Established Camping
Woodring Campground
About
US Army Corps of Engineers
Carters Lake
Overview
Woodring Branch Campground is located in the North Georgia Mountains on the beautiful Carters Lake Project, which is just a short 70 miles north of Atlanta. Carters Lake provides clean, safe, and quiet campgrounds that help you escape the hustle and bustle of your day to day routine and relax with your family. Woodring Branch offers boating, hiking, mountain biking, picnicking at the day use area, and many other summer activities. Woodring Branch has two different loop style trails from from easy to moderate. Amadahy and the Oak Ridge Nature trail will ensure a great family hiking experience as they both include a wide diversity of plants, animals, and scenic views. The campground has 2 boat ramps with limited boat trailer parking spaces for all your boating needs. Woodring branch at Carters Lake has something for everyone, no matter what your hobbies are.
Recreation
Boaters visit Carters Lake to enjoy its solitude and scenic beauty. Whether in a powerboat or sailboat on the open water or paddling along the shoreline in a canoe, Carters Lake offers enjoyable boating experiences for everyone. Fishing is a popular activity on the lake. Major species include bass (largemouth, smallmouth, hybrid, striped and spotted), crappie, walleye, bream and catfish. Bank fishing locations are limited due to steep shoreline terrain, but six boat ramps are scattered around the shoreline, offering easy access to the lake. The Amadahy Trail is located in the Woodring Branch Recreation Area. This 3.5-mile loop is excellent for beginners with flat to rolling terrain. Bikers and hikers are treated to beautiful views of Carters Lake along most of trail's length.
Facilities
This heavily wooded campground offers many sites with scenic lake views. Electric hookups are available at many of the campsites. Flush toilets, showers and drinking water are provided. Additional amenities include a children's playground and a dump station. A boat ramp and swimming area are on-site.
Natural Features
Carters Lake embraces a spectacular tract of foothills scenery in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia. It covers 3200 surface acres and has 62 miles of undeveloped shoreline.
contact_info
For local information, please call (706) 276-6050 or call (706) 334-2248 for general information.
Charges & Cancellations
Please review rules and reservation policies at the bottom of the page.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiAvailable
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Tent Cabin
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Water Hookups
- Big Rig Friendly
Private quiet clean
Carters Lake is a great deep lake, clean and private. Bring your kayaks cause y’all wanna explore the lake plenty of little swimming holes.
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Can’t wait to go back
Woodring campground is now one of my favorites. Beautiful lake views and access, great variety of hiking trails.
I am driving a 34’ class a and pulling a 16’ car trailer and was able to squeeze into this campground (barely). Had electric and water hookups. Water pressure is great coming from the faucet. Shaded, paved sites. Did not use the bathrooms but they looked decent, like a public restroom. The drive into the campground is about 5 mikes from the main state road. I wouldn’t recommend inexperienced drivers with large trailers.
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Peaceful, nice site.
We stayed at site 29 in the middle of June. Site 29 is on the peninsula, near the end. It is caddy corner from the beach swimming area and very close walking distance. You cannot see the site from the beach area or vice versa. The sites are close together, but not necessarily on top of one another. You are on the water, but there it is a cliff at the edge of water, but can be climbed with rope if careful. The parking pad was level and there was water and multi service electric. The bathrooms and showers were a bit of a walk, but they were clean and cared for.
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Location
Woodring Campground is located in Georgia
Directions
From Atlanta, take I-75 north to Exit 293; follow Highway 411 north. Turn right on Highway 136, then left on old Highway 411. Turn right on Highway 282/76. Campground is located 4.5 miles off Highway 282. From Ellijay, GA, take Highway 282/76 west for 11 miles to the access road and follow signs to the campground. Physical Address, 5600, Woodring Branch Rd, Ellijay,GA,30540
Address
5026 Woodring Branch Rd
Ellijay, GA 30540
Coordinates
34.6705556 N
84.55 W