Established Camping
Woodring Campground
About
US Army Corps of Engineers
Carters Lake
Overview
Woodring Branch Campground is located in the North Georgia Mountains on the beautiful Carters Lake Project, which is just a short 70 miles north of Atlanta. Carters Lake provides clean, safe, and quiet campgrounds that help you escape the hustle and bustle of your day to day routine and relax with your family. Woodring Branch offers boating, hiking, mountain biking, picnicking at the day use area, and many other summer activities. Woodring Branch has two different loop style trails from from easy to moderate. Amadahy and the Oak Ridge Nature trail will ensure a great family hiking experience as they both include a wide diversity of plants, animals, and scenic views. The campground has 2 boat ramps with limited boat trailer parking spaces for all your boating needs. Woodring branch at Carters Lake has something for everyone, no matter what your hobbies are.
Recreation
Boaters visit Carters Lake to enjoy its solitude and scenic beauty. Whether in a powerboat or sailboat on the open water or paddling along the shoreline in a canoe, Carters Lake offers enjoyable boating experiences for everyone. Fishing is a popular activity on the lake. Major species include bass (largemouth, smallmouth, hybrid, striped and spotted), crappie, walleye, bream and catfish. Bank fishing locations are limited due to steep shoreline terrain, but six boat ramps are scattered around the shoreline, offering easy access to the lake. The Amadahy Trail is located in the Woodring Branch Recreation Area. This 3.5-mile loop is excellent for beginners with flat to rolling terrain. Bikers and hikers are treated to beautiful views of Carters Lake along most of trail's length.
Facilities
This heavily wooded campground offers many sites with scenic lake views. Electric hookups are available at many of the campsites. Flush toilets, showers and drinking water are provided. Additional amenities include a children's playground and a dump station. A boat ramp and swimming area are on-site.
Natural Features
Carters Lake embraces a spectacular tract of foothills scenery in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia. It covers 3200 surface acres and has 62 miles of undeveloped shoreline.
contact_info
For local information, please call (706) 276-6050 or call (706) 334-2248 for general information.
Charges & Cancellations
Please review rules and reservation policies at the bottom of the page.
Location
Woodring Campground is located in Georgia
Directions
From Atlanta, take I-75 north to Exit 293; follow Highway 411 north. Turn right on Highway 136, then left on old Highway 411. Turn right on Highway 282/76. Campground is located 4.5 miles off Highway 282. From Ellijay, GA, take Highway 282/76 west for 11 miles to the access road and follow signs to the campground. Physical Address, 5600, Woodring Branch Rd, Ellijay,GA,30540
Address
5026 Woodring Branch Rd
Ellijay, GA 30540
Coordinates
34.6705556 N
84.55 W
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiAvailable
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Tent Cabin
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Water Hookups
- Big Rig Friendly
TravelerPrivate quiet clean
Carters Lake is a great deep lake, clean and private. Bring your kayaks cause y’all wanna explore the lake plenty of little swimming holes.
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GuideCan’t wait to go back
Woodring campground is now one of my favorites. Beautiful lake views and access, great variety of hiking trails.
I am driving a 34’ class a and pulling a 16’ car trailer and was able to squeeze into this campground (barely). Had electric and water hookups. Water pressure is great coming from the faucet. Shaded, paved sites. Did not use the bathrooms but they looked decent, like a public restroom. The drive into the campground is about 5 mikes from the main state road. I wouldn’t recommend inexperienced drivers with large trailers.
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GuidePeaceful, nice site.
We stayed at site 29 in the middle of June. Site 29 is on the peninsula, near the end. It is caddy corner from the beach swimming area and very close walking distance. You cannot see the site from the beach area or vice versa. The sites are close together, but not necessarily on top of one another. You are on the water, but there it is a cliff at the edge of water, but can be climbed with rope if careful. The parking pad was level and there was water and multi service electric. The bathrooms and showers were a bit of a walk, but they were clean and cared for.
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GuidePrivate Island
Private little strip that jetties toward the water. Definitely will return.
ScoutFriendly and Beautiful Scenary
The campground staff were very friendly. We pulled up to our campsite and there was already firewood and it was very clean. The lake was so clean and clear. You could see the bottom in some parts. Would highly recommend d this site and will be back in the future.
TravelerLove!
Loved this campground. Site was right on the water, just had to climb down a fairly steep hill. There is a swim beach but it’s closed currently due to covid. Bathhouse was clean, has 2 showers available. The lake is clear and scenery is awesome. If you have a boat, there is a boat dock and several of the sites you can tie your boat up right next to them. Staff was friendly.
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RangerGreat family camping
A great COE campground. Staff is very polite and friendly. Easy access sites but some are close together with lots of trees on beautiful Carters Lake in the north Georgia mountains.
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TravelerNice
Nice campground.
TravelerReally nice
I love this army corps of engineer park. It lies 3 miles in of the main road. Their are two campgrounds here. One is primitive with vault toilets and one water source. Each site has four ring, and picknick table. There are several nice campsites around the shore line. Steep trails down to Lake at the end of pavement. Some parking there also. Pay for these spots furthur into the park at an atm type pay per campsite machine. Follow signs to public boat launch. As of 2019 8$ for primitive camp, 5$ parking at boat launch.
Official Campground with hookups 22$ and up, and a boat launch with dock. Some sites are more private than others, bath and showers, few have steep trails to lake. There is a nice beach with sand and swimming area. Also tent camping sites right above the swim area for 18$. The sunset view from there is very nice. There's benches!
This lake has heavy boat traffic, lots of fisherman and jet skies. During the week, it's quite. A really nice place to visit. I SUP along the shoreline and in coves, but lots of chop on the weekends.
Also many trails for hiking, tho I've not hiked there.
GuideFall in Love
My all time favorite campgrounds! The lake is pristine and so are the campgrounds!
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ScoutSpot On The Lake
This area is really clean! And for a family that camps alot that's a big deal. They have a range of camping options. They are either right on the water or about a 100yd walk away. Would recommend for anyone wanting a nice view of the lake
RangerNice big tent sites
this campground is higher up in elevation in relation to the region. We stayed in a tent site that had a nice trail to the lake which was rocky with no beach but fun for older kids to swim. It is also close to the Cartecay River where you can rent tubes or kayaks for a short trip down the river with a shuttle.
TravelerGreat view with space to run around and swim
We enjoyed the campground with the lake/beach area for the kids to swim. Very relaxing and the sites had some room to run around.
