About this campground
The Island Ford Visitor Center is located in the historic Hewlett Lodge. Here you will be able to purchase your Annual Park Pass as well as any of the passes in the America The Beautiful series. While there pick up maps, obtain the latest information on the park, or pick up a souvenir from the Eastern National store.
Getting there
The park is spread over a 48 mile section of the Chattahoochee River and consists of the river and 15 land units beginning downstream from Buford Dam at Lake Lanier and ending at Peachtree Creek in metro Atlanta. Check out the directions link to chart your course to one of the many units.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and MuseumNational Archives And Records Administration15 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Visitor CenterMartin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park16 mi
- PAYNE CAMPGROUND-ALLATOONA LAKEAllatoona Lake17 mi
- BUFORD DAM PARK SHELTERS (GA)Lake Sidney Lanier19 mi
- LANIER PARK SHELTER (GA)Lake Sidney Lanier19 mi
- Little River Landing MarinaAllatoona Lake19 mi
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Island Ford Visitor Center doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Georgia campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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