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DUCKETT MILL
DUCKETT MILLDUCKETT MILL
USACELake Sidney Lanier · Georgia

Duckett Mill

Overview Duckett Mill Campground is located on Lake Sidney Lanier.
Sites111109 reservable
Elev.1,135ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig75 ft9 pull-thru
Electric9797×50-amp
From Atlanta1h15real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 1,135 ft, Duckett Mill has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 111 sites total: 109 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 9 pull-through, 97 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 75-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on reservability and shade. Softest on roomy sites.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
71%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 8
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 29.
72°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Atlanta
56 mi
1h15
02
Savannah
265 mi
5h41
By drive time
Atlanta · 1h15Savannah · 5h41Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 111 SITES
Color byShow only

109 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

9
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
97
50-amp
6
Accessible
0
Prime
111
Sites
★ The standout
Site 030
DMIL · shaded.
To neighbor
249 ft
Max rig
50 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
28
Peaks
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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