Georgia State Parks · Georgia
Providence Canyon State Park
Georgia State Parks · Georgia, United States
- Sites
- 9
- Hookups
- 9 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 443 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Lumpkin
- Address
- 8930 Canyon Road
- Phone
- (229)838-6870
9 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Providence Canyon State Park is a Georgia state park campground with 9 sites near Lumpkin. Site mix: 6 no-hookup backcountry/hike-in campsites; 3 primitive group-capacity "Pioneer Camping" area(s) (no hookups). This park's RA inventory also lists 2 Picnic Shelters (day-use/lodging, not counted as camping). Reservable through Georgia State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (gastateparks.reserveamerica.com).
Fees
Pioneer Camping: $45.00-$85.00/night; Backcountry Campsite: $12.00/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 | 55° | 36° | 21° | 73° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 65° | 45° | 28° | 76° | 2 of 11 |
| March | 72° | 52° | 30° | 83° | 2 of 11 |
| April | 75° | 55° | 43° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 85° | 67° | 52° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 72° | 62° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 74° | 71° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 92° | 74° | 70° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 88° | 72° | 57° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 77° | 58° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 68° | 49° | 31° | 79° | 1 of 10 |
| December | 59° | 43° | 28° | 74° | 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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