Georgia State Parks · Georgia
Don Carter State Park
Georgia State Parks · Georgia, United States
- Sites
- 62
- Hookups
- 46 electric, 46 with water, 16 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- No
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,211 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Gainesville
- Address
- 5000 North Browning Bridge Road
- Phone
- (678)450-7726
70 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
70 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Don Carter State Park is a Georgia state park campground with 62 sites near Gainesville. Site mix: 46 standard electric/water hookup campsites; 16 no-hookup primitive campsites. This park's RA inventory also lists 8 Cottages, 1 Group Shelter, 4 Picnic Shelters (day-use/lodging, not counted as camping). Reservable through Georgia State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (gastateparks.reserveamerica.com).
Fees
Primitive Camping: $25.00/night; Campsite Electric: $34.00/night. *Listed rate(s) exclude the ParkPass, hookup attribute fees, taxes, and incremental charges per this park's own fee-table footnote. Plus Georgia's statewide $10/vehicle daily ParkPass (paid once per stay by overnight guests; gastateparks.org/ParkPass), a ReserveAmerica reservation processing fee, and any electric/water hookup attribute fee not included in the listed site rate. Pets are welcome on a leash no longer than six feet (gastateparks.org/FAQs, confirmed live).
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 32° | 19° | 70° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 57° | 38° | 27° | 71° | 6 of 11 |
| March | 63° | 45° | 25° | 78° | 5 of 11 |
| April | 71° | 51° | 35° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 79° | 61° | 48° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 67° | 56° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 71° | 65° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 88° | 71° | 66° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 67° | 54° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 71° | 52° | 37° | 85° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 62° | 44° | 28° | 78° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 53° | 36° | 24° | 66° | 7 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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All public campgrounds in Georgia · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-09-17. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.