV Camping

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Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area in GA

CampgroundUSFS

9.5 mi from Clayton

Maps 1,711 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

1-706-782-6798

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Road Access

Easy
  • 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.
Electric at some sites

Campground details

77 sitesWater hookupsShowersFires allowed

Setting

Little privacy

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.

Rules

  • Amenities: Listed amenities · showers.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 47–71°F, 4.8″ 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 68 of 100.

Tree cover77%30m sat. est.