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Shelter 2
Singing Pines Recreation Area Shelter 2SINGING PINES Recreation Area
USACEHartwell Lake · Georgia

Singing Pines

Overview Singing Pines Recreation Area consists of 42 acres.
Sites2all reservable
Elev.771ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Atlanta2h25real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 771 ft, Singing Pines has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 2 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on quiet.

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 · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
79%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 15
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 23.
73°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Atlanta
122 mi
2h25
02
Savannah
214 mi
4h58
By drive time
Atlanta · 2h25Savannah · 4h58Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 2 SITES
Color byShow only

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

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
2
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
24
Peaks
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0 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.

Check availability on Recreation.gov →