Springfield - Hartwell Lake, near Hartwell, Georgia, is a fantastic spot for campers looking to unwind by the water. With spacious sites that offer a mix of shade and sun, it’s perfect for families and friends wanting to enjoy the great outdoors together.

The campground boasts easy access to Lake Hartwell, where you can swim, kayak, or just relax by the shore. Many visitors rave about the beautiful views and the well-kept swim beach, which is a hit for both kids and adults. As one camper noted, “The view of Lake Hartwell is beautiful,” making it a great backdrop for your camping adventures.

Amenities include electric hookups and a dump station, ensuring you have what you need for a comfortable stay. Campers appreciate the clean facilities and the friendly atmosphere, with plenty of space between sites for privacy. One reviewer mentioned, “The sites are big, with trees in between most sites,” which adds to the overall charm of the area.

If you’re into fishing, you’re in luck! The lake is known for its excellent fishing opportunities, with species like bass and catfish waiting to be caught. Plus, the surrounding nature offers great wildlife watching, so keep your eyes peeled for local critters. Whether you’re here for a weekend or a longer retreat, Springfield - Hartwell Lake has all the ingredients for a memorable camping experience.

## Overview

 Springfield Campground is one of Hartwells most popular camping destinations consisting of 60 acres of primarily Virginia pine and some mixed hardwoods. The area presently offers 1 gatehouse/entrance, 2 park attendant campsites, 79 public campsites with full water and electric hookups, 6 comfort stations (4 with showers), 1 dump station, 1 boat ramp, 1 courtesy dock, 3 playgrounds, 1 designated swim area/beach, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout. 
## Recreation

 Fishing is one of the most popular activities at the lake. Sought-after species include largemouth bass, bream, crappie, catfish, striped bass and hybrid bass. The lake appeals to boaters of all kinds, whether their specialty is canoeing, sailing or motor boating. Coves and areas of quiet water provide water skiers with excellent surfaces. Swimmers will find sand beaches and designated swim areas along the shoreline. 
## Natural Features

 Hartwell Lake is a man-made lake bordering Georgia and South Carolina on the Savannah, Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers. The dam and lake area boasts 8 campgrounds and 11 day-use facilities that are operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Hartwell Project was originally authorized for hydro-power, flood control, and navigation. Later, recreation, water quality, water supply and fish and wildlife management were added. Surrounding vegetation allows for plenty of shade, and the 962 miles of shoreline provide numerous swimming beaches, picnic areas and boat ramps. 
## Nearby Attractions

 The campground is a short drive away from Clemson, South Carolina and Clemson University, offering additional tourism opportunities, along with grocery stores, gas stations and restaurants.
## Charges & Cancellations

 - Once your reservation has been created, there will be a $10.00 fee to cancel and a $10.00 fee to change your site or dates. - Cancellations made the day before, or up to the day after your arrival date will also be charged the first night use fee. - Reserved campsites will be held until check out time ( 2 p.m.) on the day following your scheduled arrival date. If you do not arrive at campground by 2 p.m. to fulfill your reservation, your reservation will be cancelled and you will be assessed a $20 service fee and forfeit the first night use fee. - If your reservation is for one night and you have been charged the first nights use fee, there is no $10 service fee. Refunds: - To insure fairness for all Recreation.gov customers, any reservation with departure dates outside the 6 or 12 month maximum window cannot be changed or cancelled until 18 days after the reservation is made. - Refunds must be requested no later than 14 days after scheduled departure date. Refunds may be requested through NNRS Customer Service at 888-448-1474. Refunds for bank card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank card. Cash and check purchases will be refunded by check and may take up to 8 weekds for approval and processing

Springfield - Hartwell Lake

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The Best Camping Near Hartwell, Georgia

accessible sites. some pull through. water with red earth beaches. needed to buy a ladder to reach the water from our site. many types of sites available - wooded, open, small large..

hilly, water access, nice

Very nice campground, quiet, clean bath houses, clean campground. Definitely worth checking out! 

Awesome Campground 

Clean bath houses. Large and level campsites. Quiet. Beautiful lake views 

Nice campground 

Not full hook up sites very level  most sites on water

Real nice

Nice level sites clean bath house not full hook up

Excellent 

We stayed on site 7 for 4 nights and then site 68 for 2 nights. Water access wasn't the best on 7, but we enjoyed it. The park and hosts were nice. This campground has a nice boat ramp, most sites are good size, bathrooms and bathhouse generously spread out and is mostly quiet.

