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Reviewed Aug. 3, 2018

Walk-campaites

If you’re like me and appreciate a bit of privacy when camping, the walk-in campsites at Fort Yargo are the place to go. Just a short 1-2 minutes walk from your car and bathrooms, but you feel much more secluded than the campsites in the regular campground. The 12walk-in sites are waterfront to the lake- perfect for kayaking or paddle boarding. If you want privacy, but dont want to ‘hike-in’ all your camping gear, I highly recommend these sites!

SiteWalk-in site
Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Jul. 18, 2018

Great walk in sites

Beautiful sites that are somewhat private. Lots to do close by in the day time (biking, hiking, fishing, swimming..)

Reviewed Jul. 18, 2018

Yurts!

This is one of the few state parks in Georgia with yurts and also has a great flat biking trail. The lake allows for kayaking and boating and some yurts are actually right on the lake. A good glamping destination.

Reviewed Jun. 4, 2018

Convenient yet Secluded

This is one of my favorite Georgia state parks. The outer loop trail is 11-12 miles long (the extra mile is your choice of including the "monster mile" or not). The inner loop is 5 miles. So there is plenty of hiking and biking trails. You can bring your own boat or rent one of many styles from the boat house. There are new boat ramps and docks at both ends of the park along with new bridges. There are even more improvements in the works for the entrance and welcome center. A negative aspect for me is that the sites are reserved on a first come first serve basis (not site specific). This leads to increased anxiety of trying to find a site and folks stalking sites days and hours prior to you leaving- it can be a bit creepy. Both bath houses are new though and kept very clean. The hosts are friendly and fire wood is available for a wider time range than other parks. Hosts also take their duties seriously keeping the sites ready for the next guests. They try their best to get to every site to rake the rocks free of litter or debris. We've stayed early spring, late spring and mid fall. We love the sites with water access but they are hard to come by. You are close to restaurants if you'd rather not cook or stores if you've forgotten something, but once you're in the park the outside world melts away.

  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by Toni L., June 4, 2018
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by Toni L., June 4, 2018
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by Toni L., June 4, 2018
Reviewed Jun. 2, 2018

Peaceful

Great campground, near shopping and restaurants. Great hiking trail around the lake. No FHU, but they do have grey water dumps in numerous places in campground. The staff was helpful. Our site was very level, and pull through.

Site8 (right on the lake)
Month of VisitMarch
Reviewed May. 19, 2018

Nice park

Fort Yargo is a nice park with campsites, yurts and cabins. We camped by the lake and enjoyed ourselves.

  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by Courtney M., May 19, 2018
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by Courtney M., May 19, 2018
Reviewed Jun. 29, 2017

Ft. Yargo Camping 2017

http://www.alaneinthewoods.com/adventures/ft-yargo-state-park-winder-ga-2017/

Ft. Yargo is a great park in the middle of suburbia. It has a little bit of everything. We camped in the walk-in sites and they were clean and well spaced. We had fun at the beach and did some dishing. They have great walking trails and biking trails. There is a charge for the biking trial but they are worth it. We spend many of summer afternoons kayaking the lake. The park does off kayak and paddle boat rentals. This is a great park that we will revisit!

Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by A Lane in the Woods , June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by A Lane in the Woods , June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by A Lane in the Woods , June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by A Lane in the Woods , June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by A Lane in the Woods , June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by A Lane in the Woods , June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by A Lane in the Woods , June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by A Lane in the Woods , June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by A Lane in the Woods , June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by A Lane in the Woods , June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by A Lane in the Woods , June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Fort Yargo State Park Campground by A Lane in the Woods , June 29, 2017