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  3. Sweetwater Campground

Camping at Sweetwater Campground near Canton

Public campground · Canton · 148 campsites · 2 group

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

About this campground

The lake itself is a large public recreation area with roughly 270 miles of shoreline and heavy use nearly seven million annual visitors come for boating, fishing, swimming and wildlife viewing so expect a lively atmosphere on summer weekends and steady angling activity. Allatoona is annually stocked with bass, crappie, bream, gar and catfish; several shoreline jetties and the Sweetwater dock are convenient for fishing or launching small boats, and eight marinas around the lake provide boat rentals and restaurants for larger watercraft.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 517 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 75 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 148 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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Check dates on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 150 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

  • Accessible Sites
  • Boat Ramp
  • Dump Station
  • Entrance Station
  • Flush Toilets
  • Host
  • Parking Area
  • Picnic Shelters
  • Playground
  • Showers
Check-in
4:00 PM
Checkout
11:00 AM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 106 electric, 42 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 electric).

Location

1138 Georgia Highway Spur 20
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Sweetwater Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Sweetwater Campground?
Longest RV site listed: 75 ft (107 of 108 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Sweetwater Campground have RV hookups?
106 electric, 42 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 electric) (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Sweetwater Campground?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Sweetwater Campground?
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: 75 ft (107 of 108 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 106 electric, 42 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 electric)
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 25 pull-through, 125 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 151 paved site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): AT&T 3 (168 reports), Verizon 3 (155 reports), T-Mobile 3 (86 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 109 sites
Shade
Listing 82 of 134 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $24/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 1138 Georgia Highway Spur 20 (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (517 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“The Campground Hosts were friendly, polite and delightful to talk with. The weather could not have been better. An improvement over years past. That said, Campground Hosts need to be aggressive with communication when people need to be informed.”

Pete L 3 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“This was a very nice campground, with good security and well cared for. ”

Donald V 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Host staff are awesome! So friendly and helpful”

Lisa Y 5 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov
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tent only nonelectric
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tent only nonelectric
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tent only nonelectric
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tent only nonelectric
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tent only nonelectric
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tent only nonelectric
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tent only nonelectric
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tent only nonelectric
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tent only nonelectric
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tent only nonelectric
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tent only nonelectric
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tent only nonelectric
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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 nights2 sites open for every night

Moon Camping

4.1 mi from Sweetwater Campground (straight-line)
Sites $50/night
$100 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights8 sites open for every night

Holiday Harbor Marina & Resort

9.7 mi from Sweetwater Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $50/night
$100 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Euharlee Creek Campground at Frankie Harris Park

20.5 mi from Sweetwater Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $50/night
$100 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
View Campsites
Compare site types

148 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8 · 2 group sites listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

106 sites · $34, $30/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Tent-only sites

Tents only, no power

42 sites · $24/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Group standard electric (group)

2 sites · $60, $290/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
    • Swim at the beach or go fishing (per the campground listing)
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Fall in Love with Atlanta Bike Tour Atlanta area · 2.5 hr · from $75/person
    • 90-Minute Narrated Sightseeing Trolley Tour in Atlanta Atlanta area · 1.5 hr · from $36/person
  3. Optional full-day extension

    Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.

    • Atlanta's Black History and Civil Rights Tour Atlanta area · 4.5 hr · from $74/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 148 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 106 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 75 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

"Get Lost RV" 2023 Jayco Jay Feather
"Get Lost RV" 2023 Jayco Jay Feather

Travel trailer · 33 ft · sleeps 8 · 77 mi from campground

$120/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2022 Forest River Cherokee Arctic Wolf
2022 Forest River Cherokee Arctic Wolf

Fifth wheel · 38 ft · sleeps 7 · 115 mi from campground

$135/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

View rental
Freedom from every day life, delivery available
Freedom from every day life, delivery available

Travel trailer · 33 ft · sleeps 10 · 117 mi from campground

$125/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

View rental
Things to do

Activities near Sweetwater Campground

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

90-Minute Narrated Sightseeing Trolley Tour in Atlanta
90-Minute Narrated Sightseeing Trolley Tour in Atlanta

Atlanta area · 1.5 hr · from $36/person

Atlanta's Black History and Civil Rights Tour
Atlanta's Black History and Civil Rights Tour

Atlanta area · 4.5 hr · from $74/person

Martin Luther King Jr. History Walking Tour
Martin Luther King Jr. History Walking Tour

Atlanta area · 2.5 hr · from $40/person

See 6 more bookable tours
90-Minute Guided Sightseeing Tour
90-Minute Guided Sightseeing Tour

Atlanta area · 1.5 hr · from $40/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season Mar 11–Sep 6: RV & Tent $30–$290, RV $34, Tent $24 per night
  • Peak season Mar 9–Sep 4: RV & Tent $30–$290, RV $34, Tent $24 per night

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

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Sweetwater Campground

For May weekends, book about 84 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 22 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
March16 days ahead48 days ahead18 days ahead63 days ahead
April10 days ahead34 days ahead13 days ahead48 days ahead
May22 days ahead84 days ahead19 days ahead106 days ahead
June17 days ahead60 days ahead16 days ahead85 days ahead
July15 days ahead59 days ahead19 days ahead80 days ahead
August17 days ahead62 days ahead25 days ahead107 days ahead
September81 days ahead136 days ahead39 days ahead168 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 (38,912 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.

2.5 Hour Atlanta Local Food + Victorian Cemetery Tour
2.5 Hour Atlanta Local Food + Victorian Cemetery Tour

Atlanta area · 2.5 hr · from $95/person

Guided Tour of Atlanta Braves' Truist Park
Guided Tour of Atlanta Braves' Truist Park

Atlanta area · 1.5 hr · from $35/person

Atlanta Sightseeing Bus Tour
Atlanta Sightseeing Bus Tour

Atlanta area · 5 hr · from $70/person

City Lights Atlanta Night-Time Bus Tour with Photos & Dinner Stop
City Lights Atlanta Night-Time Bus Tour with Photos & Dinner Stop

Atlanta area · 3.3 hr · from $69/person

Fall in Love with Atlanta Bike Tour
Fall in Love with Atlanta Bike Tour

Atlanta area · 2.5 hr · from $75/person