Vogel State Park Campground and Trackrock Campground & Cabins welcome pets at their facilities in Georgia's scenic Blue Ridge Mountains. Both campgrounds accommodate various camping styles including tent, RV, cabins, and glamping options for visitors traveling with animals. The campsites feature picnic tables, fire rings, and access to clean showers and toilets while maintaining pet-friendly policies throughout their grounds. Trackrock offers additional amenities including a camp store where campers can purchase supplies and firewood for their stay. Sites at Georgia Mountain Fair Campground near Lake Chatuge occasionally experience overflow trash during peak periods, though the serene lakefront locations and mountain views compensate for minor inconveniences.
Bald Mountain Camping Resort's creekside sites provide a relaxing environment where pets can enjoy the sounds of flowing water. The resort features multiple pet exercise areas, a private fishing lake with catch-and-release policy, and recreational amenities including mini-golf, paddle boats, and two playgrounds. Leashed pets are permitted throughout most areas of the campgrounds near Young Harris, though some hiking trails in surrounding forests may have specific restrictions during hunting seasons or wildlife protection periods. Temperature fluctuations in the mountains require pet owners to prepare for cooler evenings even during summer months. Previous visitors note that Fires Creek Hunt Camp, while offering beautiful water access, sometimes struggles with site maintenance and may require campers to perform cleanup before setting up.
$30 - $260 / night
"This campground has a beautiful mountain view behind the lake. There is also a beautiful waterfall to hike to. They offer paddle boards, kayaks, peddleboats, and aqua cycles to rent for the lake."
"Vogel State Park was perfectly situated along Hwy 19 in the north Georgia mountains for an easy spot for the night."
"Beautiful lake and stables and plenty of room ,yet campsites are tucked away to also give u a private feel as well! Pet friendly as well!"
"Good sized campground tucked into the mountains. I brought my dog with me and had a great time. There is a lake that you can fish in, stables to ride horses, and hiking trails on the campground."
"The tent camp site was good, bathrooms and water were a close walking distance.
We picked this state park for all the activities. We took archery lessons and did the zip line course.""Perched on the side of the beautiful Georgia mountains, I feel as if you're 1,000,000 miles away from the madness."
$55 / night
"The campground offers a lot of kid activities in another part of the campground including a petting zoo and in-ground trampolines."
"We stayed at the adult tent site 74 which is really close to one of the waterfalls."
"Pet friendly with multiple dog walk areas. Lots of fun stuff for the kids to do."
"For a small fee you can play mini golf or rent a paddle boat or kayak for use in the private lake."
$20 - $40 / night
"Not only was the drive there a beautiful place to see, the campgrounds were amazing as well. There were plenty of amenities, bathrooms and showers included."
"Located on Lake Chatuge in both North Carolina and Georgia, you can ride right to the biking trails or launch your paddleboard right from your lakeside site. "
"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 are two sides of the camp, the camp side and the trail side. It is very, very high traffic on the weekends. There is water and bathroom access."
$40 - $45 / night
"Positives:
- Great view of lake
- Friendly park staff and hosts
- Bathrooms/dumpsters well maintained
- Electricity at site
- Pet friendly Opportunities: 1."
"We stayed in site 5 which is close to bathrooms but not too close. We had a beautiful view of the lake and our site was right next to the river."
"All campsites are within walking distance to Lake Chatuge. Restrooms are the best we’ve seen, but they are more than adequate."
"Not many places you can enjoy the lake, trails nearby, and a concert all right there."
$30 - $35 / night
"The only lakeside site available was #20. That was probably because it was small (~25' max). But the view was great. Sites are well maintained."
"Beautiful campground located on Lake Chatuge in North Carolina. Gibson Cove campground is a county park with paved roads and gravel campsites."
GuideWe love camping at Fort Mountain. Its usually a good bit cooler due to the elevation, and the private wooded campsites make tent camping in Georgia’s summer heat much more enjoyable. Good hiking and things to do nearby.
RangerThis campground has a beautiful mountain view behind the lake. There is also a beautiful waterfall to hike to. They offer paddle boards, kayaks, peddleboats, and aqua cycles to rent for the lake. They also offer bike rentals and putt putt course. There is a general store in the visitor center. There are hiking trails for the extreme hikers too that go into the mountains on the Appalachian trail. The campsites are pretty close together, but we had a premier spot that was larger and a pull-through. The bathrooms were clean, but old and dated. This is one of the oldest campgrounds in the state. They offer cottages and cabins for rent. There was a dog parking loud constantly that was so annoying. We have dogs and many people camping there did, but our dogs don’t bark constantly. I would say this isn’t the campgrounds fault, but this irresponsible pet owner was literally between two campground hosts. Had it continued late at night past 10pm we would have had to call someone. It’s hard to relax by the fire with a dog barking constantly. The campground needs to add more signage. People are driving around looking lost. Here’s the problem ... if you have an RV or camper and park in the RV spaces when you pull out on the far end to the right you cannot see the directional signs. We pulled to the right and it was a dead end at the cottages. It was very stressful trying to the turn around hauling a camper. People in the cottages told us we weren’t the only ones to pull down there and have to turn around. Lots of cars were turning around down there, but with a camper it’s a nightmare. I paid extra for a pullthrough only to deal with that nonsense at the start. I suggest adding a sign at the far right exit of parking lot that has directions. Add another sign that says “Cabins only - Dead End”. If our camper had been an inch longer we couldn’t have turned around. Not impressed by the swimming area at the beach.
RangerVery 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.
ScoutThis 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!!!
TravelerCampground was well maintained and easy to find. The owner was around all weekend working on the place and being generally friendly. Facilities were clean and in good shape. Massive dog park.
ScoutWe loved the host jerry he brought us wood and picked our trash up and was a pleasure . The campground itself is taken great Care of with nice bathhouses . It also has a cool little dog park my dogs loved !
LegendGreat mountain Thanksgiving vacay! Lots of area attractions and lots of activities at the KOA for our granddaughter! 2 playgrounds, mini golf, pillow pad, paddle boats, game room. Nice little dog park with mutt mitts, and staff friendly and helpful. Picnic table at each site, we were by the lake, but would have chosen near pillow-pad if available as those spots were better spaced. Nice store and clean facilities even though we didn’t use.
ScoutI would not recommend this place as a goto camp. The Yellow River floods into the park during high rain periods, park gives no warning till they are getting water into the park, then it is a knock on the door to get out of the park if they have no openings in high ground area. Lots of wild cats in park, but no vermin there. Many ex-cons in the park, all kinds of history in them....woof. They try to keep it in good shape, but a lot of trash offender, litters adults as well as kids, people not picking up behind their pets.
Over all not the worst, but surely not close to good either. Only stayed a month just had to go.
ScoutThe new owners took over last year and immediately started making upgrades. Clean, renovated bathhouse and swimming pool are a big plus!
A new enclosed dog park and weekly entertainment provides extra perks. For those that want something truly unique, there are 2 new covered wagons that sleep 4!
Its definitely one of favorite places to stay!
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