Georgia State Parks · Georgia
Don Carter State Park
Georgia State Parks · Georgia, United States
- Sites
- 62
- Hookups
- 46 electric, 46 with water, 16 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- No
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,211 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Gainesville
- Address
- 5000 North Browning Bridge Road
- Phone
- (678)450-7726
70 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Don Carter State Park is a Georgia state park campground with 62 sites near Gainesville. Site mix: 46 standard electric/water hookup campsites; 16 no-hookup primitive campsites. This park's RA inventory also lists 8 Cottages, 1 Group Shelter, 4 Picnic Shelters (day-use/lodging, not counted as camping). Reservable through Georgia State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (gastateparks.reserveamerica.com).
Fees
Primitive Camping: $25.00/night; Campsite Electric: $34.00/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 | 49° | 32° | 19° | 70° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 57° | 38° | 27° | 71° | 6 of 11 |
| March | 63° | 45° | 25° | 78° | 5 of 11 |
| April | 71° | 51° | 35° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 79° | 61° | 48° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 67° | 56° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 71° | 65° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 88° | 71° | 66° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 67° | 54° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 71° | 52° | 37° | 85° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 62° | 44° | 28° | 78° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 53° | 36° | 24° | 66° | 7 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.
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