Dispersed (primitive) camping in Oconee National Forest
April 1, 2022 10:40 AM Subscribe
Have a favorite dispersed camping site in Oconee National Forest?
I'm looking for a site that's north of I-20, so the area shown here: Oconee Nat. Forest (OSM Map).
An official map of possible sites seems impossible to find, though according to the government page, 38 sites exist. Trying to reach the ranger station hasn't worked. Searches on sites like Campendium haven't been helpful.
The road to the site would need to be passable by a sedan.
I'm looking for a site that's north of I-20, so the area shown here: Oconee Nat. Forest (OSM Map).
An official map of possible sites seems impossible to find, though according to the government page, 38 sites exist. Trying to reach the ranger station hasn't worked. Searches on sites like Campendium haven't been helpful.
The road to the site would need to be passable by a sedan.
Response by poster: Thanks to mcgsa for the site. I wasn't able to find much more information about any hunt camp in particular, but the site did lead me to the Oconee River Campground, a traditional campground with restroom facility, that I ended up staying at.
For what it's worth, here are my thoughts on the area:
The site was nice and kept fairly clean. The restroom was clean and accessible. Payment ($5 for the night) was simple enough (the envelopes were stocked at the entrance).
The campground, and probably a large part of the national forest there, appears to be around individual's farms. You can hear what goes on at those residences if, like me, you're sensitive to noise. The people camping next to me were wonderful; the barking dogs for several hours at the residence nearby were not wonderful.
If you can ignore that type of ambient noise, there's a lot to like there.
posted by mr_bovis at 8:07 AM on May 4, 2022 [1 favorite]
For what it's worth, here are my thoughts on the area:
The site was nice and kept fairly clean. The restroom was clean and accessible. Payment ($5 for the night) was simple enough (the envelopes were stocked at the entrance).
The campground, and probably a large part of the national forest there, appears to be around individual's farms. You can hear what goes on at those residences if, like me, you're sensitive to noise. The people camping next to me were wonderful; the barking dogs for several hours at the residence nearby were not wonderful.
If you can ignore that type of ambient noise, there's a lot to like there.
posted by mr_bovis at 8:07 AM on May 4, 2022 [1 favorite]
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I am not at all familiar with the area, but this site lists a lot of the "hunt camps" by name, which maybe you can google for more information?
posted by mcgsa at 12:33 PM on April 1, 2022