Top Tent Camping near Lizella, GA

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Best Tent Sites Near Lizella, GA (6)


Recent Tent Reviews In Lizella

227 Reviews of 6 Lizella Campgrounds


  • Michael T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Indian Springs State Park
    Sep. 23, 2024

    Indian Springs State Park

    More than expected...unfortunate noise pollution

    This is a little gem of a state park. Indian Springs State park has a lot to offer. The camp sites are the other side of the lake from the group and public shelters/picnic areas etc so you feel away from everything. The park offers a museum, trails, kayak rentals and more. 

    The multi-purpose hike connects to the Dauset Nature Center trails and is worth taking the extra mile or so, at least, to go visit the nature center. The hike is rated as quite hard on All Trails and similar apps but, in reality, is fine for most levels. I am recovering from a back injury and this was my first 5+ mile hike in years. It was more than manageable. 

    One downside of the parks location is that you are close to Jackson and neighboring towns. There were some noises (e.g. loud cars) that could be heard from our site at night. It wasn't constant or overly intrusive. The main complaint was that other humans in the park seemed to not have consideration for their camping neighbors and enjoyed driving golf carts around while playing music at full volume. That can happen anywhere though and maybe shouldn't be a 'negative' for the park. 

    The park is well kept, comfort stations are fine and staff very friendly and helpful.

  • Micah C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Tyler Hunt Camp
    Aug. 12, 2024

    Tyler Hunt Camp

    Secluded Until It Wasn’t

    I enjoyed my stay here during the day, but things changed after dark. There were old weedeaters scattered in the weeds, along with grills and other items that seemed to have been tossed into the woods. I initially brushed it off and didn't think much of it. I was the only one camping at this site. As night fell, I began preparing for bed, but I noticed vehicles coming and going—at least three within an hour. Around 10 PM, a few Mustangs pulled up and sat for about 45 minutes. Feeling uneasy about the situation, I decided to pack up and leave. After sharing my experience with a few friends, many of them expressed their own concerns about this location. I give it 3 stars for the beauty and peacefulness... until nightfall.

  • Nik J.
    Camper-submitted photo from High Falls State Park
    Aug. 6, 2024

    High Falls State Park

    Nice place to get away

    We really enjoyed staying at High Falls. Most of the RV sites were spaced well apart and the amenities were clean.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Ocmulgee River Camp
    Aug. 4, 2024

    Ocmulgee River Camp

    Gorgeous site, trails a little rough

    Beautiful campsite, just a few neighbors, tons of flat space and a few fire pits. There are hunters around and we heard a good deal of shots. Saw some deer on a walk. It was quite hot but surprisingly not that buggy.

  • Kevin A.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Forsyth KOA
    Jul. 3, 2024

    Forsyth KOA

    Friendly Staff - Not a Great Site

    We made this reservation many months ago and have rescheduled a few times as our plans changed. Today, we checked in and filled our propane tank. The person was training at the desk and messed up the billing. I got to site 112, which was not very level; I had to jack the front of the RV off the ground to get level. The sewer connection was uphill, so I did not dump tanks. WiFi was spotty and very slow. Cell coverage AT&T and Verizon were both poor. The site was muddy from water runoff. Convenient for overnight stay. But not a campground where I would spend multiple nights.

  • jThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Ocmulgee WMA
    Apr. 26, 2024

    Ocmulgee WMA

    quiet refuge, great place for overnight

    Stayed here overnight while returning from South Georgia. Was only camper that night, perhaps 10-12 other groups making use of lake/fishing vicinity further into the park -- all of whom exited the park at dark. There is a really nice covered pavilion overlooking the lake if you get rained out (4 picnic tables.) Bathrooms with flush toilets and hot water available 200 yards away from pavilion. Park is split in two sections. The upper section (when you first drive in) is where the camping spots are. The lower section has 3-4 small lakes popular with fishing. T-mobile showed 2 bars 5G allowing you to grab a 1 day fishing pass ($8) to satisfy permit.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Ocmulgee River Camp
    Mar. 12, 2024

    Ocmulgee River Camp

    Peaceful beautiful Verizon works perfectly

    Very nice a bit bumpy on the drive in but no major holes. Quiet and peaceful 2 neighbors great amount of space to find a nice spot.

