Vogel State Park Campground

Vogel has always been one of our favorites. We have camped here for more than 50 years. Vogel has been around for over 95 years and the state has done a really good job maintaining and improving the park. They have redone most of the sites within the last several years. Because the campground is so old, the roads can be narrow and the sites a challenge for the giant rigs that have become popular today. There is a new visitor center with great views of the lake. During our April 2026 visit, the lake was completely drained for maintenance on the dam.

Vogel is one of the few campgrounds where you can actually camp under a dense canopy of old trees. If you want to escape the campgrounds that feel like you are parked in a Walmart parking lot, give Vogel a try.

I was in a tent, not an RV. This spot is roomy and isn’t right on top of any other campers. Since no sites were to the east, I walked down to the creek with my chair to get away from people. It’s a very crowded campground, but quieter than expected, probably because the road to this site leads to a dead end. There’s a lot of road noise from Gainesville Hwy until dusk. The bathrooms are nearby and very clean.

So peaceful and accommodated our 34” trailer and 2500

The sites have plenty of privacy. I felt very tucked away from the activities. Which there are plenty of! The lake has a beach, you can rent a kayak or paddle boat. There’s a beautiful waterfall and the hikes are amazing! I could have stayed longer!

I give 4 stars for the hiking trails and activities in the area and 3 stars for the campground itself. This is one of the most popular parks in GA. It is usually crowded and books quickly. Sites are VERY close together. No privacy at all. I had a walk in tent site. Seemed private on the creek, but the cars coming down the road shined their headlights in the tent. Also, from about 4am to 10pm you hear the constant traffic on the nearby highway. This highway is curvy and goes down the mountain, so when I say traffic I mean the air brakes of the trucks and the whine of all the motorcycle riders who love these curvy roads. If you want quiet and hiking and have a tent there are a lot of other options in the area. If you are coming with your family and a bunch of kids who need entertaining, this might be the place for you.

Vogel State Park was beautiful! Even before all the leaves came out from the trees. The kids had loads of fun playing by the little rivers. Several hikes/trails ranging in difficulty to choose from. There is construction for the new visitor center so parking is limited. Overall, the campground is very well maintained and looks newly refurbished. Roads are smooth but narrow in some places. Definitely worth the drive!

Couldn’t had a better time

Absolutely a perfect campground, in a mature forest, with a lake, streams, hiking trails. Campground looks completely new with gravel pads, FHU, and working WiFi. $44 a night, seems very reasonable for being so immaculate. Site 32 seemed to be a top site, private, nearest to the hiking trail.

I would have given it 5 stars, but the roads are rather narrow for two way traffic. They have added more RV sites and are up to 90 now. Most have been renovated and are very nice. Our site was almost dead level side to side. We didn't bother blocking at all. Unfortunately it rained the whole time we were there, so we didn't get to explore the campground. There are bath houses with laundry facilities. The roads are narrow, but in good repair. The sites are a little closer than I'd like, but positioned well and better than a lot of campground I've seen. You're not on top of your neighbor, but you may not have much privacy either. The second Saturday of December they have a tree lighting event, which is why we picked that weekend, but it is packed. We decided to skip it due to the crowd and do our own thing at the camper. All said, i look forward to going back on a dry weekend to do some hiking and exploring.

I stayed in a walk in tent site right beside the creek and it’s been one of my favorite sites to date. They were doing renovations on a few sites around me but I was never bothered by noise. Very clean showers!

Scenic with plenty of space between spots. The bathrooms/showers were clean, and they have a laundry room beside the main office.

Great experience at Vogel state park. It's a larger campground in the mountains with a lake. Trout are stocked in the lake from time to time. I highly recommend

We stayed one night at Vogel. Our campsite was on a hill but site was level. We could hear the stream but not see it. The bathrooms are toilet / shower combos and we're clean with hot water. It was a bit of a hike to reach some of the bathrooms from some of the sites.

