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We wanted to see St. Augustine but 5 months out, other campgrounds were either full or around $100/night. Faver Dykes was a little further away than ideal but the drive was pleasant and a great price. The dirt road through the park is quite long but was well graded. The road within the campground was rather narrow and required some skill to back our nearly 30ft trailer the 90° turn into the site. Trees across from the sites would make backing a trailer longer than ours difficult for most sites. The sites were flat (We only needed to level 1/2" on the port side), very nicely raked clean, included a picnic table, fire ring, and clothes line. The boat ramp area had a nice floating dock, a fish cleaning table with running water, and paved ramp. It was dark and quiet each night. We only saw staff from a distance but they were smiling and waved. :-) We saw several deer while driving in on the dirt road.

We chose this park for its close proximity to Providence Canyon. The staff was friendly, facilities were clean, and the spaces were pretty level and well spaced. There was great access to the Chattahoochee River but the river was not visible from the campsites. There was a two night minimum reservation for GA state parks on the weekend but we were not able to make it to the site before the 10pm gate closing on the first night. We arrived shortly after the 7am gate opening Saturday morning and had no problems checking in. With Friends of GA State Parks membership we received one night "free" but didn't ask for our discount for the second night.

We stayed here for one night part way to another destination and had a beautiful spacious site right on the water. The park is somewhat remote with a bit of a drive to other attractions. The sites had water and electric and the dump station was very easy to access on the way out of the campground. The staff was very friendly and welcoming. We explored the mounds and visited the museum where we watched a video presentation about the former inhabitance of the area. There were some hiking trails through the woods and canoe & kayak rentals available with a boat ramp.

This was our favorite park in 2021. We stayed at the East Rim campground that was very close to beautiful canyon overlooks and waterfall trails. The waterfall trails had hundreds of stairs to climb but had splendid views of the falls and rock formations. If you aren't into the miles of hiking hiking in the park, you can still reach stunning overlooks near the parking lot. The site we had was quiet, was spacious, was well spaced from other sites, was somewhat level, and had a gorgeous view of the woods surrounding the canyon. We saw deer each day foraging near the camp sites. The temperatures dipped into the upper 20's while we were there and the restrooms were warm and clean. The East Rim Campground dump station was a little short but we had no problem with our ~30' trailer. The West Rim has a double dump station with a longer runway. The park is close to many attractions in north Georgia, and Chattanooga, TN. We also took a day trip to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. The park offered a discount to us as Friends of Georgia State Parks members.