I'm looking at planning a trip for next summer to Lake Hartwell. I have not decided if I want the Georgia side or South Carolina side. I am open to COE parks as well as SP. I am hoping some of you can give me some suggestions and pics would be great. I have a 30ft TT and of course I would be looking for a water front site. My son and his family live in Charlotte NC and will be meeting us. I have looked on ReserveAmerica and the Gov site to get ideas and have also been to RVParkReviews. I'm hoping some of you who have experienced this area can be of help, thanks.

Paynes Creek is a good option on the Georgia side.Paynes CreekSites 24-28, some of the nicer ones over looking the Lake, and then 8-17 all over look & lake front.Paynes Creek has a great Mountain Bike trail or hiking, playgrounds for kids, a small beach area, sites all well tree'ed. Electric & water hookups.Could not find my campsite pics, but did find these sunsets on Lake Hartwell from Paynes CreekMarkiemark:C

Wow, those pics are beautiful. Are they taken from your site?

I stayed at Watsadler, a COE campground, one of the campgrounds on the Ga. side of the lake, maybe 6 or 7 years ago. I found it to be a very nice campground, with many nice waterfront sites. I ended up there because the water level at the campgrond where I had reservations, (Shoal Creek on lake Lanier -which at the time was a COE park)was extremely low. Watsadler water level was down also but manageable for boating. Watsadler reservationsI was on site 8 and then site 6, both of which had good waterfront access.It is also on Reserve America's site I believe.

Bears Den wrote:Wow, those pics are beautiful. Are they taken from your site? Short walk down to the lake (several of the sites are terraced), but Lake views from your site. Site 24 is the best one, on a peninsula (hard to get, but if available grab it).Sunsets can be spectacular, at times, the real colorful one, was a stormy afternoon.Markiemark:C

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Mich_F
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Jul 18, 2015
I stayed at Watsadler, a COE campground, one of the campgrounds on the Ga. side of the lake, maybe 6 or 7 years ago. I found it to be a very nice campground, with many nice waterfront sites.
I ended up there because the water level at the campgrond where I had reservations, (Shoal Creek on lake Lanier -which at the time was a COE park)was extremely low. Watsadler water level was down also but manageable for boating.
Watsadler reservations
I was on site 8 and then site 6, both of which had good waterfront access.
It is also on Reserve America's site I believe.
Bears_Den
Explorer
Jul 18, 2015
Wow, those pics are beautiful. Are they taken from your site?
Markiemark32
Explorer
Jul 18, 2015
Paynes Creek is a good option on the Georgia side.

Paynes Creek

Sites 24-28, some of the nicer ones over looking the Lake, and then 8-17 all over look & lake front.

Paynes Creek has a great Mountain Bike trail or hiking, playgrounds for kids, a small beach area, sites all well tree'ed. Electric & water hookups.

Could not find my campsite pics, but did find these sunsets on Lake Hartwell from Paynes Creek

Markiemark:C

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