Andrew's Cove Campground

This is a no-frills campground that is perfect for tent camping or a small trailer. The creek runs right through the campground which is great, some of the sites are right next to it. It's on a road but I didn't hear cars all night, the sound of the creek drowned it all out. The toilets are in bad shape and there is a pump for water. This would have been perfect but I arrived late at night to find someone squatting in my spot. Nobody had been by to check reservations in over a week, I can only guess it was due to budge cuts. I would 100% stay here again.

Best camping spot. Site 2 is elite.

Best camping spot. Site 2 is elite.

I booked this site a month in advance. When I arrived, another group was set up that had apparently been booked the site just last week despite me still having an open reservation. I arrived only 2 hours after the check-in was available (~4PM) and when I went down the road to get service to the phone to call, no one answered the phones for the park so not resolution could be found. I ended up driving hours back home that same night.

I booked this site a month in advance. When I arrived, another group was set up that had apparently been booked the site just last week despite me still having an open reservation. I arrived only 2 hours after the check-in was available (~4PM) and when I went down the road to get service to the phone to call, no one answered the phones for the park so not resolution could be found. I ended up driving hours back home that same night.

I like how small this campground is, it felt sorta intimate. It's nestled into a little corner of the hills, with lots of trees, so it stayed shady. There's one trailhead within the grounds. The proximity to several trails in the area is a great reason to stay here. The road leading to sites 5-7 and trail is pretty beat-up. Any car can make it, just be careful. The biggest annoyance for me was the noise of cars from the rd. The campground sits at the apex of this sharp curve in the road, so you hear everyone hitting the gas coming out of the curve and the sound is amplified by the land. It was really loud at site 5, where I was. Maybe the spots by the stream aren't bad, the sound could be drowned out. People on that road are driving vehicles with loud engines too- lots of sports cars and motorcycles testing their limits it seemed. It did quiet down at night, but fairly early in the morning started up again (7-8ish). Overall, OK. A good place to camp to explore the area, not so much if you want to chill at camp expecting quiet.

I like how small this campground is, it felt sorta intimate. It's nestled into a little corner of the hills, with lots of trees, so it stayed shady. There's one trailhead within the grounds. The proximity to several trails in the area is a great reason to stay here. The road leading to sites 5-7 and trail is pretty beat-up. Any car can make it, just be careful. The biggest annoyance for me was the noise of cars from the rd. The campground sits at the apex of this sharp curve in the road, so you hear everyone hitting the gas coming out of the curve and the sound is amplified by the land. It was really loud at site 5, where I was. Maybe the spots by the stream aren't bad, the sound could be drowned out. People on that road are driving vehicles with loud engines too- lots of sports cars and motorcycles testing their limits it seemed. It did quiet down at night, but fairly early in the morning started up again (7-8ish). Overall, OK. A good place to camp to explore the area, not so much if you want to chill at camp expecting quiet.

Surprisingly nice little campground especially if you are in the back (not site 1 for sure; 2, 3, 4 and 5 may have some road noise but the stream flowing through the campground keep that at bay). Close to Helen GA (south) and the AT (north); stream holds trout. Nice 2 mi hike upstream to the AT. No Verizon cell phone coverage.

Surprisingly nice little campground especially if you are in the back (not site 1 for sure; 2, 3, 4 and 5 may have some road noise but the stream flowing through the campground keep that at bay). Close to Helen GA (south) and the AT (north); stream holds trout. Nice 2 mi hike upstream to the AT. No Verizon cell phone coverage.

The campground was very clean and well maintained. We really enjoyed our night camping.