Georgia State Parks · Georgia
Hard Labor Creek State Park
Georgia State Parks · Georgia, United States
- Sites
- 69
- Hookups
- 63 electric, 63 with water, 6 no hookups
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Rutledge
- Address
- 5 Hard Labor Creek Road.
- Phone
- (706)557-3001
120 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Hard Labor Creek State Park is a Georgia state park campground with 69 sites near Rutledge. Site mix: 51 standard electric/water hookup campsites; 12 equestrian campsites with electric/water hookups; 2 large-capacity primitive group camping area(s) (no hookups); 4 primitive group-capacity "Pioneer Camping" area(s) (no hookups). This park's RA inventory also lists 20 Cottages, 1 Event Room, 2 Group Shelters, 30 Horse Stables, 4 Picnic Shelters (day-use/lodging, not counted as camping). NOTE: personal pets are NOT allowed at this park's Campsite Equestrian sites specifically (confirmed live via per-site amenity icons), unlike the statewide policy at every other site type here. Reservable through Georgia State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (gastateparks.reserveamerica.com).
Fees
Pioneer Camping: $55.00/night; Group Camp: $225.00-$650.00/night; Campsite Equestrian: $38.00/night; Campsite Electric: $36.00-$62.00/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 | 51° | 32° | 20° | 71° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 59° | 40° | 26° | 74° | 5 of 11 |
| March | 67° | 47° | 26° | 81° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 74° | 52° | 35° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 81° | 64° | 47° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 87° | 70° | 58° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 73° | 68° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 73° | 66° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 69° | 56° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 73° | 54° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 64° | 45° | 30° | 79° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 56° | 38° | 24° | 69° | 5 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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