Previously you did not have to reserve a spot here. Now you do. We signed up for 9 a couple months ago. Our friends got 8 because we thought they would be next to each other. It is not. 9 was spacious enough for us and them. 2 ~14ft campers. Sites 1 and 4 are somewhat together and 6,7 & 8 would be a great for a group. Reminder bring your own water there is no hook ups. Facilities are a pit toilet. No running water. The facilities were clean but still had that metallic smell. Site 5 was by itself like 9 which both back up to the river. There is a silted in kayak launch, overlook area to view the river and a small picnic area that was in need of a lawn mower. The Toccoa was up because of all the rain. We saw tubers and some kayaks go past. We got rained on but had plenty of awnings to get out of it.

We arrived in the afternoon on a Friday at spot 59 with reservations via Reserve America.  We checked in with Terry & Mike the camp hosts located on spot 1.  They are very personable and helpful.   On Saturday morning, the visitors center is about a mile from the campground, we took a morning walk up to check it out and received a free night with our Friends of the Park membership!   In the visitors center you will find friendly staff, souvenirs and other items you may need firewood, ice, etc.  A museum is housed in the visitors center as well.  On the return walk to the campground we explored an old graveyard that was neat.  It went back to early 1800's .

Our 14ft Flyer Pursue was the smallest camper there at the time. Space 59 was very spacious and we had plenty of room. We did notice all the slots on that loop were made to easily back in a camper. We did ride through the other 2 loops and saw a neat 2 in 1 buddy spot you can put two campers on. That would be neat. There was some sediment in the water from the spigot and it seemed to have a bit of a chlorine taste. I would suggest bring your own water or a water filter. However, the bathrooms stayed spotless every time. As with many state parks the bathrooms are a bit dated. The showers were very clean as well, one is smaller than the other.

We found a trial behind our campsite that lead down to the lake.  We could have put our Paddle board & kayad in there but decided to put in at the boat ramp instead, there are many nooks to explore in this lake.  A lot of Parrot feather weed is in the lake and no swimming is allowed.  Hopefully, they will rebuild the beach area that was once behind the New Event Center.  

Fresh Air BarBQ is right down the road if you do not feel like cooking.  There is also the little town of Indian Springs which has some interesting stores I did not get to explore this time but plan on it on my return.

The main campground is flat making it easy to back up campers or RV’s in slots. Some pull through spots. We were tent camping and choose a walk in slot. 27, 28 & 29. Our site was 29 it is about 100 yards from the main campground down a single lane sandy road that leads into a wooded area. We saw vehicles on the other 2 spots and decided to just pull in by our space as well. I really like the walk in spaces because they are away from the main campground. I do like seeing stars at night but the tree canopy blocked them. The spigot on this spot was leaky. We did watch chickadees take an evening bath in the puddle. We noticed some little pieces of broken glass on the tent pad. The bathhouse was clean. The 28 acre lake and trails throughout the property are well maintained. Signs to watch out for gators are posted. We saw 2. The springs are so pretty and clear, so many turtles and fish to see. I would’ve liked to paddle board in the springs but wasn’t sure if that was permitted. We did paddle board and kayak in the lake.
If you are up to a history lesson the Camp Lawton museum is a bargain at $2 ! It is very informative. We had lovely weather and would return in the fall or spring. Summer may be to buggy and hot.