We had time to kill so decided to take a walk in the woods! We paid our fee at the front office and parked to hike on the trails, Loved stopping by the creek and watch the kids fishing and a couple throwing fetch toys for their dogs in the creek. We walked some of the trails and it was so peaceful. There is something about walking in the woods that always brings inner peace. We circled back to the creek and watched the kayakers come through. Looks like a nice trip on the water! Would come here again it is really a nice spot to get away and enjoy nature. read more

The grounds keeper with the beagle is a great guy, I wish he ran the park but unfortunately the people who run this place aren't very good at it. I tried calling this place around 5pm no answer and tried reserving a spot on their website but like the people who run this place its impossible to navigate. So because I wasn't able to reserve a spot on their site and they left a 6pm, when i arrived at 7pm I wasn't able to properly pay for my spot but the grounds guy said I could pay in the morning and I was happy with that. So the grounds guy brought me to lot 3 and there was only a table there so he and I thought it was empty but unfortunately later in the night there was a family that was occupying that lot. I apologize to them and offered to move but they said it was alright and I asked me if I found any camping chairs and I told them no, I only have the one I brought. Then I apologize and and they park two lots down. I thought we were good but she called security probably told them I stole there things and there lot. But security came to me later that night and told me because I was place in someone's else's lot when it was empty that I couldn't stay and had to leave, I explained everything to them and I was going to pay in the morning and there response was "that's what we usually do" but not for me I guess. Im always polite and respectful but unfortunately mexican Americans are going through a lot right now and because im the wrong color I feel like I was kicked out unjustified. This isn't the first time I've dealt with these issues and wont be the last time either. Grounds keeper thank you for your hard work and I wish more people were like you! read more

I'm a yes and no kinda person when it comes to this campground. Yes, it's beautiful. Situated right on Lake Lanier this campground offers many beautiful views. No on that it's not a great campground. It needs A LOT of work. Sadly I don't think it's owner, Margaritaville, is interested in investing in it. It could be a wonderful place to spend a week camping but it has a long way to go. Luckily they have a great start in choosing the camp hosts that they have! Josh and Tessa were wonderful to us during our stay. You see...it snowed! This rarely happens but they were very helpful during this tragic event. This is Georgia. We don't do snow! Especially in a 30' Class A with a slide out! They had the perfect solution to protect our slide out awning from this hideous white powder substance that has no business traveling south of the Mason-Dixon Line - beach balls! Ok the campground. That's what your here for after all. So there are a lot of great spots to camp here but it truly is hit or miss. You can't choose a good site from their terrible website. It lies. We started out at site #56 which we chose off of said terrible website. Do not chose this site. It is a broken ankle or back waiting to happen. The asphalt is all chewed up and stepping out of your camper is an accident waiting to happen. Honestly it's like this on many, many, many of their sites. We immediately asked to move. Not only was this site a hospital visit in the making but our Rig didn't fit. We would've been filing a claim with our insurance when someone came around the bend too fast. That would have been quite the rude awakening! I wanna go in my sleep but not THAT way! So we moved to site 67 which was WAY better. Still needed a lot of work but I could sleep! We initially booked here for one week. This one week turned into 4 weeks due to snow, our granddaughters's birth, a dead battery in our Toad and a flood in the house we own in FloweryBranch. So....Josh and Tessa....Angels here on Earth! They helped us with the costs by recommending weekly rates, Sams Club discounts and much much more! I seriously can't tout them enough! They were great! We ended up spending the majority of our stay here on site #78. We had a beautiful lakeside site with a picnic table, fire pit and lantern hook. We didn't use any of these since it was even too cold to sit by a fire! The site itself is in need of repair but it was level and quiet and the campsites are really spaced out well. You have plenty of privacy! This site needed new railroad tie steps and the asphalt the camper sits on needs to be redone. This is pretty much true of every site here. The bathhouse near us wasn't working due to a tree falling on it. There are a LOT of downed trees here. There are also a LOT of deer! And the deer aren't super shy either. Maybe it was the weather....who knows. I'm giving this campground 3 stars because of the staff. There was another couple there running the campground who we didn't get to know but were friendly and helpful as well. But here's my overall opinion on just the campground: Uncared for. This could be a wonderful retreat if only the owners cared just a tiny little bit. All of the sites need new drives. EVERY SINGLE ONE. Every site needs new railroad tie steps. EVERY SINGLE ONE. Trees are down EVERYWHERE making the campground look unkept. The roads to the campsites are all in terrible shape. I seriously think the owners have just turned a blind eye to this gem on Lanier. They are all about Lake Lanier Islands "Margaritaville " overpriced cookie cutter campsites. I hope they don't eventually turn Shoal Creek into that crap but they could at least wave a few dollars at it. I hate to say it but I actually think the Government did a better job running this campground. Pick site #80. Best site on the grounds! (Still needs work!) read more

