About Lake Russell Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 41
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Picnic Table
Restrooms
Water and Hygiene
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
Water Access
- Beach Access
- Lake Access
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Reviews (106)
What Guests Are Saying
Lake Russell Recreation Area offers a peaceful and serene camping experience, with fun bike trails and a lovely beach for lake access. Many reviewers appreciated the friendly campground host and the well-maintained campsites. However, there were concerns about restroom cleanliness, maintenance issues, and some overcrowding with neighboring campers, which detracted from the overall experience for some visitors.
What Guests Are Saying
Lake Russell Recreation Area offers a peaceful and serene camping experience, with fun bike trails and a lovely beach for lake access. Many reviewers appreciated the friendly campground host and the well-maintained campsites. However, there were concerns about restroom cleanliness, maintenance issues, and some overcrowding with neighboring campers, which detracted from the overall experience for some visitors.
Review Summary
David W
VerifiedJune 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: LAKE RUSSELL RECREATION AREA
Site was down slope from road. Not a pull-in site.
Dan B
VerifiedMay 3, 2025 • Stayed at: 32, Loop: LAKE RUSSELL RECREATION AREA
Lot #32 is a very good spot, it’s private, quiet and has a nice view!
Will W
VerifiedApril 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: LAKE RUSSELL RECREATION AREA
Always a good time!
Matthew S
VerifiedMarch 31, 2025 • Stayed at: 33, Loop: LAKE RUSSELL RECREATION AREA
Campsites are right on top of one another. This may be the best of the bunch but none are great. Lots of cool spots to camp in Geogia but his was not one of my favorites. Would not camp here again.
Matthew S
VerifiedMarch 31, 2025 • Stayed at: 32, Loop: LAKE RUSSELL RECREATION AREA
Don't waste your time. Neighboring sites are right on top of you. No privacy, none.
Michael K
VerifiedMarch 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: LAKE RUSSELL RECREATION AREA
We love this campground. While it is humble and has clearly seen better days the area is beautiful.
Leonard B
VerifiedDecember 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: LAKE RUSSELL RECREATION AREA
Pretty nice spot, very quiet during the week and even the weekends are pleasant nieghbor-noise wise.
Reggie W
VerifiedNovember 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: LAKE RUSSELL RECREATION AREA
GREAT!!! 👍
John B
VerifiedNovember 22, 2024 • Stayed at: 33, Loop: LAKE RUSSELL RECREATION AREA
We have been coming here since the early 70s when the park was the "original" Lake Russell. When the swimming area had kiddie slides, a floating dock out in front of the swimming area you swam too. When you had to take a bath in the lake. You actually had to pump water out of a well on loop C picnic area (now it's a trail to the dam). If you had # 8 site when the "original" Lake Russell was there, it was the best site in the campground. It was on the point, which is just woods now. We had a jon boat that made it a lot easier to get water back to our camp. My brother's, sister's and I where kids at the time. So life happened, we all got older, we had kids, work, etc.. so one day I thought I would return the favor to my dad and start taking him back up to Lake Russell because he was getting up there in age. He always loved it up there. So every October, for the past 15 years, my Brother's, Uncle's, cousin's and now our own son's go back to camp. I think in the early eighties the park change. It became modernerized. Paved roads, new bathrooms with hot water.... Site #33 loop B is the best site now. Seems like the park changes hands a lot on who's running it because some years its really kept up, and some years it's not, but for the last 15 years, overall, it always brings those memories back, and that, is priceless.
Donald G
VerifiedNovember 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: LAKE RUSSELL RECREATION AREA
Great area. All amenities functioned well. Awesome, helpful staff!
Location Lake Russell Recreation Area
Address:
3059 Lake Russell Road
Mt. Airy, GA, 30563
United States
Take Ga 365/U.S. 23 North from Gainesville past Cornelia to Hwy 197. Turn right for approximately 3 miles until dead-end. Right on Dicks Hill Parkway for approx.3/4 mile. Turn left onto the paved Lake Russell Road.
Lake Russell Recreation Area is accessible via Ga 365/U.S. 23 and Hwy 197. Ga 365/U.S. 23 is the nearest major road, providing access from Gainesville.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.4931 / -83.495
Elevation: 321 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12:01PM
General
- If a generator is unreasonably disturbing to other campers you may be asked to turn it off.
- Click here for more information on the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
- Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
- Third loop for future use and part of campground facility. No hunting within any developed campground, developed campsite, developed trail, or other developed recreation site on the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.
- 14 day stay limit at all campsites. All parties must vacate the site to allow other visitors to enjoy camping on that site.
- The bathroom across from Campsite #25 has been decommissioned and is no longer in use.
- No driving, unloading, or loading of any ATVs or UTV, allowed on or near all the campgrounds, dispersed campsites, and Day Use Areas to include Nancytown, and the Lake Russell WMA.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
