Big Oaks
Big Oaks is an Army Corps of Engineers campground in Georgia. Hookups: no hookups.
- Type
- Army Corps of Engineers campground
- Location
- Georgia
- Coordinates
- 34.34028, -82.83278
- Hookups
- No hookups
- Activities
- Boating, Day Use Area, Fishing, Picnicking, Swimming, Water Access
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 888-893-0678 HARTWELL PROJECT OFFICE
Amenities
- Reservable sites
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Big Oaks
Overview Big Oaks Recreation Area is a 12 acre gently sloping site with good grass cover and scattered pine and hardwood trees throughout.. . . The area experiences high levels of intense public use during peak recreation season and serves to host numerous large special events annually, e.g. Hartwell Dam Run, Pre-Fourth Fireworks, etc. The site presently offers day use and boat launching facilities to include a large picnic shelter (with water and electric service), 26 picnic sites, a two lane boat ramp, 1 courtesy dock, 1 comfort station, 1 playground, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout. The area is also the access point to the paved walking trail located atop the Georgia earthen embankment of Hartwell Dam. Recreation Boating and water sports top the list of popular activities. A two-lane boat ramp with a courtesy dock is provided for easy lake access. Facilities The site presently offers day use and boat launching facilities to include a large picnic shelter (with water and electric service), 26 picnic sites, a two lane boat ramp, 1 courtesy dock, 1 comfort station, 1 playground, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout. Natural Features Hartwell Lake is a man-made lake bordering Georgia and South Carolina on the Savannah, Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers. The dam and lake area boasts 8 campgrounds and 11 day-use facilities that are operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Hartwell Project was originally authorized for hydropower,
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Blossman Gas · 32 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watsadler Campground | Private campground | 0.5 mi | — | — |
| Watsadler | Army Corps of Engineers campground | 0.6 mi | — | Electric & Water |
| Elrod Ferry | Army Corps of Engineers campground | 2.1 mi | — | No hookups |
| Crescent Group Campground | Private campground | 3.0 mi | — | — |
| Crescent | Army Corps of Engineers campground | 3.0 mi | — | Electric & Water |
| Big Water Campground | Private campground | 3.9 mi | — | — |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.