Georgia State Parks · Georgia
Fort Yargo State Park
Georgia State Parks · Georgia, United States
- Sites
- 59
- Hookups
- 46 electric, 46 with water, 13 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 892 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Winder
- Address
- 210 S. Broad St.
- Phone
- (770)867-3489
84 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Fort Yargo State Park is a Georgia state park campground with 59 sites near Winder. Site mix: 46 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 17 Cottages, 4 Day Use Miscs, 2 Event Rooms, 2 Group Shelters, 2 Picnic Shelters, 6 Yurts (day-use/lodging, not counted as camping). Reservable through Georgia State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (gastateparks.reserveamerica.com).
Fees
Tent Only Walk-In Campsites: $30.00/night; Pioneer Camping: $80.00/night; Campsite Electric: $40.00/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 | 50° | 33° | 19° | 71° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 58° | 39° | 27° | 72° | 5 of 11 |
| March | 65° | 46° | 26° | 79° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 73° | 52° | 37° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 81° | 63° | 50° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 69° | 58° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 72° | 67° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 72° | 68° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 68° | 55° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 71° | 53° | 40° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 63° | 45° | 29° | 79° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 54° | 38° | 22° | 68° | 4 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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