  • LeeAnne T.
    Camper-submitted photo from Tyler Hunt Camp
    Feb. 10, 2024

    Tyler Hunt Camp

    Tyler Campground

    This place is a refuge. There are privately owned homes around but the folks keep to themselves. It's quiet, super dark at night and beautiful. No amenities, you pack it in, you pack it out. The state keeps it and the road in nice. Expect to have a drive thru at least once around 9/10. It's just a see who is in the area type thing. Very nice place

  • j
    Camper-submitted photo from Forsyth KOA
    Jan. 12, 2024

    Forsyth KOA

    Bad Experience

    We should have known when we first arrived not to stay here. Our welcome was very brisk and unfriendly. Our site was literally right next to the freeway with terrible freeway noise and fuel smells. We asked to be moved and our new site was so narrow that the picnic tables didn’t even fit in the site and tottered on the edge of the site’s bank. They offer site garbage pick up daily, but not to monthly stays. So they drive right by your site while picking up garbage to sites right next to you! Playground is satisfactory but the dog park is muddy and rocky. When we signed in and mentioned we were excited about having a dog park the check in person said she wouldn’t take her dog to it! I highly recommend driving right on by! We use KOA’s regularly and this campground management is far below KOA standards! Beware!

  • Greg D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Ocmulgee River Camp
    Jan. 8, 2024

    Ocmulgee River Camp

    Great Camping Spot

    Open spaces and very quiet this time of the year (January) train horn in the distance and gunshots in the distance as well from hunters here and there but all around a great spot to really enjoy.

  • Jake C.The Dyrt ADMIN User
    Camper-submitted photo from Orchid Way Retreat
    Jan. 5, 2024

    Orchid Way Retreat

    Now Bookable on the Dyrt!

    Jake from the Dyrt here! This campground is new to the Dyrt and open for reservations through the Dyrt!

  • T
    Camper-submitted photo from Crossroads Travel Park
    Jan. 1, 2024

    Crossroads Travel Park

    Perfect pull off spot

    We had pull thru site with full hookups. Everything worked and site was level. We made reservations and arrived after staff was gone. There was a detailed map and directions to get to our site. Worked great as a stopover to our final destination.

  • Madison P.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from James Dykes Memorial Park Campsite
    Nov. 24, 2023

    James Dykes Memorial Park Campsite

    Awesome remote campsite

    We camped here over thanksgiving weekend and were the only ones camping. A few people here and there to visit during the day/evenining but we were the only ones overnight. Very remote and quiet. As others have said, no water or bathrooms. We did have two trucks come unload their loud boats at the ramp around 3:30-4am which was annoying but that’s the risk you take.

  • BThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from James Dykes Memorial Park Campsite
    Nov. 14, 2023

    James Dykes Memorial Park Campsite

    Great spot right on the water

    Very nice spot. No toilets or drinking water available. There is a trash barrel by the picnic pavilion, but I think the expectation is to pack out trash. You just can’t beat the location though. Right on the water with a great view.

  • DThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Forsyth KOA
    Nov. 12, 2023

    Forsyth KOA

    Forsyth, GA….Horrible

    Don’t go!!!! The person said it was a vaca must have stayed in some pretty bad campgrounds. The sites have crumbled asphalt so hard to find sold place for jacks. We pd for sewer but didn’t get it. Roads were tight with lots of trees and set up on circles. Two older gentleman on a golf cart said they just purchased it 5 days ago. Based upon prior comments and pictures I don’t believe that to be true. You come in on a frontage road with a switch back right by the turn into parking area. The left turn into the park is like a tight u-turn in which there is a huge ditch or drop off that you can’t make without the rear of the RV dropping into this ditch. The campground sits a bit below the frontage road. To compound issues not only can you not make that turn without the back of the camper in this ditch and ripping off the jacks and other components in the rear, there is a sizable crest on frontage road so while our 42’ 5th wheel was sitting on the road we were hoping nobody came flying down that hill and be not able to stop. It was suggested by a guy waiting for us on the switch back to get out of his way to back up and go up the switch back and come in from the other side. It worked but that’s dangerous and needs to be taken care of immediately. Laundry room was ok and reasonable.

  • MThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Ocmulgee River Camp
    Nov. 11, 2023

    Ocmulgee River Camp

    Nice Camping a Mile Off the Road

    Nice open camp site with plenty of spots for camping. Only a mile off the road, which is a little bumpy but manageable.

  • SThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Murder Creek Parking Area
    Nov. 4, 2023

    Murder Creek Parking Area

    Great quiet place to enjoy the water cascaded

    To be honest, this is a parking lot people use to park and walk the 200 feet down the the shoals and water cascades along Murder Creek. When we arrived, right before sunset in the middle of the week, it was clear that people had camped here (old fire ring near the end of the parking lot). We decided to take a chance and were glad we did. Besides the faint traffic noise that is mostly drowned out by the waterfall noise, this place was very quiet. We saw no one that evening or the next morning prior to departure. Had fun walking down to the water. I suspect in the summer this area is quite the hot spot with swimmers. The lot provably does require a little clearance. So, a sedan may not be the best choice. That probably helps with traffic control on this road. The site is at the very end.

  • R
    Camper-submitted photo from Safe Haven RV Park
    Oct. 30, 2023

    Safe Haven RV Park

    NOT A SAFE HAVEN

    Idk what’s going on but management drives out any workers every 3 months, and overworks them, doing 18 hours a day, and doesn’t even pay some of them. That’s not normal, and highly suspicious. 

    It’s not a safe town or a safe park. Half of it is a trashy trailer park, and is crawling with drug addicts, alcoholics, and thieves. Cops would come by weekly. 

    DONT GO HERE. 

    I know it’s cheap. It’s not worth it.

  • Erika P.
    Camper-submitted photo from Forsyth KOA
    Oct. 18, 2023

    Forsyth KOA

    Best stop yet!

    Felt like I was on vacay and not in my RV! Awesome place. Staff is kind courteous and went over and beyond. They let us do mini golf even though it was supposed to close Bc we wouldn’t have had a chance otherwise. Def recommend!

  • Erika P.
    Camper-submitted photo from Claystone Park Campground
    Oct. 6, 2023

    Claystone Park Campground

    Pretty great place! Awesome staff!

    We came here a little over a month ago. Me and my bf. You’re only supposed to stay a week but the staff worked with us when we needed it and we extended the stay! Beautiful place!

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    Camper-submitted photo from Newton Factory Shoals Rec Area
    Sep. 27, 2023

    Newton Factory Shoals Rec Area

    Nice Waterfront View

    Note to future campers: the campground is NOT located at the address provided. This is the recreational park. The campground is actually up the road, on the opposite side of the park, at the entrance of the graveyard.

    This campground is first come, first serve. It is $15 dollars a night. Some of the sites are waterfront. There is a bathroom with a shower that was kept up with and stocked with toilet paper and paper towels. There is also a water spigot near the bathroom and electrical outlets in the bathroom.

    We arrived late at night and didn’t see how to pay for the campground so we just set up but the next morning, the campground manager, Raymond, stopped by to welcome us and take our payment. He was very nice and helpful, keeping up with the grounds and the bathroom, and answering any questions we had.

    We lucked out and got a waterfront site (site 4) due to the fact somebody checked out early. We had a happy little bonus of getting to watch the beavers play in the river early in the morning. Each of the sites have a raised gravel platform for tents, a grill, trash can, and a fire pit.

    The campground was full on Saturday when we arrived but cleared out during the week.

    All in all, we enjoyed our stay and would definitely be back if we ever come back to the area.

    Thanks again, Raymond, for all that you do to keep up with the place and make it an enjoyable experience for campers like us!

    On a final note: this campground is definitely set up for primitive camping, focusing more on tents. We have a 10 foot trailer. We were able to back in to our spot with no problem. The site was not level but that wasn’t a big deal for us in our rooftop tent. We didn’t check out the other sites but an RV would probably have a hard time setting up here.

  • L S.
    Camper-submitted photo from Forsyth KOA
    Aug. 24, 2023

    Forsyth KOA

    The worse KOA I’ve ever stayed at .

    My family and I looked forward to our stay at this KOA given our experience at other KOAs had been great. However, this stay was FAR FROM ENJOYABLE. To start, the two older male employees made my teenage daughters feel very uncomfortable. Multiple times both daughters, myself and husband saw them watching the girls at the pool from outside the rales. The pool steps were slippery with mildew. The area around the pool and the siding of the pool has tons of cracks and is not smooth, very hazardous. Next, the bathroom near the pool, where the employees smoke, made it hard to breathe to walk pass. We walked into the bathroom and walked right out. It was absolutely disgusting. Given the pool was not safe to use, my daughters decided to try out the cable and Wi-Fi, as advertised on their site. Well, I was told the cable was disconnected, and the Wi-Fi“out at the moment.” There were two“power outages” in our 3 day stay, which in turn meant our AC was off for hours at a time in the 98-100 degree weather. This was brought to the front office attention and I was told pretty much deal with it for now. At night we would smell the worse smells( marijuana), and witness drugs/ alcohol being used by two of the employees. As aforementioned, these concerns were brought to the front office staff/ management, and nothing was addressed nor apologizes were given. Honestly, several of the employees live onsite and protect each other when it comes to discussing/correcting the issues. You get a Cult like vibe from this group of people that work here. The manager lives in a double-wide in this camp ground. It is very unkept and tons of broken down/ old equipment fills up her yard and all around it. It is a hazardous place. I would be concern for kids to ride bikes, etc in here given the mess around her place; as well as, The playground is nonfunctional. Overall, the only decent thing this park has or offers is the pizza. Otherwise, I wouldn’t recommend wasting your money on this poorly managed and unkept campground. So, with us having a week reservation we decided after three days to end our stay early and travel 12 miles north to the KOA in Griffin; This was the best decision we made. It was as we had expected from a KOA park- great experience. We enjoyed our days in the Griffin KOA.

