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Don Carter State Park, Gainesville, GA

LOCATION: 
5000 N. Browning Bridge Road
Gainesville, GA 30506
PHONE: 678-450-7726
Reserve: 800-864-7275
RATES: Remember your 62 or older discount. Parking $5 unless you have the Friends of GA State Parks pass.
CHECK IN/OUT:
ACCESS: 7 am - 10 pm. 
MAPS: At Visitor Center
SITES: 44 RV sites ($25-$29)
8 Cottages ($110-$160)
12 Primitive "Walk-In" ($15)
10.4 Miles of Shoreline
PULL THRUS: 26
WATERFRONT: 6
PICNIC SHELTERS: yes - 4 ($45)
SITE SURFACE: Paved
HOOK-UPS: Water, 30/50 amp and a gray water dump (5 gal)
WIFI: No
CABLE: Yes
SEWER: No but does have a 5 gal gray water dump
BATH/LAUNDRY: Yes
DUMP STATION: Yes
SHADE TREES: Yes
POOL: No
BOAT RAMP: Yes
FEATURES: Bathrooms are the cleanest I've ever seen. They actually sparkle. Nice bike riding.
Fishing, Hiking, Beach, Playgrounds
RANKING: 8 only because no WIFI and cell service is not very good.
PET FRIENDLY: Yes

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS

Clarks Bridge Olympic Rowing Venue
Elachee Nature Center
Mountain Fresh Creamery


Don Carter is Georgia's newest state park situated on the north end of the Lake Lanier reservoir.  This park is named in honor of real-estate executive Don Carter who served on the Georgia Department of Natural Resources board for 29 years and worked to establish Lake Lanier's first state park.

We camped here in November 2013 and had a great pull-thru site facing the lake. It was beautiful to see the sun every morning shining over the lake and the color of the hardwoods. We loved riding our bikes around the park and meeting the camp hosts and our neighbors.

This was our first camping experience in our new Columbus fifth-wheel. We really enjoyed having the electric fire place for the cold evenings. It was fun cooking in our new kitchen and stocking our cabinets. I've never had so much storage space. We only had a few mishaps and Mike writes about them in our blog.

The park offers several choices for overnight stays. The two-bedroom cabins are on wooded hillsides and all face the lake. One campground is designed specifically for RV's and a primitive camping area for tents and hammocks. The campground is gated with an access key-code for safety.

DIRECTIONS FROM ATLANTA: Located northeast of Gainesville, on the north side of Lake Lanier.
Travel I-85 N toward Greenville
Merge onto I-985 N/GA-365 N via EXIT 113 on the left toward Gainesville.
Take the GA-369 exit, EXIT 24, toward US-129/Jesse Jewell Pkwy/New Holland.
Turn left onto Jesse Jewell Pky NE/GA-369 W. Travel 0.7 miles
Turn right onto Limestone Pky NE/US-129 N/GA-11 N. Travel 1.6 miles
Turn right onto Clarks Bridge Rd/GA-284. Travel 6.2 miles
Turn right onto N Browning Bridge Rd. Travel 1.4 miles
At the "Y" take the left fork and continue for one-half mile to the park entrance.
The brown Don Carter State Park sign will be at the "Y"

GPS Coordinates:
N 34.3876220 | W 83.7464620

Link to Google map here



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