Fort Mountain State Park
Georgia State Park
Write a Review 181 Fort Mountain Park Rd. Chatsworth, GA 30705 706-422-1932 Reservations: 800-864-7275 Official WebsiteGPS: 34.7593, -84.6922
Overview of Fort Mountain State Park
Last Price Paid: $34
Reported by LuvSkyy on 9/6/2024
Longest RV Reported: 37 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by Kasserman on 2/20/2020
Number of Sites 70
Reservations yes
Elevation 2,493 ft / 759 m
Tent Camping Yes
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To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 706-422-1932
hope26110 asked on 7/4/2020
This will be our 1st camping trip and will be renting an RV (C class) 28 foot. We have concerns on hiw steep the dri...
Reviews of Fort Mountain State Park 27 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 8 Users
Last reported 9/6/2024
Confirmed by 2 Users
Last reported 4/2/2018
“Perfect campsite and great trails”
Reviewed 9/6/2024
| Nightly rate: | $34 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 9 |
| RV Length: | 20' (Truck Camper) |
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It’s a steep and windy road up to the park, with a few viewpoints along the way. We could not have asked for a better site. We prefer a little privacy when we camp, especially with the dog. It was easy to maneuver in, but I don’t know if a bigger rig might have trouble with it. Our site backed up to the Campground Loop Trail, but betwe... more
It’s a steep and windy road up to the park, with a few viewpoints along the way. We could not have asked for a better site. We prefer a little privacy when we camp, especially with the dog. It was easy to maneuver in, but I don’t know if a bigger rig might have trouble with it. Our site backed up to the Campground Loop Trail, but between check-in on Friday and checkout on Sunday, we only experienced people walking by three times.
When we checked in, the campground staff warned us that bears were very active at the park. We stayed alert and made sure not to leave anything out at our site. On Friday night, just after we cleaned up dinner at the picnic table, I saw a bear 100 yards down the Campground Loop Trail, walking away from us.
We hiked about 15 miles on Friday and Saturday and still had plenty of time to relax at our site and enjoy being unplugged. Our WeBoost didn’t do much to boost our Verizon signal, however we were still able to stream college football Saturday afternoon.
We will definitely be back to camp or for some day hikes.
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LuvSkyy would stay here again
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“Beautiful Location, Great Trails, Needs Updating ”
Reviewed 7/4/2024
| Nightly rate: | $37 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 51 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Travel Trailer) |
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The pros: beautiful location, lots of hiking and close to area attractions. Lots of privacy, super friendly camp hosts, and several bear sightings. The cons: campground roads falling apart seem to be extra difficult to navigate because of this. Bath houses and laundry facilities also not in good shape. Entire campground is due for ren... more
The pros: beautiful location, lots of hiking and close to area attractions. Lots of privacy, super friendly camp hosts, and several bear sightings.
The cons: campground roads falling apart seem to be extra difficult to navigate because of this. Bath houses and laundry facilities also not in good shape. Entire campground is due for renovation…
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Jim and Alicia Wright would stay here again
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“Time for some road repairs, but still pretty. Oh, and watch out for bears!”
Reviewed 8/13/2023
| Nightly rate: | $32 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 2 |
| RV Length: | 22' (Travel Trailer) |
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We stayed here for two nights in early August, 2023. Site 2 was a nice long pull-through and easy to get in and level. Nice patio area that faces the forest and a mountain bike / bear trail. This is the first CG I have been to where signing a "bear aware info sheet" was requested. And for good reason. The trail behind our site was ... more
We stayed here for two nights in early August, 2023. Site 2 was a nice long pull-through and easy to get in and level. Nice patio area that faces the forest and a mountain bike / bear trail. This is the first CG I have been to where signing a "bear aware info sheet" was requested. And for good reason. The trail behind our site was used by a bear daily (from what the neighbor said - she saw it every day - we saw it twice - it literally came in to our site!). There are some really pretty sites on the bottom of camping area 1 - sites 8 (steeper back in), 9 & 10 and the pull-throughs at the bottom of the loop. The ones in the center are a little closer together. Camping area 2 has some steep roads and possibly some harder sites to back into.