  • Addison C.
    Camper-submitted photo from Newton Factory Shoals Rec Area
    Aug. 13, 2023

    Newton Factory Shoals Rec Area

    Great camp site

    Such a great campsite for very cheap. They have many water front campsites with a lot of room. They have a box platform for your tent. It could easily fit my 8 person tent. They have fire pits and a main bath house with a shower. I will say that you should probably bring flipflops for the shower because it doesn't look like it's been cleaned in a year but it's nice having a option for one. That was the only downside to the property but it's only 15 dollars a night so I can't really complain



Guide to Lizella

Camping near Lizella, Georgia, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and family-friendly activities. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, there are several campgrounds to choose from.

What to do

  • Hiking and Biking: Explore the trails at High Falls State Park Campground. One visitor mentioned, "Great for hiking, biking, fishing etc." This park is well-maintained and offers stunning views.
  • Fishing: If you enjoy fishing, Dames Ferry is a great spot. A reviewer noted, "You can drop your kayak in from a waterfront site and enjoy Lake Juliette, popular for Bass fishing."
  • Playgrounds: Families will appreciate the playgrounds available at various campgrounds. One camper at Indian Springs State Park Campground said, "The kids enjoyed the playground," making it a hit for younger visitors.

What campers like

  • Clean Facilities: Campers often rave about the cleanliness of the restrooms and showers. A visitor at Twin Oaks RV Park mentioned, "The shower house is nice and clean," which is a big plus for many.
  • Friendly Staff: Many campers appreciate the welcoming atmosphere. One reviewer at Forsyth KOA said, "Staff is kind, courteous and went over and beyond."
  • Spacious Sites: Campers enjoy having enough room to spread out. A guest at Scenic Mountain RV Park shared, "Most every site has ample room and beautiful scenery."

What you should know

  • Limited Cell Service: Be prepared for spotty cell coverage in some areas. A camper at High Falls State Park Campground noted, "There is very little cell phone service—AT&T has none."
  • Tight Campsites: Some sites can be cramped or uneven. A visitor at Forsyth KOA mentioned, "The sewer connection was uphill, so I did not dump tanks," highlighting the need for caution when choosing a site.
  • No Full Hookups: Many campgrounds, like Georgia Power Lake Juliette Dames Ferry Park, do not offer full hookups. A reviewer pointed out, "No full hookups. However, proper planning results in long water views."

Tips for camping with families

  • Choose Family-Friendly Campgrounds: Look for places with playgrounds and activities for kids. One parent at Indian Springs State Park Campground said, "There were lots of other kids there to play with."
  • Plan for Limited Internet: If you need to stay connected, be aware that many campgrounds have poor internet. A camper at Dames Ferry mentioned, "Cell signal was good for Verizon and AT&T was good to stream video."
  • Pack Outdoor Games: Bring along games or sports equipment to keep the kids entertained. A visitor at Twin Oaks RV Park enjoyed the "great gaming area and a playground."

Tips from RVers

  • Check Site Levels: Make sure to check the level of your site before setting up. A reviewer at Forsyth KOA noted, "I had to jack the front of the RV off the ground to get level."
  • Be Cautious of Road Noise: Some campgrounds are near busy roads. A camper at Georgia Power Lake Juliette Dames Ferry Park mentioned, "It’s a very small campground," which may not be ideal for those seeking peace and quiet.
  • Utilize Dump Stations: If your site lacks sewer hookups, plan to use the dump stations available at campgrounds like Dames Ferry. A visitor noted, "Have dump station," which is helpful for RVers.

Camping near Lizella, Georgia, has something for everyone, from families to solo adventurers. Just be sure to plan ahead and enjoy the great outdoors!

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