RV Parks in Georgia

Appalachian foothills at one end, barrier islands at the other, Georgia gives RVers a real choice of trips within a single tank of gas. Mountain overlooks and cool lake mornings in the north; salt air, live oaks, and historic port towns on the Atlantic side. Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee River carry much of the state's water recreation, and state parks and private campgrounds sit close to both the scenery and the history. A climate that stays mild most of the year makes it easy to stretch a visit.

The coast is the crowd-pleaser. The Golden Isles, Jekyll Island, St. Simons Island, and Tybee Island, put RV resorts and campgrounds a short walk from the beach or tucked into maritime forest. Savannah and Brunswick pair antebellum architecture with working waterfronts, and parks nearby make cobblestone squares an easy day trip from a full-hookup site. Far to the south, the Okefenokee Swamp offers something rarer: genuine wilderness, alligators included.

Inland, the Piedmont rolls through hill country studded with big lakes (Oconee, Hartwell), where the RV parks lean toward boaters, anglers, and golfers. Keep going north and the Blue Ridge Mountains take over, with campgrounds near towns like Helen and Blue Ridge serving as trailheads to waterfalls, ridge hikes, and scenic drives that go incandescent in October. State parks such as Cloudland Canyon and Tallulah Gorge deliver the dramatic camping, and demand reservations to match.