Payne Campground-allatoona Lake

Quiet place, but we did come before the main lake season hit. So I don't know if it is loud when it is in the midst of warm weather.

Quiet place, but we did come before the main lake season hit. So I don't know if it is loud when it is in the midst of warm weather.

Clean campground with fantastic views. We had amazing weather to boot!

Clean campground with fantastic views. We had amazing weather to boot!

So many people brought their dogs to the beach where my grandkids were playing. No playground and only one bathroom/shower building. Picture of campsite didn't match actual site and was swampy and smelled.
Had some great campers around us and had a good time conversing with them while the granddaughters played with children their age.

So many people brought their dogs to the beach where my grandkids were playing. No playground and only one bathroom/shower building. Picture of campsite didn't match actual site and was swampy and smelled.
Had some great campers around us and had a good time conversing with them while the granddaughters played with children their age.

Great pull through spot on two levels. The firepit and picnic tables are down a short set of stairs, and the 20 ft trailer was easily levelled in the pull-through drive. Excellent views and plenty of shade.

I found the check-in process confusing. Just before the gatehouse, there are a bunch of orange cones sitting in the way in every lane except one. Since the previous COE campground we had just come from, was checking people in at the window, I thought that might be the case here, so I pulled on up. Apparently, this is a monumental mistake. The host was downright rude. He was intent on watching TV and didn't like the interruption of a camper checking in. It took beeping the horn a couple of times just to get his attention. He then had a real attitude. I've never been talked to like that at a COE campground. The site itself (#40) is very unlevel. It has a water view, but most sites do. It was very quiet but I won't be staying here again. The McKinney and Clark Creek campgrounds are better.

Great pull through spot on two levels. The firepit and picnic tables are down a short set of stairs, and the 20 ft trailer was easily levelled in the pull-through drive. Excellent views and plenty of shade.

I found the check-in process confusing. Just before the gatehouse, there are a bunch of orange cones sitting in the way in every lane except one. Since the previous COE campground we had just come from, was checking people in at the window, I thought that might be the case here, so I pulled on up. Apparently, this is a monumental mistake. The host was downright rude. He was intent on watching TV and didn't like the interruption of a camper checking in. It took beeping the horn a couple of times just to get his attention. He then had a real attitude. I've never been talked to like that at a COE campground. The site itself (#40) is very unlevel. It has a water view, but most sites do. It was very quiet but I won't be staying here again. The McKinney and Clark Creek campgrounds are better.