USDA Forest Service · North Carolina
Jackrabbit Mountain Campground
USDA Forest Service · North Carolina, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $26 per night Double Site: $40 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,962 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- LOOP C (NFSR 248C) · bituminous surface treatment · high degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Hiawassee, GA
About
US Forest Service campground. Open May through October, Jackrabbit Mountain Recreation Area lies on a peninsula of Lake Chatuge. This destination recreation area offers a 96 site campground with flush toilets and showers. No hookups. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 29° | 10° | 67° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 53° | 35° | 21° | 67° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 61° | 43° | 19° | 77° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 67° | 47° | 33° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 76° | 59° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 65° | 53° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 68° | 63° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 68° | 60° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 65° | 50° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 48° | 34° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 60° | 41° | 24° | 74° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 50° | 33° | 20° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Jackrabbit Mountain · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 92 sites
- Clay County Recreation Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 1 mi · 40 sites
- Gibson Cove Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 1 mi · 40 sites
- Lake Chatuge Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Hunters Camp · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
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