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Pull-thru
USFSChattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Georgia
Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area
Overview Cradled in the hills of the North Georgia Mountains overlooking beautiful Lake Rabun, this developed recreation area offers camping and hiking.
Sites7741 reservable
Elev.1,772ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rigtents
Electric2514×50-amp
From Atlanta2h12real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,772 ft, Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 77 sites total: 41 reservable and 36 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 14 with 50-amp. Within about 4 miles: 14 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. 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
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Feb-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
66%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 31
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 15.
67°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Atlanta
106 mi
2h12
02
Savannah
279 mi
6h02
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 77 SITES
Color byShow only
77 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
14
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
77
Sites
★ The standout
Site 57
Loop 2 · shaded.
To neighbor
24 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
23
Peaks
14
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4.5 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.