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  3. Ridge Road

Camping at Ridge Road near Appling

Public campground · Appling · 66 campsites

A forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Outdoor opportunities here take advantage of Thurmond Lake's 70,000 acres of water and extensive shoreline. Anglers come for largemouth bass, striped bass, crappie, catfish and bream; boaters and watersports enthusiasts will find room for waterskiing, jet skiing, canoeing and swimming.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 249 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 50 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Electric on many sites

    Some sites have no hookups.

  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets

    Showers on site. Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 66 sites
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Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 66 sites.

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No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

  • Beach Access
  • Boat Dock
  • Boat Ramp
  • Campfire Rings
  • Cell Phone Service
  • Dump Station
  • Electric Hookups
  • Fish Cleaning Stations
  • Flush Toilets
  • Grills
  • Laundry Facilities
  • Paved Parking
Check-in
3:00 PM
Checkout
2:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 60 electric, 6 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

5886 RIDGE ROAD
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Ridge Road: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Ridge Road?
Longest RV site listed: 50 ft (66 of 66 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Ridge Road have RV hookups?
60 electric, 6 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Ridge Road?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Ridge Road?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 50 ft (66 of 66 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 60 electric, 6 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 27 pull-through, 36 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 69 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 3 (115 reports), AT&T 3 (62 reports), T-Mobile 3 (26 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 63 sites
Shade
Listing 69 of 69 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $22/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 5886 RIDGE ROAD (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Quiet, wooded sites · 2 reviews

“Large lake without a lot of high speed boats, pull in camping, close to showers, nice staff, and plenty of privacy between sites.”

Sandra L · Sep 2024

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (249 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“The Army Corp of Engineers, again, did an excellent job. Large lake without a lot of high speed boats, pull in camping, close to showers, nice staff, and plenty of privacy between sites. ”

Sandra L 5 · Sep 2024 · Recreation.gov

“Our campsite was level and clean. Great access to the water, spacious, and the campground was well maintained.”

Michael W 5 · Sep 2024 · Recreation.gov
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights81 sites open for every night

Hamilton Branch State Park

5.5 mi from Ridge Road (straight-line)
Sites $34/night
$68 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from South Carolina State Parks · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights28 sites open for every night

Mistletoe State Park

6.8 mi from Ridge Road (straight-line)
Sites from $12/night
$24 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Georgia State Parks · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights105 sites open for every night

Elijah Clark State Park

14.6 mi from Ridge Road (straight-line)
Sites $34/night
$68 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Georgia State Parks · you book on their site
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Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 66 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 60 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 50 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Zwisle's Galloping Palomino
Zwisle's Galloping Palomino

Travel trailer · 37 ft · sleeps 9 · 55 mi from campground

$89/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Flagstaff Micro Lite- Easy To Tow, Perfect Couples Rig!
Flagstaff Micro Lite- Easy To Tow, Perfect Couples Rig!

Travel trailer · 22 ft · sleeps 3 · 101 mi from campground

$99/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2010 Coachman Catalina
2010 Coachman Catalina

Travel trailer · 35 ft · sleeps 8 · 113 mi from campground

$90/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season Apr 2–Sep 12: RV & Tent $22–$64 per night
  • Peak season Mar 31–Sep 10: RV & Tent $22–$64 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

MonthOpenBookedClosed
Nov 20260%0%0%
Dec 20260%0%0%
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Ridge Road

For March weekends, book about 178 days ahead. Three in four March Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 66 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
March66 days ahead178 days ahead45 days ahead168 days ahead
April18 days ahead68 days ahead22 days ahead74 days ahead
May24 days ahead99 days ahead28 days ahead124 days ahead
June28 days ahead100 days ahead31 days ahead117 days ahead
July25 days ahead96 days ahead36 days ahead118 days ahead
August20 days ahead76 days ahead28 days ahead101 days ahead
September26 days ahead98 days ahead24 days ahead92 days ahead
October21 days ahead169 days ahead——

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (15,321 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

66 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

60 sites

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

6 sites

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15