Morganton
Point Camping Recreation Area
Campground
Information
Morganton Point is truly a beautiful place for camping or just a
day visit, come experience the beauty and solitude of the North Georgia
Mountains. Overlooking
beautiful Lake Blue Ridge, Morganton Point is an ideal place to spend time
enjoying the great outdoors in the north Georgia mountains. This recreation
area offers camping, picnicking, boating, and swimming facilities and is open from mid-April until
late-October. Of the 43 camping sites available, 16 are lake front with
two set up to accommodate larger groups. Each site has a ground mounted cooking
grill, picnic table, lantern pole and tent pad. There are two bathroom
facilities, one of which has hot showers and both are easily accessible from
any of the camp sites. The loop through the recreation area is paved with
several campsites and one bathroom accessible for those with disabilities. The
campground is broken down into two loops; the upper loop and the lower loop
plus there are 6 sites that are walk-in only sites. The walk-in sites are all lake front and are very beautiful. The campsites on the upper loop, 17 through
37 are available on a first come/ first served basis, as well is walk-in
sites. Campsites 1 through 20 on the
lower loop are available by reservation only and reservations must
be made at least 48 hours in advance, these campsites include most of the
lake front sites. Please contact Reserve
America at 877-444-6777 to make reservations or book on line at
www.recreation.gov.
All campsites
are allowed up to 5 people per site as well as 2 vehicles per site. Campers and
visitors are required to take all trash to the provided trash dumpsters upon
departure. Please help keep our
National Forest clean. Alcoholic
beverages are not allowed anywhere in this campground area
or any other area of this recreation facility such as the picnic
area, swim area, parking lots, shelter, or the beach and lake shore areas.
Fees:
All the Morganton Point
recreation areas including the camping sites require a fee for visitors. The campground fees are from $12.00 to
$14.00 per site per night. All fees are enforced by management. Campers and visitors are also expected and
required to abide by all Forest Service Rules and Regulations while camping or
visiting on Forest Service properties. (Please read the rules and regulations
upon entering the recreation area, posted at the fee station and on
each campsite number post.)
Directions:
Take
U.S. 515 north out of Blue Ridge; (toward Blairsville) travel approx 4.5 miles
to the traffic light and junction with GA Hwy 60. Turn right on GA 60 at the
Lakewood Intersection. Go to the end of the road and turn left on Old Highway
76 and go about 3 miles to Morganton. In Morganton look for the Forest Service
sign for Morganton Point Recreation Area, turn right on County Road 616 and go
about a mile, turn left into the campground entrance. The fee station is on the right as you get into the campground
area next to the campground host site. Morganton
Point Day Use Recreation Area
(Beach, Picnic Area & Boat Ramp)
Recreation
Day Use Information
Morganton
Point Beach & Picnic Area is perfect for those looking to spend the day
swimming in the lake or playing in the sand on the beach. There are picnic
tables through out the area and a covered picnic pavilion as well. Some enjoy
walking the trails that follow along the lake shore between the beach area and
the camping area. All and all this is a
very unique area and is a great place for all ages to relax, play and
enjoy. Parking is located conveniently
close to the beach and picnic areas. All visitors are required to take all trash to the provided trash
dumpsters upon departure.
Morganton
Point Boat Ramp is also located just beyond the beach and picnic area. For those that
enjoy fishing and boating this 3,290 acre lake is perfect. The paved boat
launch has two ramps and is one of the few boat ramps and public access to the
Blue Ridge Lake.
Fees:
All
the recreation areas in Morganton Point
require a fee for visitors. The fee for day use which includes picnicking,
swimming or the use of the boat ramp is $5.00 per vehicle. All fees are enforced by management. Morganton Point Day Use Recreation Area is open from mid-April
until late-October and the day use area is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Visitors are also expected and
required to abide by all Forest Service Rules and Regulations while camping or
visiting on Forest Service properties. (Please read the rules and regulations upon entering the recreation area, posted at the fee station and on each campsite number post.)
Directions:
Take
U.S. 515 north out of Blue Ridge; (toward Blairsville) travel approx 4.5 miles
to the traffic light and junction with GA Hwy 60. Turn right on GA 60 at the
Lakewood Intersection. Go to the end of the road and turn left on Old Highway
76 and go about 3 miles to Morganton. In Morganton look for the Forest Service
sign for Morganton Point Recreation Area, turn right on County Road 616 and go
about 1 mile until you see the lake and parking area on the left. The fee station is on the left of the
entrance to the beach area and parking area. The boat trailer parking is just
before you get to the beach area on the left, a fee station is in this area
also. |