Shoal Creek Campground - View from camper on site 67 - Campgrounds Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Shoal creek continues to be a safe place with beautiful views to camp at ! I still pray and hope for the day they renovate the bathrooms and showers when that happens i know it will take the experience to a higher and comfortable level but overall its my favorite campground! read more

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Horrible experience. At the gate while checking in I was told my 40ft RV would not fit in the 40ft site. Couldn't turn around, hit a tree, blew a tire on rebar. My son and wife had a rude encounter with employee and then I get this email...comical. Steer clear of this campground! Mr. XXXXX, Your information and prior communications with our managers, Brian and Nick, were forwarded to me. I'm sorry that you and your family did not enjoy your prior stay. I have reviewed your situation with my team, and I believe the offers that have been made to you are appropriate in this situation. I have also reviewed your request for us to pay for your RV repairs and unfortunately, that is not something that we will be able to do. I would encourage you to file a claim with your RV insurance carrier instead for the damage caused by your accident. We wish you nothing but the best. Have a Fin-Tastic day Bucky Perry Vice President Margaritaville at Lanier Islands read more

If you're looking for something small and cozy then this is the place. There aren't any trails in this immediate area so hiking is out of the question. There were a few sandy beach outlets for the swimmers though. With our site, we were able to fit 4 tents in the area. The site was only $18, and yes, it was the most basic without the outlets. There was a nice fire pit area though where we enjoyed the warm fire. Our area overlooked the water. Well, it was sort of blocked by the trees, but it was still nice to have the water view. And as mentioned earlier, the beach was super close. There were restroom facilities with shower stalls. read more

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There are so many great water-front sites here. Some sites are really close to each other, but others have a lot of privacy. Check it out before booking. Overall really great place, will definitely go again. The bathrooms were out of service on our loop, but we brought a popup bathroom. read more

Shoal Creek Campground - Campgrounds Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Compared to other campgrounds in the area, this one falls WAY short! We typically camp in the area 4-5 times per year and we decided to give Shoal Creek a chance. We will not be returning. First, we arrived at 2:30, which check-in was 2pm. We arrived at our site to find someone else there. I called the front office and they said they would send someone. He did talk to them, but we had to wait another hour for them to pack up and leave. We were very surprised to find that our 2 tent sites did not have power or water. Every other campground we've been to have both. At the very least I would expect an area where I could wash dishes or your hands, but there was nothing. The bathroom... full disaster. There were definitely the worst part. They are old and nasty. Toilet paper, paper towels, trash and other items all over the floor. The showers smell like mold and the water had an interesting smell when it comes out. I do realized we are camping, so I don't have high standards but it was pretty bad. The campsite itself is old and dated. The only positive was direct access to the water, you just had to walk down a very steep hill. If you want to camp on Lake Lanier I suggest Shady Grover or Mary Alice for a much better experience! read more

Beautiful Campground. Lots of water views. Good crew running. Open when several US Corp parks are closed.

I will never stay at this campground again! I have contacted the people a couple times with an issue we had, and they did not even care to respond back to me. We had a campsite that we could not even put out our awning because of the trees, we could not use our door from our kitchen, because there was no landing at the bottom of the steps, we had to go through our bedroom to go out that door which was not even safe, because there was only a board on top of some rocks. This made it very dangerous when my husband and I would go out and come back after dark. Our camper became infested with ants because of the infestation at our campsite, we barely were able to get our slide out, we had no clue. There was no Wi-Fi, we had no clue there was no dump station at our site. We had to wait behind people to dump our mess before we could leave which we left earlier than expected because of the ants. I gave my dog a bath and ants were falling off of her. We couldn't even eat outside or enjoy ourselves. Like I said before, they never contacted me back two give an apology or even make this right so we would maybe go back. read more

