About Bald Ridge Creek
Bald Ridge Creek Campground is on Lake Sidney Lanier, popular for its aqua-blue waters and spectacular scenery. Each year, over 11 million visitors travel to Lake Sidney Lanier for fantastic fishing and boating on the beautiful reservoir in northern Georgia. Bald Ridge Creek Campground offers many outdoor recreation opportunities including fishing, swimming, and bike riding. On the lake there are opportunities for wake boarding, kayaking, boating and much more. There's also a swimming beach and boat ramp available for campers. The 82 campsites come with electric and water hookups (no sewer hookups). Additional conveniences in the well-maintained park include a dump station, laundry facilities, and restrooms/bathouses. Lake Sidney Lanier is nestled in the foothills of the Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains. The lake features 692 miles of shoreline and spans 38,000 surface water acres and…
- Fees: Reservations can be made online at recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.
- Managed by: Lake Sidney Lanier, USACE
- Where: 3 mi east of Cumming, GA · 34.20886, -84.0873
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Jan.
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Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows only on the best nights, if at all.
Class 6 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 2.9 mi
Propane: 11.4 mi
Camps nearby
- Sawnee 2.3 mi
- West Bank Park Shelters (Ga) 3 mi
- Shady Grove 3 mi
- Buford Dam Park Shelters (Ga) 4.2 mi
- Lanier Park Shelter (Ga) 4.2 mi
- Shoal Creek 5.2 mi