Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Lavonia, GA

Spacious long-term Resort with bathhouse, laundry facility, dog park, hiking trail, private dock on Lake Hartwell, boat storage, and more. Also allows tiny homes!

Very very nice campground. Good signage and off 441 N. Not any places to eat without going into Clayton. Beautiful park with large sites, some paved. Laundry to was clean. Reasonable size dog park, dog walk and outside dog bath. Lots of trees, very clean and trash pickup at your site. Office lady was very nice and check in was efficient, even though we made the reservations at the last minute. It’s not cheap by any means but you get a lot of bang for your buck.

Because of the courteous staff and campers, nice events offered, beautiful area, nice pool, dog park, and spa amenities, I gave this campground a 4.  However, after being assured our lot along 246 would be quiet, I was quite disappointed and got poor sleep.  Lots of road noise.  Would not stay near 246 again.  Also, very frustrated with the almost non-existent Wifi.  Couldn't download much of anything or post anything or watch anything.  If you advertise Wifi, it should have much better coverage throughout the campground and inside the RVs.  You could pay to upgrade, but I couldn't access that and felt it wasn't right to do such.  The creeks are a disappointment.  Yes, they are there, but not really scenic or accessible or made to be scenic and accessible by clearing areas or putting park benches up etc.  I recommend staying far from 246, asking what areas are better for WiFI, and take advantage of the amenities and the outside beauty of the area around.

Very relaxing Campground with spacious sites right on the water. Clean bathrooms and bathhouse. Pet friendly.

One of my favorite places! Campground 2 is the first to fill up! Safe and fun! Huge sites with wonderful scenery.  Clean bathhouses! Laundry on site. Friendly staff. Great for kids & pets! No full hook up yet. Cell signal spotty depending on site.

Read on the website everything you are charged for! You MUST buy firewood there, and it's wet and doesn't lite, it's about 5 pieces for $5. You are charged to bring your pet. Charged for more than 1 car. Charged for more than 2 adults and 2 kids. Everything. Other than being charged for everything- campsites are nice. I didn't stay in a cabin, but they don't look nice. Nice separate area just for camping families. Electric campsites with water, and RV sites are on a small creek. The bath houses are clean and updated with hot water. Property grounds is nicely kept and has beautiful waterfalls you can hike too. The garden and petting zoo are very small. The "fishing" is in a tiny pond and you MUST pay for everything you catch, even if you throw it back. Overall, there are other camping spots in the area that are just as nice and would be cheaper.

Fort Yargo is in the Winder Ga area and is close to Helen, Jefferson, Athens and Atlanta. Entering the campground is a nice paved road and leads to tent camping, cabins, yurts and RV sites.

Very clean park and has Historical area, playground, tennis court, bike and hike trails. Not to mention beach and boating area.

Picnics, camping, boating biking and camping or just day use areas. Pet friendly and all around great park.

There is a small general store, but you are so close to everything if you need it, it's there.

Gread for the Georgia Bulldog crowd as its less then 30 minutes!

I recommend this park highly.

Overall a great experience and I would visit again! Positives:

1. Great view of lake
2. Friendly park staff and hosts
3. Bathrooms/dumpsters well maintained
4. Electricity at site
5. Pet friendly

Opportunities:

1. Not very private as it is a smaller site overall
2. Some road noise during the day, especially around sites that back up to road
3. No swimming in lake from the camp area

We stayed in Oct, 2020, at site #46 which was awesome views. Also loved sites #43 and #49 (Best sites in my opinion). Beautiful Place! Clean. Awesome views. The water is crystal clear. Lots of boats. October had great cool weather and beautiful that the leaves are changing to falls colors. I have seen pictures of this place being very crowded in summer. So, I prefer fall :) Seems great for kids and pets. Not a lot of space or privacy between campsites, but the views are worth the less private sites. Water and electric at each site. Showers in bathrooms too. We will be back!

We stayed here for my daughter's birthday camping trip. We were trying to be close to Helen, GA without actually being IN Helen, GA.

For our 2 night stay, this was nice. My family is used to staying in dispersed sites. The site we stayed in (site 42) was definitely not dispersed. It was right on the water though, so that was a plus!

The campground is pet friendly, which is always a must for my family. We bring my two iggies with us whenever we can!

The camp store was great! There was an arcade there, but we never made it in there.

We had a primitive tent site right on the flowing creek and at a small waterfall. It was so peaceful. This section is adults only which was quiet. The campground offers a lot of kid activities in another part of the campground including a petting zoo and in-ground trampolines. This campground is along the Appalachian Trail and you can hike to see beautiful waterfalls. There is a great camp store and the staff is friendly. The bathrooms come in handy with a primitive site, but they are far away from those sites. There’s an outhouse only near the adult campsites. The campsites are small, so you get to know your neighbors. The RV sites are right on top of each other too.

Panther Creek was honestly my trip into the world of hiking and backpacking (aside from my military experience). But mice wife got me into hiking again and now we are backpacking a lot! Panther Creek has become probably my favorite place for a great weekend. The hike in campsites are plentiful and most already have fire rings. The trail is well maintained and always clean. Lots of great views here! The falls are a great spot to string up a hammock and just enjoy nature to the fullest. This place is pet friendly and you will see a lot of friendly pups on the trail. At the trailhead you do have s bathroom for those that don’t plan to stay overnight or just want the convenience. Overall Panther Creek is a must see must hike!

This place is terrible. Everything is outdated. There are dilapidated buildings. Nothing is clean. Also don’t trust the website because nothing is actually there. There is no garden and a few animals, but you can’t go see them. The staff was very rude and actually overcharged us for our stay. The owners are absolutely nuts. They have no idea how to run a business. Don’t believe the non profit mess because they charge you for everything. They charge per person and per pet per day. Also, the website listed prices as $55 but when we arrived it was suddenly $65. They charge you for every little thing. Sure the location is great but it’s not worth dealing with these people when there are much nicer campgrounds just a mile or two up the road. Just don’t even waste your time or money trying to give this place a chance.

Stayed here in July 2020. Campsites are available on a first come, first served basis. There is no cell service. It's pet friendly. No water or electric hookups. Bathrooms are toilet only and no running water or temperature control.

There's the facts. Now on to the good stuff.

The road to get to some of these sites is ROUGH. Definitely not a road to drive for those who aren't skilled in off road driving.

We stayed in one of the back sites near the creek (I can't recall the number). Most of the sites were VERY secluded. We could see our neighbors in the distance, but not very well.

Some of the sites are HUGE. Ours was one of those large ones.

There are bugs everywhere. Make sure you know how to set up your site to repel bugs!

This campground has it all - fishing, hiking, waterfalls, wildlife, etc. It's a primitive camper's dream!

My wife and I have been to Raven Cliffs a few times but never camped. Well we finally decided to do an overnighter and it was well worth the blowout we had on the interstate and the creepy tow truck driver and the Walmart tire center that was closed but fixed our tire anyway! But Raven cliffs offers both walk-in campsite and a lot of hike to camp sites. The trail has some great views and different terrain from small creek crossings to some steep hills and valleys. There is a restroom and trash receptacles at the trailhead and they are very close to the walk-in camp sites. There is plenty of room for group camping at both the walk-in and hike to sites. The trail is also pet friendly so you get to see a lot of pups on the trail. If you want a walk-in campsite and it’s the weekend, you better get there early. We arrived at dusk on a Friday and got the last walk-in site available. Overall, I highly recommend coming here and staying a night or two! Love this place.