Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Allatoona Lake

Georgia Veteran’s Memorial State Park, McKinney Campground on Allatoona Lake (north of Atlanta; a Corp of Engineer park) - very woodsy and a nice lake. Hiking, rafting/etc, and walking all around. Very green in the summer!

Campground is next to SR 411. Excellent facilities and staff. We stayed for 3 days and had an enjoyable time. Fished in the pond played corn hole. Ran our dogs every day at the dog park. Will definitely head up there again

Great for an overnight stop while traveling.
Not so great for a fun weekend.
No firepits or tables at many of the sites.
Bathroom seriously dated.

Dog park looked clean, if small. Playground had some "old school" equipment great for older kids.

This Campground is amazing. The woman in the office is so nice and very helpful. They have workers escort you to your site to make sure everything is OK. The man who escorted us was very nice, and made sure we knew where everything was (even after being told at the office). I loved that. The grounds are super clean. There are walking trails, a lake, a beach, and they even have things for dogs! (Dog bath, dog beach, dog park, ect). I'd recommend this place 1,000 times over!!!

READ- Some of the reviews of Sweetwater Campground at Allatoona are for Sweetwater Creek State Park. These are two completely different parks in two completely different parts of Georgia. SCofA does not have a mill, ruins, river or mountain trails. It does have a lake. Allatoona Lake. Pay attention to the reviews because if you go to to the Sweetwater Campground looking for the things half of these members posted you will be highly disappointed. Again…Sweetwater Campground at Allatoona and Sweetwater Creek State Park are NOT the same.

We have traveled across the country a few times in the last year and are always looking for a good place to stay near Atlanta. We've found it! We absolutely loved our time at McKinney Campground on Allatoona Lake in Acworth, GA. It only took about 40 minutes to drive to the city. The sites are spacious and level. The bathroom near our sites were good with hot water and heat. Our site was water and electric #128.

My family and I have stayed at this campground twice over the past few months. The attendants were extremely welcoming and made each of our stays start with a smile. There is a small beach here that has a slow drop off that ends up at about 7 feet deep and it is well kept. The campgrounds are litter free and the restrooms are always very clean. On our 2nd stay we drove over to the Pine Mountain trail head and enjoyed about a 2 /12 mile hike up and down Pine Mountain. There are quite a few other hiking and fishing spots nearby as this campground it right on Allatoona Lake. We wil be comig back next spring for sure.

925 per month regardless of class size. 400 dollar security deposit plus a 50 dollar pet rent every month. Apartments charge less for security deposits+ pet rent (especially this high!) is something I’ve yet to hear of for an RV park. For a small 30 amp camper van, it’s just not justifiable to pay the same price as a big rig.

We are at spot 97 and was suppose to get 44. The host at the front office gave us a different spot that would be easier access to our 40ft 5th wheel. The view is fantastic. We brought 2 dogs which they enjoyed the scenery. They are firm on making sure pet owners have their leash on and do not free roam. A lot of deer just walking around. Bathrooms are in good shape. We plan on staying a week. No Wi-Fi so we are using hotspots on our cells. We have Verizon and showing 2 bar LTE.

We stayed here last twice summer & love this place! Everyone there is very pleasant, friendly & always helpful. The sites are all very good. Nice quiet place & pet friendly too!

Check-in for the Vanleigh rally was efficiently done by the Talona Ridge staff. We were escorted to pull-through site F28 with FHUs. We were on a very nice end site with plenty of yard space where our rally friends gathered for evening fires. The back-ins in front of our site were a little tricky to get into but doable. This is a large campground(CG) with various levels of sites all being nicely spaced. Water pressure was good at about 55 psi. The CG Wifi was above average. There are no mature trees as this is a newer CG, so clear satellite shots. We got 4 bars on Verizon and T-Mobile. There are 3 levels/areas to this CG with the more premier sites on the top level however the downfall is if there’s wind there’s no wind block. The top level also has the swimming pool and hot tub area next to the clubhouse, with the plan for this to be the adult pool area once they complete the second pool on the middle level. We were on the middle level, which had a mixture of pull-throughs and back-ins. The lower level is also a mixture of pull-throughs and back-ins plus a nice-sized dog park. The CG was designed for RVs and well thought out. There are multiple laundry rooms on each level with two washers/two dryers in each building. The owners/management have their stuff together. We did not mind paying the price for this CG understanding that we are not luxury resort RVers. We wish we had more time to explore the area and will definitely stay here again when in the area.

We always stop here on our trips down to florida and we always stay a couple days as we love to get a waterfront site and they are nice , clean sites with lots of shade and pet friendly. We love to fish and we always catch several kinds but the crappie are so delicious.

Several options available. RV hook ups, camp grounds, and yurt rentals. I did not rent a yurt but have heard good things from friends who have. Very clean camp grounds, if you don't mind a familes close by. Can set up next to the lake. Pet friendly and several children and families around. Ton of activities around stone mountain park.

Lived in Georgia my whole life and yet my first time to Stone Mountain was literally three years ago. Now we have an annual pass and go all the time. This place is world renowned for its fireworks and laser show but you have to go off the pavement to truly fall in love with Stone Mountain! This place is great for everyone. I mean everyone, from free runners to hikers and all you folk that like to “camp” in your RVs. Visit this place anytime of year and you will not be disappointed. Apparently it’s rated #1 as the best place to camp in Georgia. I’m more into the nature only kind of camping but that’s not everyone’s cup a tea. Stone Mountain has something for everyone.

The US Army Corp of Engineers manages McKinney Campground on Lake Allatoona near Acworth. It’s close to home, so it’s a quick trip. There are 150 tent/RV sites. Fees range from $24 - $28 per night. Some are waterfront sites and have higher rates. The sites range from 21 ft. To 60 ft., most are back-in sites, with 50 amp electric and water hookups. We were in site 136, which was pretty good size. There are 2 sand beach swimming beaches. The Campground also has showers/bathroom facilities (I counted 7 shower buildings) and a coin laundry facility. There is a a dump station available. Wildlife sightings are frequent & and there is a dock & boat ramp. Reservations can be made through the Corp of Engineers-877-444-6777. But some sites are first-come, first-served campsites that cannot be reserved. One down side is they have a limit of 2 pets per site.