Georgia State Parks · Georgia
Black Rock Mountain State Park
Georgia State Parks · Georgia, United States
- Sites
- 61
- Hookups
- 44 electric, 44 with water, 17 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,471 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile good · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Clayton
- Address
- 3085 Black Rock Mountain Parkway
- Phone
- (706)746-2141
71 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Black Rock Mountain State Park is a Georgia state park campground with 61 sites near Clayton. Site mix: 4 no-hookup backcountry/hike-in campsites; 44 standard electric/water hookup campsites; 1 primitive group-capacity "Pioneer Camping" area(s) (no hookups); 12 no-hookup tent-only walk-in campsites. This park's RA inventory also lists 10 Cottages, 1 Group Shelter, 2 Picnic Shelters (day-use/lodging, not counted as camping). Reservable through Georgia State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (gastateparks.reserveamerica.com).
Fees
Tent Only Walk-In Campsites: $25.00/night; Pioneer Camping: $200.00/night; Campsite Electric: $36.00/night; Backcountry Campsite: $20.00/night. *Listed rate(s) exclude the ParkPass, hookup attribute fees, taxes, and incremental charges per this park's own fee-table footnote. Plus Georgia's statewide $10/vehicle daily ParkPass (paid once per stay by overnight guests; gastateparks.org/ParkPass), a ReserveAmerica reservation processing fee, and any electric/water hookup attribute fee not included in the listed site rate. Pets are welcome on a leash no longer than six feet (gastateparks.org/FAQs, confirmed live).
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 25° | 9° | 63° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 48° | 31° | 19° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 56° | 38° | 17° | 71° | 8 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 43° | 27° | 76° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 53° | 38° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 59° | 47° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 63° | 57° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 63° | 57° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 59° | 47° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 44° | 29° | 77° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 54° | 37° | 21° | 71° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 46° | 29° | 14° | 58° | 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
- Low Gap Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 13 sites
- Tallulah River Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 17 sites
- Sarah's Creek Campground (Clayton, GA) · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 22 sites
- Tate Branch Campground (Clayton, GA) · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 19 sites
- Sandy Bottoms Rec. Area · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
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