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2026 Season availability
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Pet friendly
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- Dump station on site
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- Showers
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- Beach Access
- Lake Access
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (719)
What Guests Are Saying
Petersburg Campground offers a beautiful lakeside location with spacious and private campsites, making it a favorite for many campers. While some negative points include issues with ants, site cleanliness, and maintenance of facilities, visitors appreciate the friendly staff and the campground's ongoing improvements post-Hurricane Helene. Overall, many campers express a desire to return, highlighting the enjoyable atmosphere and recreational opportunities available.
What Guests Are Saying
Petersburg Campground offers a beautiful lakeside location with spacious and private campsites, making it a favorite for many campers. While some negative points include issues with ants, site cleanliness, and maintenance of facilities, visitors appreciate the friendly staff and the campground's ongoing improvements post-Hurricane Helene. Overall, many campers express a desire to return, highlighting the enjoyable atmosphere and recreational opportunities available.
Review Summary
Katie C
VerifiedAugust 2, 2026 • Stayed at: 03, Loop: A
Loved how close it is to Augusta.
Charles K
VerifiedAugust 2, 2026 • Stayed at: 36, Loop: B
ANTS!!!
We were bombarded by sugar ants the whole time we were there. We had 2 other groups of friends and family members on 2 other sites that had the same problem.
Our camper is kept clean. And have never had a problem before anywhere we go. This time we woke up with them crawling on us. All over the walls. We reported it to the camp host as well as the Corp of engineers ranger station. He said he would let maintenance know. There needs to be a notification posted plainly at the gate so other campers can take precautions. Maintenance should treat all the sites with something to deter the invasion. One other issue was the bathroom on loop B. The door on the men's room wouldn't close. The shower wasn't the cleanest. The latch on the stall didn't work. I understand they are planning to close the campground this fall for more work to be done. Maybe these issues can be addressed at that time.
Tiffany L
VerifiedAugust 2, 2026 • Stayed at: 47, Loop: B
Wonderful
Richard G
VerifiedAugust 3, 2026 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: A
We love Petersburg! Close enough to town but still great camping on the lake. We have never had this problem at Petersburg before but the ants were TERRIBLE! We sprayed around our camper and still ended up getting ants. Would be nice for it to be mentioned at check in or a sign to inform people staying at the campground. We will definitely stay again.
Roberto S
VerifiedAugust 4, 2026 • Stayed at: 79, Loop: C
Beautiful lake side campground. Bathrooms could use some updating, but they were clean and usable.
Nicole S
VerifiedAugust 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 85, Loop: C
Amazing!
John T
VerifiedAugust 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: A
Glad we were able to get back to camping after Hurricane Helene tore up all the local campgrounds . Petersburg still has a ways to go, but they’ve done a good job at getting as many sites open as possible
David F
VerifiedAugust 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 38, Loop: B
We were suppose to be there for 2 nights July 31 and August 1st leaving on August 2nd in site 38. We spent one night and woke up to our camper filled with thousand of tiny ants. We spent 1 night and left early the next morning b4 anyone was at the gate. We could not continue our vacation and had to return home. This was the beginning of our vacation. Left a note on our tag but did not hear anything.
Cheryl F
VerifiedAugust 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 41, Loop: B
Still a lot of cleanup needed from hurricane Helene. Campground use to be so much nicer. A lot of underbrush around sites that needs to be cut back. Sites are not clean and fire rings not clean after last camper Volunteer host do not put in the effort like paid ones did. Campground just looks neglected
Franz L
VerifiedAugust 14, 2026 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: A
Site 15, unlevel gravel Better bring up doormat.,It’s nothing but gravel that sticks to your shoes.
In six or seven years, this could be a very nice park. If they were to start planting now.
Location & Directions for Petersburg
3998 Petersburg Road, Appling, GA 30802 United States
Elevation: 110 ft
Highway access
The campground is accessible via GA-221 approximately 6 miles to the east, which connects to US-278 about 10 miles away. I-20 is located roughly 20 miles to the south, providing further regional access.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
3PM
Check out time
1PM
General
- Gates open at 7:00am and close at 10:00pm. Combination lock codes will be issued to registered campers at check-in. If you need to leave due to an emergency and have trouble opening the gate, please notify the on-duty camp host.Gates open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. Gate are locked during these hours but a gate combination is issued to campers. In case of an emergency dial 911.
- No more than 12 campers allowed per site, and 4 vehicles per site if space allows. If vehicles do not fit, vehicles must be parked at the overflow lot.
- One wheeled camping unit (RV, Camper, Camper van/truck, etc) per single site and must be parked on impact pad. Tents are restricted to impact pad.
- Scooters, UTVs, and ATVs are prohibited; however, golf carts are allowed per campground rules. See Park Attendant at the campground gatehouse for more information.
- Maximum stay is 14-days within 30 day period. Changing names on a reservation, changing campsites, or making multiple reservations in order to stay over 14-days is prohibited and applicable across USACE campgrounds. Violaters may have reservations cancelled.
- Alcohol, fireworks, and firearms is prohibited
- Keep your campsite and campground clean. Keep your trash contained and frequently remove trash from campsite (dumpsters located within campground). Do not leave litter in fire ring or on campsite upon check out.
- Gray water (any wastewater from sinks, dishwashing, bathing, etc) or other waste water such as black water must be disposed of properly at campground dump station.
- All pets must be penned, caged, or on a leash no longer than 6 feet; pets are prohibited on swim beaches, playgrounds, and in restrooms. You MUST clean up after your pet!
- All shorelines adjacent to campsites are public property.
- There are alligators in the fishing pond at this campground. Please do not feed or interact with the alligators if you see them.
- For current lake conditions, call 1-800-533-3478 ext. 1147.
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- For a complete set of rules and regulations concerning, please refer to Title 36, Chapter III, Part 327 - Rules and Regulations Governing Public Use of Corps of Engineers Water Resources Development Projects.
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Last updated: October 20, 2026
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