Tugaloo State Park

Beautiful park! Please don’t litter! I slept here overnight for $5 on a road trip. Woke up and did yoga and meditation on the dock. Can’t beat that.

Fantastic, beautiful location to go camping. Checking in is simple, staff are accommodating in terms of answering questions/concerns. And the views, are stunning. Campsites are clean and bathrooms are as well. Some sites can be a little cramped depending on when you go but there's still plenty of privacy. One of my favorite places to visit for sure.

Hiked the Sassafras loop today- we parked by visitor center for convenient trail access but if you’re camping at the park there are other access points. There are lots of spots to get close to or go in the water (given it’s Nov we didn’t go in) but occasionally leaving the trail to get closer to the water might be why our total hiking distance came to 4.2 miles. For myself and my 79 yr old mother this trail was a perfect blend of some minor hills and roots to keep the hike interesting and lots of beautiful water views. Weather today was about 60* so no problems with bugs and maybe due to yesterday’s rain, we didn’t encounter any spiders or webs that I’ve heard can be common on GA trails. The trail crosses by one of the campsite areas about halfway through, which was super convenient for a bathroom break (in a clean building with sufficient soap and paper towels) . $5 per vehicle park entry fee that you either pay online ahead of time or put cash in the envelope from the box and then put the paper receipt (which tears off the payment envelope at the pay box) and hang it in your vehicle. Today was exceptionally quiet and I thought the $5 was well worth the hike 👍 My mom was glad to have her hiking pole but middle aged and younger won’t need one. Great trail and dog friendly so I’d definitely visit again!

Our family has vacationed at Tugaloo State Park for many summers. The setting is beautiful. There are hiking trails and a lovely beach. And best of all, the cabins are along the lake. We look forward to sitting on the private dock in the evenings and watching the sunset. This year we stayed in the newly built accessible cabin. It was gorgeous, well designed, and more like a luxury home than a cabin. The cabin was very well designed for two families to share and the space is welcoming and comfortable, and reasonably priced!

Tugaloo is a beautiful campground. Most sites you can see the lake from. Our site we stayed at was level with some adjustments. Nice picnic table and fire ring. Also we had a blast at the beach area. Water was around 5.5 ft at the time of our visit so it made it safe for our kids to play and adventure.

We stayed in the Yurt village. My only complaint,being a city girl, is that the bathrooms are a walk. The yurt was a fun way to camp without sleeping on the ground. It had air conditioning and heat so that was nice with the weird GA weather. Heat at night and ac during the day. I actually loved having the window covers open instead of the AC on.

Very clean sites, friendly camp hosts, for the money, Georgia has wonderful state park campgrounds. Very kid friendly. Busy on the weekends, but during the week it is nice and quiet. Tugaloo is a great place to decompress.

I've been to several of the Georgia State Parks and this is definitely in my top five. This park is super family friendly but also wonderful for a quiet little getaway. My mom and I stayed at a walk-in tent site with a view of the lake and had a great time. It was a short, but slightly strenuous, walk from the parking lot but the path to the comfort station was paved. Our comfort station was immaculately clean thanks to our sweet camp host Julie, and there was even HOT water in the showers! IYKYK. If you're going tent camping with littles who need space to run around, I recommend sites 5 or 11. If you're an older couple who'd also like to tent camp but have some closer amenities I recommend site 2. It's right off of a paved path to the comfort station. Sites 7 and 10 have the best lake view. Sites 1, 2, 3, and 4 have the most privacy from other campers. All the tent sites have 4 electric outlets and potable water on site (a HUGE plus). If you have kids and go to the main playground by the beach and put-put area, don't go to the bathrooms by the beach. Go to the comfort station on the other side of the playground, they're much cleaner. The staff at the visitor center were all very friendly and helpful as well as the other rangers who ride around to take care of things.

We had an extremely good time. The weather was perfect- the camp site was a great location for us to walk and fish. Next year we are planning for a longer trip for sure

Tugaloo is a great place to camp. There is an area for Rv/ campers and an area for tent camping. They have a nice playground for our kids and the lake is really nice. There is a boat ramp and dock on site.

Very clean camp ground, bathrooms are well maintained the hosts are nice.

Absolutely love going there and camping. Definitely recommend it to everyone. EDIT.. We've been twice thus year already and have many more weeks already booked for summer. My wife and myself absolutely love camping here. It's peaceful, the bathhouse's are always clean and the kids can ride their bikes and play and you don't have to worry about them. I can't say enough good things about tugaloo. If you're looking for a place to camp this is definitely the place..

We had a wonderful time at the state park where we stayed for 2 nights at the cottage. The view from the back deck was amazing view of Hartwell Lake. Our 2 bedroom cottage was comfy and we were provided with linens along with kitchen utensils and plates. But one thing to remember cottage price does not include parking pass. We got that from visitor center at the entrance. The state park has playground, camping area and yurt village too. Would love to come back in summer to enjoy the water and explore more that state park has to offer.

This was a quick weekend tent camping getaway. Weather was perfect and the views across the lake were stunning!

This was a pleasant surprise staying here for a few nights. We lucked out by possibly getting the absolute best tent camping spot in the park. Can’t wait to return here again.

This place is wonderful!! The newly built cabins are very nice! Front porch view of the lake is so peaceful. We had a great vacation and most definitely will be back!

Great quiet state park. Off the beaten path but close enough to lots of things to see and do.

Had a great time as always at the park. Mr. Jonathan took the snakes out for us at the Nature hut to let the kids see them. This park is always clean our favorite place to come to the park.

Very clean and peaceful place for camping. Nice beautiful views of the lake. The bathroom was clean and even had hot water.

We just drove through. It was our first visit. The staff at the store was nice! It looks wonderful! We can't wait to stay and play!

Edit!!!
We just went back!! Stayed in a yurt!! Omg this place is fantastic.

There is Geo cashing!
Boat ramps!
Yurts
Cabins
Camping
Put put
Fishing
Hiking
Zipline
Two parks that we found.
Amazing time

Very nice park. Very picturesque. The water scenery is beautiful. The park is surrounded by lakes. Offers cottages and yurts. Has only two trails, one is about 3.5 miles and the other is about half a mile. Trails are relatively easy and very well marked. Not crowded at all, very peaceful. Nice place to be at on a nice day even in wintertime.