The lake is pretty - decent walking our Lab, but holy cow do the roads need new asphalt!
We were at Cloudland Canyon prior to this and Vogel directly after, both of which have been renovated with new roads. This one needs some work. Still a great time! Bathhouse decent.
P.S. Suggest driving in from Ellijay, not Crestview. That road about killed our truck.
Travel Small Live Big would stay here again
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Reviewed 8/6/2023
| Nightly rate: | $45 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 28 |
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Overall, the park was fairly nice but it could use some updating. BEST THINGS: the lake was pretty, the walking trail around the lake was level and easy to navigate. The beach looked nice and had a concession stand that was open. NOT SO GOOD THINGS: We walked over to the beach area and went past the Putt Putt golf. Very, very run... more
Overall, the park was fairly nice but it could use some updating. BEST THINGS: the lake was pretty, the walking trail around the lake was level and easy to navigate. The beach looked nice and had a concession stand that was open. NOT SO GOOD THINGS: We walked over to the beach area and went past the Putt Putt golf. Very, very run down. See photo of the algae that was growing on the putting surface. Not sure when the weeds were trimmed last. They charge $4 to play it but that woudl be a waste of money if you paid at the park office and then went to see the condition of the course. We stayed in site #28 which was generally in a lower portion of the park. That probably led to the lack of any cell service because if we walked up a hill we could get 5G coverage. We did not use the bath-houses because we had an RV. The hookup at the site was good... "fairly level" overall. The dump station wasn't in such great shape. It had been raining and there was mud all around where you needed to stand to operate the dump station. A little bit of gravel to promote drainage would be a good idea here. We hiked all the way from our campground up the Gahuti Trail... this is not an easy trail... it was about 4.5 miles and most of it uphill with roots and rocks to watch your step. Once we finally got to the top, the observation tower was not accessible to go up... you could walk up a few stairs but that was it. You'd think that one of the main sites to see at this park would be open to the public, or better yet, that they would TELL you it was closed so that you didn't expect to go up there and be locked out. You pay for your camp site, and still have to pay the "parking fee" of $5 even though you've already paid to park your camper there. We did not have any additional vehicle. When we walked back down from the top, we took the road part way and the bike trail #302 the rest of the way down. There were at least 3 separate blow-downs of trees that had fallen and not been cleared. No way this bike trail could be ridden. There were "hosts" at the camp site who had 3 of the yappiest, barkiest dogs I've seen. They'd sit in the window of the camper and watch everyone go by and barked. Not sure why they called them hosts because they didn't greet or talk to anyone, nor did their presence there make the stay any more comfortable. Their dogs were extremely annoying and I'm CERTAIN we weren't the only ones bothered by them. The grounds have a lot more potential than what they've done to keep the park up.
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“Nice for a couple of days”
Reviewed 11/2/2022
| Nightly rate: | $33 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 67 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Travel Trailer) |
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This is a nice campground pretty much not near anything. There are several trails from the campground. The site was fairly level and close to the clean bathrooms.
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Kent would stay here again
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“It’s “NUTS” in sept”
Reviewed 9/23/2022
| Nightly rate: | $36 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 37 |
| RV Length: | 19' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
The trees on the Lakeside campground all were dropping hundreds of acorns day and night. Fortunately, none of them dented our airstream or truck. The campground itself was very small, with very little privacy between sites. There’s a large field at the bottom of the hill where all the kids congregate and play all day long. Fun for fami... more
The trees on the Lakeside campground all were dropping hundreds of acorns day and night. Fortunately, none of them dented our airstream or truck. The campground itself was very small, with very little privacy between sites. There’s a large field at the bottom of the hill where all the kids congregate and play all day long. Fun for families, but not for adults with our kids. The kids noise is constant. The park itself is very cute but not as well kept us other Georgia state parks. Shout out to the people at check-in, who were very patient when we showed up before our reservation. The park is convenient to Dalton, which has a lot of nice new restaurants in the downtown area as well as a great brewery.
