Georgia State Parks · Georgia
Moccasin Creek State Park
Georgia State Parks · Georgia, United States
- Sites
- 53
- Hookups
- 53 electric, 53 with water
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,080 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Clarkesville
- Address
- 3655 Highway 197
- Phone
- (706)947-3194
53 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Moccasin Creek State Park is a Georgia state park campground with 53 sites near Clarkesville. Site mix: 53 standard electric/water hookup campsites. This park's RA inventory also lists 1 Picnic Shelter (day-use/lodging, not counted as camping). Reservable through Georgia State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (gastateparks.reserveamerica.com).
Fees
Campsite Electric: $45.00/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 | 45° | 30° | 14° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 54° | 36° | 24° | 68° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 61° | 43° | 22° | 76° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 68° | 48° | 32° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 75° | 59° | 44° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 64° | 52° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 68° | 62° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 68° | 62° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 64° | 51° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 48° | 34° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 60° | 41° | 25° | 76° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 50° | 33° | 17° | 63° | 9 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
- Wildcat Campground #1 · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Wildcat Campground #2 · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Tallulah River Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 17 sites
- Low Gap Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 13 sites
- Tate Branch Campground (Clayton, GA) · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 19 sites
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