Great getaway

We stayed at one of the small loops, waterfront right at a small cove. 
Site 77 
Very nice side, some shade but decent water access. No problem to Launch the canoe and the sup. Large side with water and electricity hook up. 
We will be back for sure.
Buy wood in town on the way in, the camp Host does not sell wood. 

Awesome campground 

Springfield Campground is one of Hartwell’s most popular camping destinations consisting of 60 acres of primarily Virginia pine and some mixed hardwoods. The area presently offers 1 gatehouse/entrance, 2 park attendant campsites, 79 public campsites with full water and electric hookups, 6 comfort stations (4 with showers), 1 dump station, 1 boat ramp, 1 courtesy dock, 3 playgrounds, 1 designated swim area/beach, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout. 


The area presently offers 1 gatehouse/entrance, 2 park attendant campsites, 79 public campsites with full water and electric hookups, 6 comfort stations (4 with showers), 1 dump station, 1 boat ramp, 1 courtesy dock, 3 playgrounds, 1 designated swim area/beach, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout. 


Hartwell Lake is a man-made lake bordering Georgia and South Carolina on the Savannah, Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers. The dam and lake area boasts 8 campgrounds and 11 day-use facilities that are operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Hartwell Project was originally authorized for hydro-power, flood control, and navigation. Later, recreation, water quality, water supply and fish and wildlife management were added. Surrounding vegetation allows for plenty of shade, and the 962 miles of shoreline provide numerous swimming beaches, picnic areas and boat ramps. 


Fishing is one of the most popular activities at the lake. Sought-after species include largemouth bass, bream, crappie, catfish, striped bass and hybrid bass. 

The lake appeals to boaters of all kinds, whether their specialty is canoeing, sailing or motor boating. Coves and areas of quiet water provide water skiers with excellent surfaces. 

Swimmers will find sand beaches and designated swim areas along the shoreline. 

Big Sites

I spent 2 weeks in site #2. It was quiet even when it filled up on the weekend. The swim beach was nice and clean. The paved roads made the dogs happy. They had to cut down a lot of trees so plenty of free firewood. Lots of wildlife to watch. Especially being so close to the lake. Friendly staff. Friendly neighbors. The only drawback was the tiny ants. Just put down a little borax and you will be fine. 

I love this place

This is a typical Corp of Engineers campground, well kept with a variety of pull through and back-in sites.  Sites are 50/30/20 electric with water, picnic table and fire ring.  Many sites have a tent pad, are very level packed gravel/sand and well situated with very few having very close neighbors.  Shade is at a premium on some sites due to cutting of pine trees a couple of years ago but almost all are waterfront with an excellent view.  Some sites have direct access to the water allowing boats right at the site and swimming.  The swimming beach is very nice and well maintained as are the playgrounds.  Three bath houses are convenient to all loops, well maintained and clean.  Cell service is very good as is over the air TV with numerous channels available.  The dump station is easy in/out.  Sites 10 through 40 have awesome views of Lake Hartwell.

Nice well kept Corp of Engineers campground

I love this campground. You have to walk to the beach access for kayaking though. 

Kayaking and quiet time

First. Download speeds for Cricket and Visible are good but upload less that 1 Meg - not working so have not deployed networking hardware / aerial but acceptable for streaming 

Great sites, very spacious. Do not use shower/restroom facilities so no comment 

Great place to unwind  Great sites, water facilities including swim beach

First. If you need to work on the road, you will not be staying in site 43. Don’t know what other, more elevated sites are like, but we could stream (not hi-def) but upload sucked for Visible and Cricket. 

That aside. Loved the campground. Did a walk around and there were only a couple of sites I would not stay in #26 and it’s neighbor. In May there was not as much boating activity as I have already seen elsewhere- so there were kids kayaking and fishing. Great happy sounds of kids playing, great spacious site - could possibly have parked another 30 footer here. 50 amp was good, as was water pressure. Sites decently spaced. 

We don’t use showers etc so cannot comment on their status, but there seemed to be some in each loop

Thanks COE  another lively campground   Peaceful, quiet relaxing weekend

The sites are big, with trees in between most sites. Most sites are a stones throw away from the lake. The view Lake Hartwell is Beautiful. There is no hook ups for sewer. But there is a dump station. We will come back again to stay a little longer. 

Beautiful sites

We had a great experience. Space was easy to get the camper backed into and spaces were far enough apart for small kids to have room to play without bothering other campers. Only concern was the spot we chose was on an exposed point on the lake and was very windy. Would probably be great on a 90 degree summer day but was very cold when the temps dropped into the 40s on our last day. 

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