About Yellowjacket Creek Recreation Area
Yellowjacket Creek Recreation Area offers a designated swim beach and boat launching facilities. The boat launch facilities open year-round, while the swim beach is operated from May through Labor Day annually. This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (706) 645-2937. Cancellations must be made 14 days prior to the reservation date in order to receive a refund. No refunds will be issued after the date of the reservation. Reservations will not be refunded due to weather related issues.
- Fees: This shelter rents for $75 per day.
- Managed by: West Point Lake, USACE
- Where: 5 mi northwest of LaGrange, GA · 33.0743, -85.10331
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: Mar–May & Sep–Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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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 is faint and only shows overhead.
Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 22.3 mi
Propane: 3.9 mi
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