About Desoto Falls Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 23
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Parking
Pet friendly
Picnic Table
Restrooms
River Access
Fire Pit
Water and Hygiene
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Grill
- Fire Pit
Parking and Transport
- Parking
Water Access
- River Access
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (287)
What Guests Are Saying
Desoto Falls Recreation Area offers clean, spacious campsites, many of which are conveniently located near the creek and hiking trails to beautiful waterfalls. Guests appreciate the well-maintained facilities and the peacefulness, particularly at night when road noise diminishes. However, some reviews mention issues with road noise from traffic, ongoing maintenance concerns for restrooms, and occasional lack of water access, which can detract from the overall experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Desoto Falls Recreation Area offers clean, spacious campsites, many of which are conveniently located near the creek and hiking trails to beautiful waterfalls. Guests appreciate the well-maintained facilities and the peacefulness, particularly at night when road noise diminishes. However, some reviews mention issues with road noise from traffic, ongoing maintenance concerns for restrooms, and occasional lack of water access, which can detract from the overall experience.
Review Summary
Austin W
VerifiedAugust 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 2, Loop: A
Beautiful views and great vibes! Definitely will come back to reservation this campground again!
Blannie W
VerifiedJuly 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: B
Beautiful campsites, especially those on the creek. Very peaceful. This is my 2nd time staying there and plan to return again soon. My only negative are the outhouses. There is no electricity or water on the sites, but that is fine with me. I like the more primitive aspect.
michele c
VerifiedJuly 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 7, Loop: B
DeSoto Falls is one of my favorite campgrounds. The sites are very wooded and feel somewhat private. It is important to know that there is no cell service at the sites, but there is spotty cell service nearer the parking lot for the waterfall hikes. (My car battery decided to die there and so being able to communicate with the outside world ended up being important).
Rachel S
VerifiedJuly 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 9, Loop: B
We had a wonderful week at the park. I would strongly suggest this park to anyone! All the campsites were very nice. The lower sites looked very nice on the river. Definitely going to stay bear the river next time. We stayed in the upper site. Very secluded, didn't see or hear our neighbors. The hike to the falls was wonderful as well.
Roy Y
VerifiedJuly 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: B
Very clean restrooms was clean very nice walking trails we will be back
Donna P
VerifiedJuly 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: B
we love this campground and Doug and Brenda!!
Ian T
VerifiedJuly 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: B
Beautiful weather and location!. My only complaint is the proximity of vehicular traffic to the campsite. A lot of people ride their motorcycles or drive sports cars due to the winding roads throughout the mountains, leading to constantly loud motor noise.
James D
VerifiedJune 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: B
Campers had a choice of a disgusting pit toilet with feces everywhere and stinking, or walk 250 yards to a flush toilet facility that wasn't in any cleaner shape. The showers (outdoor) were full of fungus. Plus, the trash dumpster, the only one, was at the front of the campground and if you camped in the far loop, the walk was about 300 yards to get there, or you drove your trash there. The dumpster was locked up at 9:30pm and wasn't unlocked until 8:30am. This campground should have bear proof receptacles in each loop. No campers in the far loop walked to the dumpster, they kept their trash in garbage bags at the campsites all weekend. This defeats the purpose of trash containment in "Bear habitat"! Bear warnings were everywhere. Quiet hours were from 10 pm to 7 am......never was enforced. The hosts seemed to not care about anything and were virtually no help to campers. Their day consisted of spreading gravel and cutting the grass. I gave it 1 star for scenery.
william h
VerifiedJune 26, 2021 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: B
The restrooms near our campsite (non flush toilets) were absolutely disgusting. The order was so bad when you opened the door, I was unable to stay in the restroom. It needed cleaning extremely bad. We left without staying the night, we had a 2 night reservation This past weekend we stayed at Lake Rabun and every was very clean. Something needs to be done at De Soto Falls
Kiana C
VerifiedJune 12, 2021 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: B
DeSoto Falls is a great place to camp.
Location Desoto Falls Recreation Area
Address:
De Soto Falls Recreation Area
Dahlonega, GA, 30533
United States
From Blairsville, GA take U.S. Highway 19/129 South for 17.0 miles and the campground entrance is on your right. From Dahlonega, GA take Highway 19 North for 18 miles and the entrance in on your left. From Cleveland, GA, take 19/129 North for 16 miles and the entrance to the campground is on your left.
Desoto Falls Recreation Area is accessible via U.S. Highway 19, with connections to U.S. Highway 129. It is approximately 17 miles from Blairsville and 18 miles from Dahlonega.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.7057 / -83.915
Elevation: 624 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- During non-peak season (November 1 - April 1), all water is turned off to the entire campground.
- Be bear aware; keep all food in containers or locked inside a vehicle as much as possible. Remove all food from the area after eating and during nighttime hours. Dispose of garbage promptly in our bear proof garbage dumpster.
- Limit of two vehicles per campsite except the double site (site #14), which is a maximum of 4 vehicles.
- No generators, music or other loud noises during this time. Be respectful to other campground visitors.
- Campfires are permitted in grills only.
- Pets must be on a leash at all times.
- Discharging of firearms and fireworks is prohibited.
- Do not leave fires unattended; they must be fully-extinguished and cold to the touch before check-out.
- Note: cell phone service may not work in some areas due to tower location and terrain.
- No day use or picnicking in the campground. Please use the day-use area or the picnic area if you do not have a reservation.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
