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About Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 17
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (158)
What Guests Are Saying
Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area offers a peaceful and scenic camping experience with well-spaced, clean sites and beautiful access to a lake and hiking trails. Campers appreciate the friendly hosts and the tranquil atmosphere, ideal for families and nature lovers. While some amenities could use improvement, such as bathroom cleanliness and cell service, the overall experience is highly enjoyable, making it a favorite destination for many.
What Guests Are Saying
Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area offers a peaceful and scenic camping experience with well-spaced, clean sites and beautiful access to a lake and hiking trails. Campers appreciate the friendly hosts and the tranquil atmosphere, ideal for families and nature lovers. While some amenities could use improvement, such as bathroom cleanliness and cell service, the overall experience is highly enjoyable, making it a favorite destination for many.
Review Summary
Mike F
VerifiedOctober 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: NORTH LOOP
Great get-away-location with no internet service (a great thing!)! No remote workers, virtual students or streaming! You have to camp! Nice spacious campsites, nice restrooms, hot showers. Beautiful lake, scenic and peaceful. Plenty of hiking opportunities.
Richard R
VerifiedOctober 2, 2020 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
We have visited Lake Winfield Scott three different times in 2020. Our visits have been good. The campground Managers Dan and Ruth Ann Brightwell are very nice and helpful. It is nice being able to buy firewood and ice at the campground. More gravel on the campsites would help with the mud when it rains (and it rains a lot at LWS). There are many day trips that can be enjoyed from LWS. Brasstown Bald, Blairsville, and a lot of waterfall trails are good places to visit. One can access and hike on the AT from the campground by using the Slaughter Gap Creek or the Garrard access trail. We look forward to being able to camp at LWS next year!
Melissa M
VerifiedOctober 2, 2020 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
Beautiful small campground tucked away in the North Georgia mountains. Sites were spaced apart well, wooded, and peaceful. Nice restroom facilities with hot showers. We stayed on RV sites 14 & 12. Bring some leveling blocks as the pull throughs are not level. Both beautiful sites with trails running behind along the woodline.
Robin C
VerifiedSeptember 28, 2020 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
Lovely spot, tucked back a bit from the road. Not so close to the bathrooms, but more private than some spots.
Benedikt S
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
It’s our favorite campground. Quiet, great hiking, lovely lake to swim, friendly host, clean bathroom, and cool nights in the Summer.
Tina J
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
We were surrounded by such beauty! The lake is very nice and the camp sites. We gotta double site and it was very roomy for us and our friends. The site managers (Dan & Ruth Ann) were very accommodating when we needed wood and ice. They were very nice, too!! We will be back!
Johnnie F
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2020 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
One of my favorite campgrounds. Hosts are terrific. Place is always clean and everything well maintained
David D
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2020 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
Great campsites, beautiful locations and Dan and his wife were fantastic and helpful at providing firewood and managing the facilities. they were a delight and made the experience even better. 5 stars.
David and Lauren
Allison K
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2020 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
We had a great experience. When we got there, someone had taken our space, but the managers took care of it immediately. They stopped by to make sure we had ice and firewood, or anything else we might need. The bath houses were located conveniently and the site was gorgeous.
Chris M
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2020 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
The camping was great and the host was friendly and very helpful, just a pleasure to be around.
Location Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area
Address:
Forest Service Road 37
Suches, GA, 30572
United States
From Blainsville, take U.S. 19/129 south for 10 miles. Turn right (west) on Georgia 180 for 7 miles. Turn right onto Forest Road 37 at Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area entrance.
From Dahlonega, take U.S. 19 north for approximately 20 miles. Turn left (west) on Georgia 180 for 7 miles. Turn left onto Forest Road 37 at Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area entrance.
Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area is accessible via U.S. 19/129, which is approximately 10 miles from Blainsville and 20 miles from Dahlonega. Georgia 180 provides direct access to the area from both directions.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.7403 / -83.892
Elevation: 864 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- Only electric motor boats allowed on Lake Winfield Scott
- Visitor maps for the forest can be obtained by calling the Forest Service office in Blairsville, Georgia at 706-745-6928 or by clicking here
- Learn more about 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.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
