Georgia State Parks · Georgia

Hard Labor Creek State Park

Georgia State Parks · Georgia, United States

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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

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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

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January51°32°20°71°10 of 11
February59°40°26°74°5 of 11
March67°47°26°81°4 of 11
April74°52°35°85°0 of 11
May81°64°47°91°0 of 11
June87°70°58°98°0 of 11
July89°73°68°95°0 of 11
August90°73°66°97°0 of 11
September84°69°56°97°0 of 11
October73°54°38°87°0 of 10
November64°45°30°79°2 of 10
December56°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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