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7 sites
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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 (177)
What Guests Are Saying
Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area is praised for its cleanliness, beautiful scenery, and well-maintained facilities, providing a peaceful and quiet atmosphere. Many visitors appreciate the friendly and helpful hosts, the spacious campsites, and the enjoyable hiking trails. However, some concerns were raised about the lack of maintenance in certain areas, missing kitchen essentials in cabins, and limited cell service, with a few suggestions for facility upgrades. Overall, it remains a beloved destination for many campers.
What Guests Are Saying
Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area is praised for its cleanliness, beautiful scenery, and well-maintained facilities, providing a peaceful and quiet atmosphere. Many visitors appreciate the friendly and helpful hosts, the spacious campsites, and the enjoyable hiking trails. However, some concerns were raised about the lack of maintenance in certain areas, missing kitchen essentials in cabins, and limited cell service, with a few suggestions for facility upgrades. Overall, it remains a beloved destination for many campers.
Review Summary
Nicole C
VerifiedOctober 18, 2020 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
A nice, quiet campground! We were told they will be getting new bathroooms come 2021:o) Bathrooms are clean, however shower ran super hot and toilets didn’t flush well. We will definitely be back in the future!
Theresa S
VerifiedNovember 1, 2020 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
My first time and I loved LWS! Stayed in South Loop site #10 with one large tent/one vehicle. Plenty of room! Close to bathhouse. Very peaceful & quiet. Site was clean. Great trees to hang ENO hammock. Fall colors were great. Campsite hosts are great and make their rounds regularly, and are generous with info and advice. South Loop bathrooms could be updated a bit but they were clean (and that's what counts). Beach bathhouse by the lake is very updated, large, and has multiple sinks, stalls, and showers (more elbow room for all). Advice: if the leaves have fallen, bring a small rake to remove the leaves from tent pad. Allows tent/footprint to lay flatter and keep any rain water from collecting underneath. I had a great time and I will be back!
Debbie W
VerifiedNovember 1, 2020 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
Excellent campground and camp host.
Steve R
November 5, 2020
The park host was very courteous and even though the reservation system was giving her trouble she checked us in without any problem.
Steve R
VerifiedNovember 6, 2020 • Stayed at: G01, Loop: GROUP SITES
Staff extremely friendly, cabin clean and fully-equipped, campsites a splendid place for our Blood Mt. reunion. This was the 42nd year without a miss that our group has met the third weekend of October to climb Blood Mt. and celebrate what we call our New Year!
Angel H
VerifiedNovember 7, 2020 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: NORTH LOOP
Weeks before arriving I called to find out if I could reserve the same campsite for an extra day when I get there, because it was showing up on this website as First come First serve. I was told we could pay cash upon arrival since we would be staying there the 5 days prior to the extra day we would be the first arriving so it would be fine. Upon arrival, we were told, no, it doesn't work that way. That the site needed to be reserved on recreation.gov but talk to the host. The host was not real friendly. Talked down on us, like we were a bother. Said that it was reserved for that night. I said how can that be if it's first come first serve. Then he went and got a paper to "prove it". The bathrooms were not sanitized or cleaned. They took out the garbage and kept the toilet paper filled. The showers by the lake where we had to shower, went to total darkness while we were there showering, and couldn't see our way back to the car. I requested a refund from Wed through Fri. with the camp director, and she said she would put in a request, because a tropical storm with 60 MPH winds was coming. We only knew this because we went into town. The camp host didn't even notify us and we were staying in a TENT with 3 children. When I called to get a refund through recreation.gov, they said I had to wait until the end of our scheduled reservation, which is ridiculous, because someone could have reserved the spot after the storm during the remaining days instead of just modifying the reservation and opening up the spot.
julie W
VerifiedNovember 7, 2020 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: CABIN
Lake Winfield Scott is a gorgeous location with access to hiking on AT. Our experience both at the campground and cabin was fantastic.
Steve R
VerifiedNovember 7, 2020 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
Staff extremely courteous and camp sites perfect spot for our 42nd Blood Mt. summit reunion!
David W
VerifiedDecember 5, 2020 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
Wonderful, peaceful and relaxing. What more could you ask for.
Arthur M
VerifiedDecember 13, 2020 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: SOUTH LOOP
Friendly hosts and other campers. Great hiking trails. Clean sites and bathhouses (south loop old, north loop new). No cell service, internet or dump station. Still our best campground camping in years.
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.
Elevation: 864 feet
16 mi drive to downtown Suches (about 37 min)
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: September 8, 2026