OutReserve

Ridge Road

Site 24
RIDGE ROAD primitive site 43
RIDGE ROAD site 47

Featured amenities

Showers
Showers

About Ridge Road

Ridge Road Campground is located on a scenic peninsula surrounded by the J. Strom Thurmond Lake, only 15 miles away from the Lake Thurmond Visitor Center and Dam and one of the area's first campgrounds. Camping at Ridge Road is ripe with many different opportunities for relaxation, skill-building, family bonding, and nature appreciation. The 70,000 acre lake and 1,000+ miles of shoreline are prime for activities that facilitate such opportunities such as boating, water skiing, swimming, fishing, kayaking, hiking, biking, and bird watching, and so much more of course! 

Number of accommodations: 66

Campground Amenities

  • Beach Access
    Beach Access
  • Showers
    Showers
  • Dump Station
    Dump Station

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
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Currently open - Mar 27 to Sep 13

Sites & Availability

66 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 003, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 004, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 005, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 006, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 007, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 008, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 009, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 010, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 011, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 012, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 013, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 014, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 015, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 016, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 017, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 018, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 019, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 020, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 021, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 022, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 024, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 025, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 026, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 027, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 028, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 029, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 030, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 031, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 032, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 033, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 034, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 035, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 036, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 037, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 038, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 039, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 040, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 041, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 042, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 043, Loop: RROA
No Hookups
$22.00
/ per night
🚐 044, Loop: RROA
No Hookups
$22.00
/ per night
🚐 045, Loop: RROA
No Hookups
$22.00
/ per night
🚐 046, Loop: RROA
No Hookups
$22.00
/ per night
🚐 047, Loop: RROA
No Hookups
$22.00
/ per night
🚐 048, Loop: RROA
No Hookups
$22.00
/ per night
🚐 049, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 050, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 051, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 052, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 053, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 054, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 055, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 056, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 057, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 058, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 059, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 060, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 061, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 062, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 063, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 064, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 065, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 066, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 067, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 068, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night
🚐 069, Loop: RROA
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$64.00
/ per night

Reviews (249)

What Guests Are Saying

Ridge Road Campground is praised for its beautiful, well-maintained sites that offer privacy and great access to the lake. The friendly and helpful staff, along with clean facilities, contribute to a pleasant camping experience. While some guests noted issues with mud and early closures, the overall sentiment reflects a strong enjoyment of the campground's atmosphere and amenities.

Review Summary

4.7
249 reviews
5
83.5%
208
4
10.0%
25
3
3.6%
9
2
1.2%
3
1
1.6%
4

Rainer H

Verified

August 4, 2023 Stayed at: 030, Loop: RROA

5

As always, Ridge Road Campground is a wonderful place to camp. Sites are pretty uniformly excellent and waterfront, maintenance is terrific, we appreciate the cleanliness of the bathroom facilities. So kudos to a dedicated staff working hard to make sure all is ready for guests.

April M

Verified

August 3, 2023 Stayed at: 003, Loop: RROA

5

Great visit

Janelle T

Verified

July 26, 2023 Stayed at: 069, Loop: RROA

3

site needs work. rain comes and site is mired in mud and does not dry out even in this 98 degree weather of 8 days.

April M

Verified

July 24, 2023 Stayed at: 003, Loop: RROA

5

None

Eric M

Verified

July 24, 2023 Stayed at: 044, Loop: RROA

5

Ridge Road is a favorite. Always clean and spacious. Huge warning, though- I noticed some immature vines of Kudzu beginning to run. Never seen that before at Ridge Road. Treatment will is a must or in a year you won't be able to see that lake from the campsites.

Otherwise it's the best.

Jerry F

Verified

July 20, 2023 Stayed at: 057, Loop: RROA

5

The campground is beautiful and clean. The sites are spacious. Staff is wonderful. Bathhouses are clean.

Harry M

Verified

July 17, 2023 Stayed at: 039, Loop: RROA

4

Always fun spending time at this campground. The camp hosts are friendly and the facilities usually clean and well maintained. However, there is a "new rule" put in place by the area supervisor forcing the main gate to be padlocked with a key at 10pm and would not be opened until 7am with zero exceptions. In previous years the campground has been locked overnight, but campers were given the code to unlock the gate, should they need to leave while the gate is locked. This new policy almost ruined our striper fishing because we have to get live bait and be on the water well before the gate opens. FUTURE CAMPERS or anyone considering camping at this location and who wants to fish with live bait early in the morning take notice, you will have to leave a vehicle outside of the gate overnight so you can get bait.

Chris L

Verified

July 9, 2023 Stayed at: 046, Loop: RROA

5

Our absolute favorite place to camp is ridge Rd campground. Always so clean and sooooo much fun . We spend so much time during the season here and we will not camp any where else we bring the whole family to enjoy the weekend at ridge Rd. My 6 year old sons favorite is fishing and swimming and cooking on the campfire 🔥 and of course seeing all the wildlife around . Overall I would recommend ridge Rd campground to everyone who enjoys camping and being outdoors. Thank y'all so much for the best summer memories

Jennifer G

Verified

July 3, 2023 Stayed at: 010, Loop: RROA

5

Great campground!

Debra R

Verified

July 2, 2023 Stayed at: 007, Loop: RROA

5

Wonderful campground wonderful volunteers everyone helpful well kept love camping here!!!!

Location Ridge Road

Address:
5886 Ridge Road
Appling, GA, 30802
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 33.68 / -82.2586

Elevation: 108 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
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.

General

Check-out time is 2 p.m. Starting January 1, 2025 check-out time will be 1 p.m.
Check-in time is 3 p.m. Please call ahead to confirm early check-in. 

General

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.

General

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.

General

Scooters, UTVs, and ATVs are prohibited; however, golf carts are allowed per campground rules. See Park Attendant at the campground gatehouse for more information.

General

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.

General

Alcohol is prohibited

General

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.

General

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.

General

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!

General

Fireworks and firearms are prohibited.

General

All shorelines adjacent to campsites are public property.

General

For current lake conditions, call 1-800-533-3478 ext. 1147

General

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.

General

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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