This campground just took $300 of my and offered me only camp credit on a cancelled reservation because they have a TWO WEEK cancellation policy and I tried to cancel 10 days out instead of 14 days out. Even knowing that I wouldn't ever be able to make it there. I asked if my family could use my camp credit, they told me NO as well. The only one that can use my credit is me. Be very leery of this campground, it's very obvious they need money, who knows how else they may screw you read more

The scenery is beautiful, but it is very difficult to maneuver into many of the sites. The roads are narrow and the asphalt pad for our site was in really bad shape (see photos). The staff was very nice and allowed us to choose another site after we tried 3 times to get into our reserved space. We did not use the restrooms or showers. read more

Older established campground with awesome lake side sites. The Host "Ted" helped me get my fifth whee out of a bad spot when I miss judged a turn and almost got unit trapped between big trees. Great staff and park Definitely going to be a frequent camper here Jeff read more

Terrible campground. Beautiful area but does anyone even manage the place or do they just take your $40 and go home?? Broken steps, curbing and concrete barriers all around the fire pit made for a terrible trip hazard (especially around the fire!!) Crumbling concrete at the camper site, together with broken pallets, nails, 2x4s, tans trash everywhere. Bathrooms were disgusting. No doors lock. No hiking trails to be found. Noisy music, laughing, talking, from several sites, including the one across from what appeared to be the camp manager's site, until after 11 pm. My impression is that this is a relatively cheap campground immediately outside Atlanta so it's a mixed bag of people. We will not return. read more

I was very disappointed with the attitude and hospitality of the staff. They were rude and disrespectful when it came to noise. We were hardly above a whisper when they told us not to talk or to leave. Very disappointed. read more

Great hidden boat ramp/campsite! It's not as crowded as the other boat ramps are! $8 daily parking. The parking meter is kinda hidden. It's over towards the dock. Make sure you pay! Someone drives around & checks cars for paid parking passes. So far, no problems with known break-in but keep valuables with yourself just in case. read more

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Awful. Don't waste your $40 to camp here. The management of the Islands does not seem to care about this beautiful piece of land. Rotten wood steps in most sites, broken picnic tables missing their benches, trash and glass in sites, no soap or toilet paper in the comfort stations and thick mold in the shower walls in both men and women's facilities, huge pot holes on most loops and unlevel sites with large roots growing under the blacktop. We were there 5 days and never saw anyone from the campground checking on sites though there were always plenty of young adults hanging out in the office. This is a true gem they are allowing to decay. They do offer a discount to the Water Park, but we came for the view and lake. Don't confuse this park with the one at the Islands. read more

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Great camp ground! Very rustic and most sites on the water. Very nice! My only complaint is that people leave garbage laying around and don't pick up after themselves. And the park for some reason doesn't either. read more

This is hard for me to rate, because the views are spectacular, and location, location, location! The Lakefront sites are pretty great and the campsites are not on top of each other, which appears to give you privacy. We have camped here two times (totaling 6 nights altogether). We love having access to the lake and the nice wooded lots. We had so much fun kayaking and swimming. I will say our overall daytime experience was 5 stars, however, our nighttime experience was very negative and uncomfortable. and when I say uncomfortable, I'm talking about people who raise holy hell all night long. Screaming, Yahooing, Fighting, we even got to hear a LOUD Mariachi band til 1:30 am. One camp site had about 5 dogs barking all night long. And the traffic really picks up in the middle of the night. Shoal Creek becomes very rowdy after hours, and It appears to be a popular spot for locals. I'm afraid this happened EVERY.SINGLE.NIGHT over the two different visits. Also, two groups of our "neighbors" gave us that serious NO feeling as well. We had a strange encounter with one person which suggested to me that they were not there for the " outdoor lake experience" I got panhandled for cigarettes while on a walk near a common area. I'm no stranger to panhandling, but this incident was very odd, and very unfriendly. This was after we found some drug paraphernalia near our sites, and this person had some junk listed "for sale" outside their camp site. It was definitely odd. Luckily nobody wandered into our campsite uninvited, but, I was worried that might happen. Perhaps this was an isolated incident? It was uncomfortable to say the least. I want to love this place, because we did have a fantastic time (during the day) but they really need to beef up their nighttime security. and I would love to see them hold people who littler accountable. I strongly suggest they Fine them, and make them pay a clean up fee! I filled two trash bags worth of other peoples junk. Also, the camp sites are hit or miss. We had to move two times during our first visit because of flooding. Some campsites don't have functional grills or functional tables. I personally don't care about those amenities as I like back country camping, I'm use to roughing it. but for those campers who want decent amenities, the actual campsites are hit or miss. Shoal Creek has the potential of being a 5 star campground. I hope they invest in cleaning this place up. read more