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“Really Nice Trails And Overlook”
Reviewed 8/10/2022
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The park is nice and has some really nice trails to hike, but be aware that not all rv sites with have Verizon cell service.
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nodnarb would stay here again
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“Pretty park in the mountain”
Reviewed 4/17/2022
| Nightly rate: | $34 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 34 |
| RV Length: | 27' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
Lovely park on Fort Mountain. Twisty roads to get up to the park and into the campground but doable, even with big rigs. We stayed on the Lakeside Loop and the inner roads are tight and narrow but again, doable. The sites themselves are level and in good shape, many on the lakeside are better suited for tents and smaller rigs. The s... more
Lovely park on Fort Mountain. Twisty roads to get up to the park and into the campground but doable, even with big rigs. We stayed on the Lakeside Loop and the inner roads are tight and narrow but again, doable. The sites themselves are level and in good shape, many on the lakeside are better suited for tents and smaller rigs. The sites on the Creekside are nice as well, many pull-throughs which seem to be better for larger rigs. There are many lovely trails from the campground that can get you up to the CCC tower and lookout as well as an easy trail around the lake. Mountain bike trails are tough, steep grades. No cell service but enough to text from the site. If you drive to the top of the mountain the service is better. Bathrooms were clean and well maintained. Very quiet during the week with more folks coming in for Easter weekend, but still very quiet and peaceful.
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SpenceAir would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Pretty park in the mountain”
Reviewed 4/17/2022
| Nightly rate: | $34 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 34 |
| RV Length: | 27' (Travel Trailer) |
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Lovely park on Fort Mountain. Twisty roads to get up to the park and into the campground but doable, even with big rigs. We stayed on the Lakeside Loop and the inner roads are tight and narrow but again, doable. The sites themselves are level and in good shape, many on the lakeside are better suited for tents and smaller rigs. The s... more
Lovely park on Fort Mountain. Twisty roads to get up to the park and into the campground but doable, even with big rigs. We stayed on the Lakeside Loop and the inner roads are tight and narrow but again, doable. The sites themselves are level and in good shape, many on the lakeside are better suited for tents and smaller rigs. The sites on the Creekside are nice as well, many pull-throughs which seem to be better for larger rigs. There are many lovely trails from the campground that can get you up to the CCC tower and lookout as well as an easy trail around the lake. Mountain bike trails are tough, steep grades. No cell service but enough to text from the site. If you drive to the top of the mountain the service is better. Bathrooms were clean and well maintained. Very quiet during the week with more folks coming in for Easter weekend, but still very quiet and peaceful.
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SpenceAir would stay here again
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“Beautiful Lakeside campsite ”
Reviewed 11/8/2021
| Nightly rate: | $38 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 46 |
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We enjoyed our first stay at Fort Mt. State Park very much. Our site was lakeside which can’t be beat. It was colder than expected so we didn’t go kayaking but we did some good hiking. The campground is well maintained. The girls working the shop are super nice. Shout out to Chrissy and her good service. The road is curvy but manageab... more
We enjoyed our first stay at Fort Mt. State Park very much. Our site was lakeside which can’t be beat. It was colder than expected so we didn’t go kayaking but we did some good hiking. The campground is well maintained. The girls working the shop are super nice. Shout out to Chrissy and her good service. The road is curvy but manageable. We have a 35 ft. class A with a Jeep. Our site could use some more gravel. It was a little bare. The WiFi was down due to maintenance and there is absolutely no cell service. It was ok for the short period we were there. We look forward to going back.
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Mel would stay here again
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OVERVIEW Fort Mountain State Park sits in the Chattahoochee National Forest in north west Georgia. The park offers beautiful mountain views and many outdoor activities, such as hiking, mountain...
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Amenities
Hookups
- 20 Amp
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- fishing
- mini golf
- picnic area
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- cabins
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
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