Georgia State Parks · Georgia
Moccasin Creek State Park
Georgia State Parks · Georgia, United States
- Sites
- 53
- Hookups
- 53 electric, 53 with water
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,080 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Clarkesville
- Address
- 3655 Highway 197
- Phone
- (706)947-3194
53 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
53 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
Moccasin Creek State Park is a Georgia state park campground with 53 sites near Clarkesville. Site mix: 53 standard electric/water hookup campsites. This park's RA inventory also lists 1 Picnic Shelter (day-use/lodging, not counted as camping). Reservable through Georgia State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (gastateparks.reserveamerica.com).
Fees
Campsite Electric: $45.00/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 | 45° | 30° | 14° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 54° | 36° | 24° | 68° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 61° | 43° | 22° | 76° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 68° | 48° | 32° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 75° | 59° | 44° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 64° | 52° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 68° | 62° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 68° | 62° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 64° | 51° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 48° | 34° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 60° | 41° | 25° | 76° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 50° | 33° | 17° | 63° | 9 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.
Trails nearby
- Hemlock Falls Hiking Trailhead · 0.5 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
- Angel Falls Trailhead · 8.8 mi as the crow flies
Angel Falls 1.1 mi Hike · Drive there
All 249 trails in Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Wildcat Campground #1 · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Wildcat Campground #2 · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Tallulah River Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 17 sites
- Low Gap Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 13 sites
- Tate Branch Campground (Clayton, GA) · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 19 sites
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.