About Payne Campground-allatoona Lake
Number of accommodations: 56
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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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- Showers
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Reviews (328)
What Guests Are Saying
Payne Campground at Allatoona Lake is a well-loved destination with friendly staff and beautiful waterfront sites, making it a great spot for camping and enjoying nature. Visitors appreciated the cleanliness of facilities and the welcoming atmosphere, despite some concerns about maintenance and bathroom conditions. Many guests expressed disappointment over the campground's potential closure and have fond memories of their stays, highlighting the campground's charm and community spirit.
What Guests Are Saying
Payne Campground at Allatoona Lake is a well-loved destination with friendly staff and beautiful waterfront sites, making it a great spot for camping and enjoying nature. Visitors appreciated the cleanliness of facilities and the welcoming atmosphere, despite some concerns about maintenance and bathroom conditions. Many guests expressed disappointment over the campground's potential closure and have fond memories of their stays, highlighting the campground's charm and community spirit.
Review Summary
Janice J
VerifiedJuly 30, 2020 β’ Stayed at: 19, Loop: PAYNE
Not a place for large families! This campground has rigid rules for the rules and more rules to manage addendum rules. Interpretations vary and the campground staff live to manage inside the box. Every member of my family was harrassed upon entering the campground. Staff walk around and LOOK for infractions, creating issues where none exist and fail to even apologize (the park ranger even apologized but not the staff). My parents had a 10pm NIGHTMARE arrival, only to be stopped at the gate and told they could NOT bring their truck and boat to the campsite they were registered at - for NO reason - the staff was wrong and confused about their own rules! My parents were advised they would need to walk down hill in the dark a half mile, carrying all of their things. They are 80yrs old and my dad can't walk!!! My mother was in tears and my dad terribly concerned. My sister was staying at Red Top Mountain and drove over to help them. The staff wouldn't even let her drive them to the campsite since she wasn't staying. What a MESS! I had to detach my truck from the camper in a HUGE rush before they locked the gate on them at 10:30pm sharp (per the staff), drive up to the gate, unpack all of their things in the dark, shove them into my truck, drive their truck (attached to the boat) over to the boat ramp over flow parking, go back pick up my parents from outside of the gate and drive them to the campsite, unpack all of their things in the dark from the now jumbled mess in the bed of my truck (my dad is diabetic and his medication was now lost among the mess). This experience in only ONE of several more encounters during our 1 week stay. We are a normal happy family, with 0 issues at any other campground we have ever stayed. We ALL felt like prisoners, NO one from my family staying at Red Top Mountain wanted to visit because NO one wanted to deal with the rules or the staff. 2020 was already a challenge. 2020 Vacation at Payne was PAIN I wish I never had!!!!
Janice J
VerifiedJuly 30, 2020 β’ Stayed at: 19, Loop: PAYNE
Not a place for large families! This campground has rigid rules for the rules and more rules to manage addendum rules. Interpretations vary and the campground staff live to manage inside the box. Every member of my family was harrassed upon entering the campground. Staff walk around and LOOK for infractions, creating issues where none exist and fail to even apologize (the park ranger even apologized but not the staff). My parents had a 10pm NIGHTMARE arrival, only to be stopped at the gate and told they could NOT bring their truck and boat to the campsite they were registered at - for NO reason - the staff was wrong and confused about their own rules! My parents were advised they would need to walk down hill in the dark a half mile, carrying all of their things. They are 80yrs old and my dad can't walk!!! My mother was in tears and my dad terribly concerned. My sister was staying at Red Top Mountain and drove over to help them. The staff wouldn't even let her drive them to the campsite since she wasn't staying. What a MESS! I had to detach my truck from the camper in a HUGE rush before they locked the gate on them at 10:30pm sharp (per the staff), drive up to the gate, unpack all of their things in the dark, shove them into my truck, drive their truck (attached to the boat) over to the boat ramp over flow parking, go back pick up my parents from outside of the gate and drive them to the campsite, unpack all of their things in the dark from the now jumbled mess in the bed of my truck (my dad is diabetic and his medication was now lost among the mess). This experience in only ONE of several more encounters during our 1 week stay. We are a normal happy family, with 0 issues at any other campground we have ever stayed. We ALL felt like prisoners, NO one from my family staying at Red Top Mountain wanted to visit because NO one wanted to deal with the rules or the staff. 2020 was already a challenge. 2020 Vacation at Payne was PAIN I wish I never had!!!!
Richard J
VerifiedJuly 21, 2020 β’ Stayed at: 26, Loop: PAYNE
We enjoyed the campground, the quietness of the cove, and proximity to the water but didn't care for the tight quarters in the sites. We realize this is an older campground, built before RVs started to become bigger, so we understand why it might be so. Will definitely be back again though. The park attendants were more than gracious and friendly.
Richard J
VerifiedJuly 21, 2020 β’ Stayed at: 26, Loop: PAYNE
We enjoyed the campground, the quietness of the cove, and proximity to the water but didn't care for the tight quarters in the sites. We realize this is an older campground, built before RVs started to become bigger, so we understand why it might be so. Will definitely be back again though. The park attendants were more than gracious and friendly.
DeAnna T
VerifiedJuly 15, 2020 β’ Stayed at: 05, Loop: PAYNE
We enjoyed our stay at Payne Campground. It was a wonderfully quiet trip and everyone working the gate house was super nice.
DeAnna T
VerifiedJuly 15, 2020 β’ Stayed at: 05, Loop: PAYNE
We enjoyed our stay at Payne Campground. It was a wonderfully quiet trip and everyone working the gate house was super nice.
Susan B
VerifiedJuly 14, 2020 β’ Stayed at: 58, Loop: PAYNE
Very nice get away!
Susan B
VerifiedJuly 14, 2020 β’ Stayed at: 58, Loop: PAYNE
Very nice get away!
Leslie W
VerifiedJuly 12, 2020 β’ Stayed at: 59, Loop: PAYNE
Lower campground had serious fish smell where some camper had dumped dead fish on ground.
Leslie W
VerifiedJuly 12, 2020 β’ Stayed at: 59, Loop: PAYNE
Lower campground had serious fish smell where some camper had dumped dead fish on ground.
Location Payne Campground-allatoona Lake
Address:
2495 Kellogg Creek Road
Acworth, GA, 30102
United States
- Physical address: 2495 Kellogg Creek Road, Acworth, GA 30102
- From I-75 take exit 277 and go east on Highway 92. After a mile, turn left onto Hunt Road, which will turn into Kellogg Creek Road. Campground entrance is on the right after two miles.
Payne Campground is accessible from I-75 via exit 277, which connects to Highway 92. The campground is located approximately 2 miles from this interchange.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.1208 / -84.5792
Elevation: 324 feet
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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