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About Desoto Falls Recreation Area
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 (323)
What Guests Are Saying
Desoto Falls Recreation Area offers a clean and well-maintained campground with beautiful surroundings and spacious sites, especially along the creek. Many visitors appreciate the friendly camp hosts and the proximity to hiking trails leading to stunning waterfalls. However, some guests note significant road noise from nearby traffic and mention that the facilities could use improvements, particularly the bathrooms. Overall, it remains a popular destination for those seeking a peaceful camping experience in nature.
What Guests Are Saying
Desoto Falls Recreation Area offers a clean and well-maintained campground with beautiful surroundings and spacious sites, especially along the creek. Many visitors appreciate the friendly camp hosts and the proximity to hiking trails leading to stunning waterfalls. However, some guests note significant road noise from nearby traffic and mention that the facilities could use improvements, particularly the bathrooms. Overall, it remains a popular destination for those seeking a peaceful camping experience in nature.
Review Summary
Donna P
VerifiedJuly 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: B
we love this campground and Doug and Brenda!!
Roy Y
VerifiedJuly 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: B
Very clean restrooms was clean very nice walking trails we will be back
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.
Lisa S
VerifiedMay 31, 2021 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: B
Always love coming to Desoto Falls and seeing Brenda ! Made 2 more friends that have been coming there for 50 years ! Can’t wait to return in September!
Steve S
VerifiedMay 22, 2021 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: B
We have a lot of trouble with people riding through the camping area just looking, late at night, setting up camp after people are sleeping, like 1 or2 in the morning, using the restroom, filling their camper with water but not camping, people that are not camping taking showers and so on.
If you installed a double electric gate at the falls parking lot so only campers can get in with a code and non campers can't.
The other gate will let everyone out any time of the day. This will help the camp host control things and we all will be much safer at night.
A gate will solve a lot of problems.
Thank you
Kiana C
VerifiedMay 16, 2021 • Stayed at: 2, Loop: A
Our trip was great and the camp hosts are awesome, as always.
Bryan C
VerifiedMay 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: B
Clean, Well Maintained, Very quiet when I visited
Location & Directions for Desoto Falls Recreation Area
De Soto Falls Recreation Area, Dahlonega, GA 30533 United States
Elevation: 624 ft
Getting There
<p>From Blairsville, GA take U.S. Highway 19/129 South for 17 mi and the campground entrance is on your right. From Dahlonega, GA take Highway 19 North for 18 mi and the entrance in on your left. From Cleveland, GA, take 19/129 North for 16 mi and...
From Blairsville, GA take U.S. Highway 19/129 South for 17 mi and the campground entrance is on your right. From Dahlonega, GA take Highway 19 North for 18 mi and the entrance in on your left. From Cleveland, GA, take 19/129 North for 16 mi and the entrance to the campground is on your left.
Highway access
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.
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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