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Pull-thru
USFSChattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · Georgia
Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area
Overview Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area offers visitors year-round recreation opportunities including camping, picnicking, boating, swimming and hiking, all centered around beautiful Lake Winfiel
Sites3419 reservable
Elev.2,953ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rig40 ft4 pull-thru
Electric2120×50-amp
From Atlanta2h08real 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 2,953 ft, Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 32°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 34 sites total: 19 reservable and 15 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 4 pull-through, 2 walk-in, 20 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 40-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 32 peaks, 1 waterfall, 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.
60%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 7
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 1.
66°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Atlanta
91 mi
2h08
02
Savannah
297 mi
6h30
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 34 SITES
Color byShow only
34 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
2
Walk-in
20
50-amp
2
Accessible
1
Prime
34
Sites
★ The standout
Site 028
North · shaded.
To neighbor
241 ft
Max rig
15 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
93
Peaks
32
Viewpoints
17
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
Waterfalls
1
To nearest major road
1.4 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.