Camping in Georgia: Best Months, Booking and Fire Rules
Across Georgia's 3 NOAA reference stations, camping weather is mild from February to May and from October to December, with average highs of 60 to 84 F and lows of 40 to 61 F. Nights at or below freezing show up from November to March, most often in January, when they average 11.6 a month. State park sites are booked through Georgia State Parks reservations, up to thirteen months ahead.
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The best months for camping in Georgia
By NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals, camping weather in Georgia is mild February to May and October to December. Pick the station nearest your campground below; high ground runs colder than any station.
- Jan58° / 37°Freezing nights
- Feb62° / 40°Freezing nights
- Mar69° / 46°Freezing nights
- Apr77° / 53°Mild
- May84° / 61°Mild
- Jun89° / 69°Hot
- Jul92° / 73°Hot
- Aug91° / 72°Hot
- Sep86° / 67°Hot
- Oct77° / 56°Mild
- Nov68° / 45°Freezing nights
- Dec60° / 40°Freezing nights
Each month shows the average high and low across the state’s reference stations, in F. Mild means an average high of 60 to 85 F with lows of 40 F or more. Freezing nights means the stations average one or more nights a month at or below 32 F.
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| Month | Average high | Average low | Nights at or below 32 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54 F | 36 F | 12.8 |
| February | 58 F | 39 F | 7.7 |
| March (mild) | 66 F | 45 F | 3 |
| April (mild) | 74 F | 53 F | 0.2 |
| May (mild) | 81 F | 61 F | 0 |
| June | 87 F | 69 F | 0 |
| July | 90 F | 72 F | 0 |
| August | 89 F | 71 F | 0 |
| September (mild) | 84 F | 66 F | 0 |
| October (mild) | 74 F | 55 F | 0.1 |
| November (mild) | 64 F | 44 F | 2.9 |
| December | 56 F | 38 F | 9.1 |
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| Month | Average high | Average low | Nights at or below 32 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59 F | 36 F | 13.4 |
| February | 63 F | 39 F | 8.3 |
| March (mild) | 71 F | 45 F | 4 |
| April (mild) | 78 F | 51 F | 0.3 |
| May | 86 F | 60 F | 0 |
| June | 91 F | 68 F | 0 |
| July | 94 F | 72 F | 0 |
| August | 92 F | 71 F | 0 |
| September | 88 F | 65 F | 0 |
| October (mild) | 79 F | 53 F | 0.5 |
| November (mild) | 69 F | 43 F | 5.5 |
| December | 61 F | 38 F | 11.7 |
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| Month | Average high | Average low | Nights at or below 32 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| January (mild) | 61 F | 40 F | 8.6 |
| February (mild) | 65 F | 43 F | 4.2 |
| March (mild) | 71 F | 49 F | 1.5 |
| April (mild) | 78 F | 55 F | 0.1 |
| May (mild) | 85 F | 63 F | 0 |
| June | 90 F | 71 F | 0 |
| July | 92 F | 74 F | 0 |
| August | 91 F | 73 F | 0 |
| September | 86 F | 69 F | 0 |
| October (mild) | 79 F | 59 F | 0 |
| November (mild) | 70 F | 48 F | 1.4 |
| December (mild) | 64 F | 43 F | 5.7 |
How to book a state park campsite in Georgia
Georgia State Parks (DNR) takes reservations through Georgia State Parks reservations. The longest advance booking its page states is thirteen months.
How far ahead you can book
Reservations can be made up to 13 months in advance. Georgia residents may make reservations up to 14 months in advance.Georgia State Parks, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
How many sites
Forty-one parks offer more than 2,700 campsites, including tent-only areas, RV pull-thru sites, primitive camping and group camping areas.Camping in Georgia State Parks, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
What a night costs
In most cases, rates are $23 to $50 for regular campsites, $75 to $250 for cottages/cabins and $75 to $100 for yurts.Georgia State Parks, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Quoted from Georgia State Parks (DNR) pages read October 18, 2026. Windows and fees change, so confirm on the booking site.
Camping outside a campground in Georgia
undeveloped or “dispersed” camping is allowed in most places within the forest boundary. Dispersed camping is more primitive than in developed campgrounds, with few or no facilities. You will need to Pack-it-in and Pack-it-Out.Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Campfires when you camp in Georgia
Campfires in state parks and forests
All campfires must be kept in designated areas such as a fire ring. Never leave a campfire unattended.Georgia State Parks, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Campfires on national forest and BLM land
Do not leave campfires unattended. Be sure to completely put out any campfire before leaving your site unattended.Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Where fire restrictions are posted
The Georgia Forestry Commission has an interactive website ( https://georgiafc.firesponse.com/public/ ) with a wildfire and burn permit map that contains the current Air Quality Index at all monitors in Georgia with the option to add the following layers: (1) burn restrictions, (2) daily burn permits, (3) PM2.5, (4) NOAA Hazardous Mapping System smoke plumes, (5) wind vectors, and (6) smoke forecast.Georgia Forestry Commission, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Current restrictions: Georgia Forestry Commission.
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Where this page’s facts come from
- State park, forestry and federal land pages (read October 18, 2026). Booking windows, reservation systems, campfire rules, fire restriction sources and rules for camping outside a campground, each quoted word for word with a link to the page it came from.
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991 to 2020 (read October 18, 2026). Average monthly high, low and nights at or below 32 F at 150 reference stations, the same stations the heat season and heating season pages use.
- National Weather Service alerts (live, read in your browser when the page loads). Red Flag Warnings, Fire Weather Watches, Fire Warnings, Freeze Warnings and High Wind Warnings, read live from api.weather.gov.
- National Weather Service 7 day forecast (live, read in your browser when the page loads). The weekend forecast for the ZIP code a visitor enters, read live from api.weather.gov.
Climate figures are NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals at 3 reference stations in Georgia. Rules are quoted from agency pages and can change.