Upper Chattahoochee River Campground | Basecamping

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At a glance

RV sites up to 16 ft
Length limits vary by campsite.
No hookups
Pets welcome
River or water access

11 available sites

Available only11 open of 19 sitesRV lengthSort

Site 1

RV or tent · Up to 14 ft · Up to 8 peopleNo hookupsChattahoochee River loop

Available all 2 nights

$24 for 2 nights

$12/night · before taxes & fees

Site 18

RV or tent · Up to 10 ft · Up to 8 peopleNo hookupsChattahoochee River loop

Available all 2 nights

$24 for 2 nights

$12/night · before taxes & fees

Site 2

RV or tent · Up to 10 ft · Up to 8 peopleNo hookupsChattahoochee River loop

Available all 2 nights

$24 for 2 nights

$12/night · before taxes & fees

Site 3

RV or tent · Up to 10 ft · Up to 8 peopleNo hookupsChattahoochee River loop

Available all 2 nights

$24 for 2 nights

$12/night · before taxes & fees

Site 5

RV or tent · Up to 10 ft · Up to 8 peopleNo hookupsChattahoochee River loop

Available all 2 nights

$24 for 2 nights

$12/night · before taxes & fees

Site 6

RV or tent · Up to 10 ft · Up to 8 peopleNo hookupsChattahoochee River loop

Available all 2 nights

$24 for 2 nights

$12/night · before taxes & fees

Site 7

RV or tent · Up to 10 ft · Up to 8 peopleNo hookupsChattahoochee River loop

Available all 2 nights

$24 for 2 nights

$12/night · before taxes & fees

Site 12

RV or tent · Up to 16 ft · Up to 8 peopleNo hookupsChattahoochee River loop

Available all 2 nights

$24 for 2 nights

$12/night · before taxes & fees

View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Recreation.gov

Availability on Recreation.gov.

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$12

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$12

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$12

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$12

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$12

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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.

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

Tent camping here: 19 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 16 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

The Amaaazing A-FRAME w/ 5 min. set up time! (2025 ALiner Ranger)

The Amaaazing A-FRAME w/ 5 min. set up time! (2025 ALiner Ranger)

Pop-up camper · 15 ft · sleeps 3 · 69 mi from campground

$138/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

Things to do

Activities near Upper Chattahoochee River Campground

Bookable tours nearby

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

2 Hour Culture Tour in Helen

2 Hour Culture Tour in Helen

Blue Ridge area · 2 hr · from $31/person

Heavenly Helen Scavenger Hunt

Heavenly Helen Scavenger Hunt

Blue Ridge area · 2 hr · from $20/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

Peak season Mar 15–Oct 30: RV & Tent $12 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.

Month	Open	Booked	Closed
Nov 2026	81%	9%	11%
Dec 2026	43%	1%	57%
Jan 2027	0%	0%	100%
Feb 2027	0%	0%	100%
Mar 2027	52%	0%	48%
Apr 2027	100%	0%	0%
May 2027	100%	0%	0%

Seasonal loop closures in this window: Chattahoochee River (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Upper Chattahoochee River Campground

For October weekends, book about 27 days ahead. Three in four October Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 20 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns

Arrival month	Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least	A quarter at least	Other days: half booked at least	A quarter at least
April	1 days ahead	8 days ahead	—	—
May	11 days ahead	25 days ahead	—	—
June	3 days ahead	14 days ahead	3 days ahead	20 days ahead
July	2 days ahead	12 days ahead	6 days ahead	10 days ahead
August	8 days ahead	16 days ahead	—	—
September	8 days ahead	18 days ahead	—	—
October	20 days ahead	27 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 (641 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.