It’s a great mountain state park. Camp sites are clean and easy to access. The signage to find your campsite is horrible. Our camp site was 78 and when turning onto the road to the site you come across a sign that says tents, pop ups, and small vehicle campers. It became extremely confusing as we headed straight in which it took us to a turn around. Playgrounds were great and very clean. We ended up walking to the falls and riding the paddle boats. It is a very crowded park however. There are a lot of people just there for the day riding bikes and running or training. It became a little overwhelming with the amount of people that were there just for the day and not camping.

We did enjoy that our site had an adjoining site which made it nice as we were camping with friends.

This is a great, cozy campground! Major canopy coverage provides shade and seclusion. Many great family activities available at the visitors center. These were the CLEANEST bathhouses I’ve been to in my life.

We love Vogel! My husband and I grew up going to Vogel as children, and now get to take our little guy and watch him fall in love with it like we did. Clean facilities, hiking trails, swimming lake, creeks and waterfalls, and so much more. It’s a family favorite for us!!

This place is very beautiful lots to do very clean and the staff very friendly recommend to anyone

This is a state park in the north Georgia mountains and is great for cooling off from the Atlanta metro heat of the summer.   The campground is well maintained and the bathhouses are very clean (they have individual ones).  The park has some great hiking trails from easy (lake trail), moderate (Bear Hair Gap), and  hard (Blood Mountain), as well as a lake for paddling, and spacious campsites in the woods. Helton Creek Falls is just up the street, and Brasstown Bald(highest point in Georgia(4,784 ft.) is about 20 minutes away. You can access trailheads for Blood Mountain on the AT from both the park (long at 8+ miles) or drive 5 minutes down the road for a shorter hike at(4.2 miles). Lots of other activities with 15-45 minutes (quaint towns, vineyards, tubing etc).

We visited Vogel in April 2021 and it was just as good as I remembered as a child. My grandparents used to bring me here all the time when I was little. Some of my first camping experiences. It’s just as amazing today as it was then. We stayed in the area for small rigs and tents, #79. It was perfect for our camper. Even though we had terrible rain one day, we still made the best of it. I love the charm of the old parks where everything was smaller and seems more natural. The lake, the waterfalls, Blairsville, there is just so much to do up in the mountains.

By far one of the prettiest campground our state has to offer. With tons of hiking trail, a gorgeous lake , paved roads and sparkling clean facilities. We have camped several times , in the camper and tent.

Having only two nights here left a great impression. One of F D Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps masterworks so important to this parks existence that they have a museum on site describing in great detail the transformation of this particular valley. As with all of the Ga. state parks I’ve had the pleasure to visit the campground is immaculate. Lots for the kiddos here with a man made lake and paddle boats and canoes for rent, a miniature golf course, and a creek that runs through the campground that seemed the biggest attraction for a great many of the kids. Hiking trails are exceptional for the adults. We chose a very strenuous trail that delivered on the promise of a beautiful vista looking down on the park and campground. We were there in the last week of July 2019 before Covid so much I describe might be in shutdown mode right now.

Spent 3 days there. Very clean and well maintained. Bathrooms and showers were pristine. Sites were a bit tight but workable.

Unless you are an expert at backing up into difficult angles - avoid site 26 and 31. Uphill - a Z angle and incline. We were 29.5 feet and site was not pleasant experience backing in on blind side and too much pitch at site 26

Beautiful park. It is very nice and clean. They have a gray dump in the campground and regular dump for both gray & black located just outside of the campground. In fact, Lake Winfield Scott (National Forest) sends you to Vogel to dump. See RV Camping Journal for more details.

Great campground and really taken care of. Been several times with my family and our pop-up camper. We did have a bear encounter on our site, but that was due to not properly storing food during the night. Lesson learned! Took a good bite into my 5-day cooler! 😂

Stayed at this beautiful park and enjoyed every minute of it! Very nice specious sites to include primitive tent sites. Trail access to the Appalachian Trail among many others. Very clean restrooms all with showers and hot water. The only down falls were no sewer hook ups at the sites (there are two dump sites) and no cable or internet access. But who needs the tech hook up when you have all this nature.

One of the nicest campsites I’ve camped at. We choose the walk in as the parking was still really close but there are only two of these sites. The creek runs right next to them and it was so peaceful and beautiful. The trails along the lake were nice and the dogs enjoyed it.