Established Camping
R. Shaefer Heard Campground
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There is 1 alert for this campground. Camp safely!
Campsites 67-72,74, 77-78, 91 and 92 have wooden decks. Tents are not allowed on these campsites as there is no graveled impact area available.
About
US Army Corps of Engineers
R. Shaefer Heard Campground is a wooded lake-view site near West Point Dam. This pet-friendly campground provides 117 campsites for tents and RVs with water and electric hookups, and includes handicap sites, single and double sites, waterfront sites, and paved back-in and pull-through drives from…
Fee Info
Campsite fees for reservations made after January 1, 2021 will be increased. Single campsites with water and electricity rent for $30.00 per night while double campsites will rent for $60.00 per night.
West Point Lake campgrounds will accept payment by credit card, debit card or prepaid credit…
Reservation Info
Reservations are recommended but not required. Reservations made by phone must be made at least four days in advance.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiFair
- VerizonGood
- AT&TAvailable
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Cabins
- Tent Cabin
- Equestrian
Features
For Campers
- Market
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Showers
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Water Hookups
- Pull-Through Sites
- Big Rig Friendly
GuideSpacious lakefront sites
Great, quiet park with lots of walking and biking trails nearby. All the sites are wooded and spaced out so you don’t have any issues with privacy. From what we could tell, all of the sites have direct lake access. We visited in July and because of the tree coverage, we were able to sit outside…
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LegendFantastic
Site 16 Back in Gravel 50 amp Water Amazing site on the water! Spacious site, plenty of privacy. Very clean cg. Bathrooms nearby, but showers are around the corner. Very clean, just older. Plenty of walking, and biking over the dam into Alabama! Beautiful lake for swimming, canoes, or…
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RangerBeautiful campground
This campground is so beautiful. We walked all of the loops. Some are pretty steep. We were in a buddy site that backed up to the lake. The water was a bit icky looking (not just from the red clay, but it had a layer of algae on it). We rode our bikes to the damn area, which was really cool!
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Location
R. Shaefer Heard Campground is located in Georgia
Directions
From West Point, Georgia, take U.S. Highway 29 north for 4 miles, then turn left The West Point Project sign and then travel a short distance to a right turn, into the campground entrance.
Address
101 Shaefer Heard Park Road
West Point, GA 31833
Coordinates
32.9272221 N
85.16388867 W