This has been our first time camping in the US and it was really nice. This place has all the amenities that you need to enjoy weekend out of town. People at front desk was nice and helpful. Moreover, the camping area was clean and just in front of the lake. I totally recommend this place. read more

This campground has slowly been deteriorating over the years. The steps are unsafe, as they are broken and wobbly. The bathrooms are terrible and I am unsure if they are ever cleaned. Two years ago there was a broken toilet...this year it was broken still! Not one of the doors locked on any of the showers or toilet stalls (except the broken toilet). The walls have black mold and my brother in law showed me a picture of the men's showers and they were almost covered entirely with black mold. Our site smelled strongly of urine and we were never able to find the source. We love camping as a family, but will find someplace new next year. It's sad to see a place with potential to be amazing wind up so gross and I inviting! read more

This is the worst maintained campground on the lake. It would be great if they ran and maintained it. They charge more for what seems to be an abandoned campground. Go to one of the corp of engineers campgrounds. You will save yourself frustration and money. Read the other reviews here, they are pretty accurate. read more

This place has pros and cons and seems to be slowly improving. Pros: Great Lakefront sites with power and water, staff is friendly and helpful and they have a gate you can use after hrs for entering and exiting. Cons: shower/bath house is old (like 70's style) creepy and ill maintained. Women's bathroom entrance door has broken door knob not fixed x 6 wks, one stall floods and wants to spray you to death. The water at the sites is rusty as it comes out of their tap. Broken dangerous steps continue to be a problem with some rv sites that barely have a patio off the stairs. Trash doesn't seem to be a problem as previously stated and people are seen cleaning up/blowing off the sites. For the price you pay I would expect a better maintained place, but hopefully it will continue to improve. read more

Very disappointed for the price we paid. Picnic table dangerous to sit, bathrooms dirty with broken seats, slimy stairs which caused me to fall. Gave it a two star for the lake view only. Parking pads were in desperate need of repair. read more

Awful campground. Worse on Lake Lanier. Picnic tables falling apart, railroad ties are rotten, bathrooms are DISGUSTING and for an RV site more expensive than Old Federal or other Corp properties. I spent the weekend picking up beer caps from the site -- about 100! Nothing about this campground is nice. read more

Beautiful area to visit. Not super impressed with the campground however. Our family stayed 2 days. Before we could even set up the tents we had to clean broken glass up, from all over the site! Since I had read other reviews ahead of time that mentioned the glass issue, I was prepared for this. The site itself was big, although from what I saw the other sites were smaller. We were close to the bathroom but again not impressed. The toilets were clean enough but the walls were covered in gunk, bugs and spider webs. Not a huge issue but my kids said it was like "a haunted house." Hahaha. We brought a camping toilet so we didn't use the "haunted bathroom" much. We did go to the beach nearest our site. Very pretty but again, some broken glass and quite a bit of trash. We cleaned up a bit of the beach to make a safe zone for the kids to play. I can't stress enough how beautiful the area is, but it does come with some cons. If you don't mind a bit of clean up before setting camp & being on the lookout for hazards. I wouldn't recommend a long stay, especially if you have kids. This campground could be amazing with a little more effort from Lake Lanier Resorts. read more

This campground is falling apart! Shoals Creek charges much more then the other campgrounds and yet does not bother to upkeep their property. The playground is broken and dangerous, as well as the grills being rusted so badly that many of them are just laying on the ground. Management is unorganized and my experience's with them have been terrible. They overbooked a site forcing my husband, two small daughters and I to pack up camp and leave just two hours after arriving. When I questioned Brian, the manager, as to whether they could address the playground he seemed confused. I explained that for over a year their play equipment had been falling to pieces leaving sharp wooden parts exposed and far drops off that were very unsafe. He seemed completely unaware and stated, "fine we'll just tear it down". There was no mention of replacing it or attempting to fix it despite the large number of families that come to stay. My family and I will not be returning to this campground. The army corps of engineers campgrounds are much less expensive and are very well taken care of. read more