## Overview

 Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area offers visitors year-round recreation opportunities including camping, picnicking, boating, swimming and hiking, all centered around beautiful Lake Winfield Scott. The area is situated high in a mountain valley within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, approximately 80 miles from Atlanta, Georgia. The facility offers a rental cabin with electricity and water, as well as sites for tent and RV camping.
## Recreation

 The Lake Winfield Scott Beach includes a designated swimming area, picnic tables, a bathhouse, pavilions (by reservation only), a playground and trash bins. Day-use hiking trails are found within the recreation area, ideal for a short stroll. A 0.4-mile trail parallels the lakeshore. In addition, the 1-mile Jarrard Gap Trail and 2.7-mile Slaughter Creek Trail both begin within the recreation area and connect to the Appalachian Trail. Lake Winfield Scott is open to hand-powered and electric motor boats only. Fishing for catfish, trout, perch, brim and bass is a popular activity. See the [Georgia Department of Natural Resources][1] for a complete listing of freshwater fishing regulations for the lake. A boat ramp and accessible fishing dock provide year-round lake access.
## Facilities

 Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area\'s cabin is a short walk to the lake, and can accommodate up to 12 people. A sleeping area upstairs is furnished with six twin beds and three double beds, all with mattresses. Visitors must provide their own bed and bath linens. The main floor houses a living room with wood stove (no wood provided), dining room and kitchen, which is equipped with a refrigerator, electric stove, microwave, assorted pots and pans, utensils, plates, glasses, cups and flatware. The bathroom has a flush toilet, shower and an electric heater. Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area\'s campground consists of 31 campsites configured in two loops for tent or RV camping. Showers, flush and vault toilets, grills, picnic tables and lantern posts are provided. The campground has no dump station. Nearby Vogel State Park has a dump station with a nominal fee. There are water and electric hookups on Site #12, 13, 14 and 15. The North Loop is open November - March (sites 21 - 37). Fees are temporarily reduced because water is not available. 
## Natural Features

 The recreation area includes 18-acre Lake Winfield Scott, which forms the headwaters of Cooper Creek. The lake was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. A variety of wildlife makes its home in the surrounding forest, including deer, bear, wild turkey, grouse and songbirds. 
## Nearby Attractions

 Suches, Georgia is five miles southwest of the recreation area and offers a general store and fuel station. Blairsville, Georgia is 16 miles north on U.S. Highway 19/129 and offers the nearest full-service grocery stores and shopping villages. 

[1]: http://www.gofishgeorgia.com/

Lake Winfield Scott Campground

We've been camping here for years with our kids. It's gorgeous during the fall season & the trails connect to the Appalachian trail. It's pet friendly and usually pretty quiet, despite filling up pretty quickly in fall months. Close to several other great parks, such as Vogel state park, unicoi state park, and Brasstown Bald. Also convenient for a day trip to Helen or to several local waterfalls. Recommend heading into Blairsville for breakfast at The Hole in The Wall Restaurant, yummy! Facilities are always clean, but FYI if there too early in spring the bathrooms will be locked up & only option becomes an outhouse. 

Lake Winfield Scott

❤️ this park! Gorgeous little lake with nice walking trails. Clean bathrooms and super nice campground host. 

Favorite Campground 

This park is pretty remote - we couldn't even get cell service from our campsite. The sites are spaced out but small and right across from each other. We had 30/50 amp and water hookup (but were tent camping this time so jot sure if there was a dump station).  The facilities were clean but a little beat up. There is a small non-motorized boat lake with a designated beach area. It was very quiet and we had a great weekend and definitely would go again and bring out kayaks/SUPs. 

Nice quiet park

Gorgeous sites, not one of them was a bad spot. We stayed on site 10 near the bathrooms (we have a 5 month old) our site had an elevated pad for the tent which was great. We brought our dog with us as well. Super lush so very shaded all around with spots of sunlight. It was quiet and peaceful in the evening. Will absolutely be back 

Neverland 

Beautiful park. It would have received 5 stars if it had a dump station and wifi (since there is no cell phone service at this park). There is a nice cabin there that rents for $95 per night. It has a wood stove, has no air conditioning, and sleeps 10. The hosts are excellent and the park is very clean.

Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area

Nice sites with hiking and lake scenery. 

Nice sites with hiking and lake

It was our first camping trip of the season, and it couldn’t have been at a better spot. The camp sites are clean, private, and great for tent campers. Not far from some gorgeous spots (we had a great time hiking Brass Bald in particular). The staff was really friendly and the facilities were clean.