Van Pugh South Day Use Facility

You could feel the warm Georgia hospitality when you first pull up. The gentleman and woman in the building were very friendly and accommodating. The campgrounds and bathrooms were very clean and well kept. I was there for 3 nights and the first 2 nights were just us tent camping so it was very quiet. We walked and drove the entire campgrounds and I love the views from everywhere.

Loved site 31. Bathrooms immaculate!

You could feel the warm Georgia hospitality when you first pull up. The gentleman and woman in the building were very friendly and accommodating. The campgrounds and bathrooms were very clean and well kept. I was there for 3 nights and the first 2 nights were just us tent camping so it was very quiet. We walked and drove the entire campgrounds and I love the views from everywhere.

Loved site 31. Bathrooms immaculate!

You could feel the warm Georgia hospitality when you first pull up. The gentleman and woman in the building were very friendly and accommodating. The campgrounds and bathrooms were very clean and well kept. I was there for 3 nights and the first 2 nights were just us tent camping so it was very quiet. We walked and drove the entire campgrounds and I love the views from everywhere.

First, the campground is amazing. Very clean, and a lot of really nice sites along the lake.

I'm giving it one star because it's definitely worth mentioning that our experience with the campground host was less than desirable.
This is a "Federal" park, managed by the Army Corp of Engineers, so there are very strict rules in place. And probably for good reason. In fact, we intentionally picked this campground to be away from the party atmosphere as I had my 3 kids and the grandparents with me. I am a scoutmaster, and well aware of Leave No Trace, campground etiquette, etc.

I had a couple minor issues where the grandparents had to cancel the overnight stay, and wished to just visit for the afternoon. The host was really awful to us about it, and accused us of trying to use the campground as a day use only spot. I also moved my car for 5 minutes to an empty campsite so that I could fill up an heavy water container at a water spigot and drop off lunch to my children at a beachy area. The same ranger happened to drive by and gave me a massive earful. I tried to explain I understood the rule and had no intention of taking someone else's campsite for more than a few minutes, and he refused to listen.

Regardless... if you're going to camp here... Be aware the hosts are militant, cranky, short tempered, and need customer service training. Don't do anything that might get them upset, and you'll have a good trip.

Very little privacy, pretty views, half the staff was not helpful.

The campground winds along the hills and around the lake offering pretty views and a decent hike around. The one way streets are good but also a little inconvenient for getting to the bathhouse (price you have to pay). The winding nature and hills is what leads to this not being a very private campground. You can see directly into your neighbors camp and then your other neighbor can see into yours.

Laundry is up. Went one morning in the middle of my stay to do some laundry at the bathhouse. Came back and some of my stuff (dogs leash, etc) was taken. When I spoke to the staff on duty they were like “well, *i* didn’t take your stuff.” And when I asked if maybe someone thought I had left and cleaned the site they responded “well *I* didn’t clean your site.” After much of them telling that they personally didn’t do anything wrong, they told me they had a cleaning crew whose job it was to clean the sites. Got in touch with them (super sweet girl, was just doing her job) and got my stuff back. NBD. I just didn’t like the attitudes of the camp hosts.

YOU REPRESENT THE CAMP, NOT JUST YOURSELF. Ugh.

First, the campground is amazing. Very clean, and a lot of really nice sites along the lake.

I'm giving it one star because it's definitely worth mentioning that our experience with the campground host was less than desirable.
This is a "Federal" park, managed by the Army Corp of Engineers, so there are very strict rules in place. And probably for good reason. In fact, we intentionally picked this campground to be away from the party atmosphere as I had my 3 kids and the grandparents with me. I am a scoutmaster, and well aware of Leave No Trace, campground etiquette, etc.

I had a couple minor issues where the grandparents had to cancel the overnight stay, and wished to just visit for the afternoon. The host was really awful to us about it, and accused us of trying to use the campground as a day use only spot. I also moved my car for 5 minutes to an empty campsite so that I could fill up an heavy water container at a water spigot and drop off lunch to my children at a beachy area. The same ranger happened to drive by and gave me a massive earful. I tried to explain I understood the rule and had no intention of taking someone else's campsite for more than a few minutes, and he refused to listen.

Regardless... if you're going to camp here... Be aware the hosts are militant, cranky, short tempered, and need customer service training. Don't do anything that might get them upset, and you'll have a good trip.

Very little privacy, pretty views, half the staff was not helpful.

The campground winds along the hills and around the lake offering pretty views and a decent hike around. The one way streets are good but also a little inconvenient for getting to the bathhouse (price you have to pay). The winding nature and hills is what leads to this not being a very private campground. You can see directly into your neighbors camp and then your other neighbor can see into yours.

Laundry is up. Went one morning in the middle of my stay to do some laundry at the bathhouse. Came back and some of my stuff (dogs leash, etc) was taken. When I spoke to the staff on duty they were like “well, *i* didn’t take your stuff.” And when I asked if maybe someone thought I had left and cleaned the site they responded “well *I* didn’t clean your site.” After much of them telling that they personally didn’t do anything wrong, they told me they had a cleaning crew whose job it was to clean the sites. Got in touch with them (super sweet girl, was just doing her job) and got my stuff back. NBD. I just didn’t like the attitudes of the camp hosts.

YOU REPRESENT THE CAMP, NOT JUST YOURSELF. Ugh.

First, the campground is amazing. Very clean, and a lot of really nice sites along the lake.

I'm giving it one star because it's definitely worth mentioning that our experience with the campground host was less than desirable.
This is a "Federal" park, managed by the Army Corp of Engineers, so there are very strict rules in place. And probably for good reason. In fact, we intentionally picked this campground to be away from the party atmosphere as I had my 3 kids and the grandparents with me. I am a scoutmaster, and well aware of Leave No Trace, campground etiquette, etc.

I had a couple minor issues where the grandparents had to cancel the overnight stay, and wished to just visit for the afternoon. The host was really awful to us about it, and accused us of trying to use the campground as a day use only spot. I also moved my car for 5 minutes to an empty campsite so that I could fill up an heavy water container at a water spigot and drop off lunch to my children at a beachy area. The same ranger happened to drive by and gave me a massive earful. I tried to explain I understood the rule and had no intention of taking someone else's campsite for more than a few minutes, and he refused to listen.

Regardless... if you're going to camp here... Be aware the hosts are militant, cranky, short tempered, and need customer service training. Don't do anything that might get them upset, and you'll have a good trip.