Georgia State Parks · Georgia
Elijah Clark State Park
Georgia State Parks · Georgia, United States
- Sites
- 183
- Hookups
- 172 electric, 172 with water, 11 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 420 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Lincolnton
- Address
- 2959 McCormick Highway
- Phone
- (706)359-3458
196 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Elijah Clark State Park is a Georgia state park campground with 183 sites near Lincolnton. Site mix: 172 standard electric/water hookup campsites; 1 primitive group-capacity "Pioneer Camping" area(s) (no hookups); 10 no-hookup tent-only walk-in campsites. This park's RA inventory also lists 20 Cottages, 2 Group Shelters, 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: $22.00/night; Pioneer Camping: $45.00/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 | 53° | 35° | 23° | 73° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 60° | 42° | 28° | 75° | 2 of 11 |
| March | 68° | 47° | 27° | 82° | 2 of 11 |
| April | 75° | 54° | 39° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 82° | 65° | 50° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 71° | 59° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 75° | 70° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 91° | 75° | 69° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 71° | 57° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 75° | 56° | 41° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 64° | 46° | 31° | 76° | 1 of 10 |
| December | 56° | 40° | 26° | 70° | 3 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
- Hickory Knob State Park · South Carolina State Parks · 3 mi · 44 sites
- Baker Creek State Park · South Carolina State Parks · 3 mi · 34 sites
- Hawe Creek · Army Corps of Engineers · 4 mi · 34 sites
- Morrows Bridge · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- Hesters Ferry Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 12 mi · 26 sites
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