Mistletoe State Park is a 1,972 acre (Georgia state park located northwest of Augusta, Georgia on…read morethe southern shore of Lake Strom Thurmond. The park gets its name from Mistletoe Corners, a local area where people gather to pick mistletoe during the winter holiday season. Its strategic location on the lake makes it one of the great bass fishing spots in the nation. The park also offers public beaches and eight miles of nature trails. Mistletoe State Park offers 84 Tent/Trailer/RV Sites, 10 Cottages, 1 Fisherman's Cabin, 1 Tent Cabin, 1 Beachhouse, a Sand Beach, 3 Boat Ramps, 4 Walk-In Campsites, 1 Pioneer Campground, 5 Picnic Shelters, 1 Group Shelter, and 3 Backcountry Campsites. So, if your looking for a good place to go fishing, camping or swimming this is definitely a great place to do it. We enjoyed ourselves when we were there but we love the outdoors!

First time for us visiting this campground. We have a 35' 5th wheel and had no issue getting in and…read moreset up. After walking around and scouting out other spots, could not really rule out any spot that I couldn't get in. The only thing bad about camping is the other people. No consideration for others wanting to take advantage of a relaxing weekend. Packing up and pulling out between 4:30-6:00am is beyond me. Anyways. Good place. Bath houses are okay, just bring your shower shoes. Bring your own fire wood too

I have been to Sandy Creek Park many times and I never stop being amazed at the many activities the…read morepark has to offer. Best way to see your tax money at work. For $2 per person you may do any or all of the following. Enjoy their man made lake beach, fishing, 7 mile nature trail around the lake, volleyball, Frisbee course, picnic tables, picnic grills, use their baseball diamond and for additional fee you may rent a canoe and boat around the lake. Their is plenty of shade and plenty of room for you and your family to still feel you are on your own. You may choose to take a nature trail to Sandy Creek Nature Center which is approx 6 miles away. The nature trails are very well kept with man made wood breaches when necessary and the ocasional benches.

We went here to use one the private dog parks since our dog is a service dog in training with…read morerestrictions on playing with unknown dogs. You call ahead to reserve one of the five fenced in areas for $1 per hour per dog. It also costs $2 per person to enter the park. The space was beautiful and had tons of space for my dog to run around! Also had a nice picnic table and water for the dog so would be great for a picnic. We will definitely be back!!

We camped in #9 (pull-thru) for three nights in March. The leaves were not on the trees yet so we…read morecould watch the sun set from our camping spot. This is a small campground with only 27 RV/popup campsites and 8 covered tent spots which were very cool. The campground was immaculate and the campsites are huge! So much room to spread out. There is a pool for seasonal swimming, a nice sized playground for the kiddos, golf course, and archery, but there is not a fun little putt-putt course that a lot of State Parks have. Very nice little park.

I really can't help myself when I see a brown sign indicating a state park is nearby... so I park…read morehopped a few! I get the feeling this park has been there a long time, had a very old-school charm. I enjoyed the walk near the stream on the Victoria's Path and liked seeing the different fishing ponds. The most amazing part was after the rain the steam rising from the ground from the new heat was other worldly, hadn't really seen anything like it! Check it out!! Get to as many in one day as you can, it's worth it!

Beautiful and historic. The shoals are so much fun to slide and play in the water. Once a year in…read morethe fall they have a festival called Art in the Park! Believe me, you do not want to miss it! Be sure to save a lot of time for the awesome Village of historical buildings that have been moved to the site and restored. It's well worth many visits!!!!

park is nice but unstaffed most of the time and the area is bare bones. parking isn't convenient…read morefor the pavilions and having to cross the street to large hills with no stairs to access them from the parking areas is difficult for handicapped or limited mobility individuals. The river is fun for the kids but a lack of even a single park employee leads to many insatnces of crowds of loud violent groups taking over and running families out.

Georgia Power park: campground. Boat docks, swimming area and grouP area…read more Very well maintained and clean. Hosts great you and after just 2 visits they recognized us. Very personable and they take pride in the park. Swim area and day use is sandy and safe. Boat waves add some movement to the warm water. Safe for floaters, swimmers and even little ones that can not swim,

We loved the campground. It's beautiful! People are friendly and nice. The only complaint we…read morehave is lot 86. When we stayed the lot we had was 86. We had a very hard time getting our camper backed in due to the trees. We actually damaged the side of our travel trailer. There was an experienced truck driver in the camp and he came to help along with other campers. Even with that it took 45 minutes to get into our lot. We have a 27' travel trailer.

This was our first visit here and we had a wonderful time. We took the tour of his house and the…read moregrounds and had a wonderful tour guide. She was so kind and had lots of information to give us! My wife and I love history and this was a great place to get some new information about that era and what's was going on during that time and what Mr Stephens life was and what he did for the country. We will be going back for sure and talking with Mrs Mel again.

This state park seemed largely devoted to camping and fishing. The limited trails were either older…read morepaved roads or were somewhat overgrown, and did not extend as far as I'd hoped. The sights were perfectly pleasant forest, but nothing worth coming a long way for. The historical site near the park's entrance was a separate deal and it wasn't entirely clear to me what was there to be done.

There is only 1 hiking trail , it is 2 miles and still relaxing . If you want to swim there is a…read moresmall swim area , plenty of fishing areas and if you have a boat or kayak then you have limitless places to go . Campsites (Glamping) are all Paved full RV hook up no place to put tents . Grounds are pretty clean , bathrooms are dated but extremely clean . Office/store staff are nothing short of amazing .

This place is beautifully maintained and features many campsites. They are spacious and nicely…read moreseparated, for the most part. It's clean and is one of THE nicest campgrounds I've seen!

Great park lot of nature and very clean and natural has great creek with stream nice place to take…read morea walk and breath in the fesh air I highly recommend it if your close but not a park I would drive hours to visit although nice not a destination point in my opinion great park!

The park was nice but there was this creepy older man walking through the parking lot peering into…read morecars. He walked up and down the parking lot while on the phone and then got into his car and sped away when i tried to call someone. He was driving a white Chevrolet sedan with a Dawgs "G" sticker/magnet and no license plate. DO NOT GO HERE ALONE AT SUNSET.

We camped here and it was so fun! The park is beautiful and has many trails to check out. The camp…read morestore is stocked with everything you may need!

We had such a wonderful time camping here. The employees at the trading post are beyond friendly…read moreand helpful. And so very patient in assisting us. The campground itself is wonderful. The sites are well maintained and there are plenty of sites that accommodate our 43 foot camper. There are some premium sites that pull through. Just exercise caution with some of those because you could see where some campers dragged trying to get into those. The bath houses are very clean and modern. They also have 20 cabins you can rent. A fair number have been remodeled and those are really nice. We had a great time and are already planning our next trip.

74 degrees and everything closed? Not sure why. I understand it's seasonal but there at least 50…read morepeople there wondering why!

My preferred stopoff for canal visits. This area doesn't have a ton of traffic. There is a picnic…read moreshelter with some bathrooms (albeit recently closed for repairs), a water fountain, and a fancy bridge over the canal. One can walk a substantial distance in either direction and be treated to canal views and river views. Notably, a waterfall and pond running off of the canal are near here. It's a pretty area, and while he parking lot will be crowded on a nice day I've never had any trouble getting a space and once you get out on the trail it's usually quite pleasant.