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Chickamauga Battlefield Group Campground

National Park Service campground in Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.

$20nightly fee
9overnight sites
Reservablebooking
Not listedseason not in our sources
No RV datamax RV/trailer length
41named USFS/NPS trails within 5 mi (35.5 mi)
0.0 mibike trails within 5 mi
A photo of a campsite at Chickamauga Battlefield.
A photo of a campsite at Chickamauga Battlefield.. Photo: NPS/Sierra Crider via Recreation.gov, public domain (U.S. government work).

Summary

Chickamauga Battlefield Group Campground is a National Park Service campground in Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, about 9 miles (straight line) from Chattanooga. Expect 9 overnight sites (including 9 tent-only sites and 9 group sites), with a nightly fee of $20. Sites are reservable on Recreation.gov. The listing reports drinking water.

When it's open

Season not listed

Georgia campgrounds open year-round →

Neither Recreation.gov nor our other sources publish an open season for this campground, so we don't guess. Check the official listing before an off-season trip.

Hookups & amenities

  • ShowersNot listed
  • ToiletsNot listed
  • Drinking waterListed
  • Electric hookupsNot listed
  • Water hookupsListed
  • Sewer hookupsNot listed
  • Full hookups (E/W/S)Not listed
  • Dump stationNot listed
  • Wi-FiNot listed
  • LaundryNot listed
  • Camp storeNot listed
  • PlaygroundNot listed
  • SwimmingNot listed
  • Boat rampNot listed
  • Pet-friendlyNot listed
  • ADA-accessible sitesNot listed
  • CabinsNot listed
  • Fire ringsNot listed
  • GrillsNot listed
  • Picnic tablesNot listed
  • Camp hostNot listed
  • Food storage lockersNot listed

Listed only when Recreation.gov site records report it. "Not listed" means the source doesn't say, not that the campground lacks it.

Map: trails and roads near Chickamauga Battlefield Group Campground

Map of roads, water and trails within about 5 miles of Chickamauga Battlefield Group Campground, with bike trails colored by their OpenStreetMap difficulty tags
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), drawn by us from OSM extracts. The map covers about 15 × 10 miles. Bike trail colors come only from OSM difficulty tags: green = kid-friendly, blue = intermediate, black = expert, purple = bike-legal but unrated. Brown lines are footpaths and hiking trails. Not for navigation.

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Campsite layout

Check live availability on Recreation.gov ↗

We don't show live availability. Openings change by the minute and only the official reservation system has them.

How it compares

  • With 9 sites it is the #82 largest of 92 Georgia campgrounds that publish a site count (small and usually quieter).
  • Its lowest fee ($20) is $5 above the Georgia median of $15/night.
  • There are 21 other campgrounds in our data within 25 miles; 2 of them list a lower starting fee.
  • Straight-line distance: Chattanooga ~9 mi, Atlanta ~96 mi, Knoxville ~104 mi.

Site mix

Tent-only9
Water hookup2
Group9

Amenities & rules

Water spigotTents

Fee notes from the agency: Current camping rate is $20 per night for each site.

Trails within 5 miles

TrailClosest pointMapped miles within 5 miSource
Trail Orange 5A0.0 mi1.6NPS
Trail Yellow 5C0.1 mi0.8NPS
Green0.2 mi0.5NPS
Tan0.3 mi0.5NPS
Trail Yellow 5B0.3 mi0.4NPS
Trail White 20.4 mi1.1NPS
Trail Yellow 20.4 mi0.8NPS
Cluster 54 Trail0.5 mi0.1NPS
Trail Orange 5B0.5 mi0.3NPS
Trail Red 50.5 mi2.4NPS
Trail Red 10.6 mi3.1NPS
Trail Tan 20.6 mi0.5NPS

+ 29 more named trails.

Mountain biking nearby

No bike-legal trails are mapped within 5 miles in OpenStreetMap or Forest Service data.

Ratings come only from OpenStreetMap mtb:scale / IMBA tags. Untagged trails show as "Unrated", and we never guess. Check conditions and maps on Trailforks or MTB Project.

Activities listed

AmphitheaterAuto TouringBerry PickingBikingBirdingCampingClimbingHikingHistoric & Cultural SiteHorseback RidingInterpretive ProgramsPaddlingPicnickingWildlife Viewing

Nearest campgrounds

CampgroundMilesStateFee/nightSitesHookupsMax RVPetsBookingTrails ≤5 mi
Holiday Travel Park of Chattanooga Private
Private RV park
4.5GA—— — yes— ?31 (21.2 mi)
Indian Springs Campgrounds
OpenStreetMap listing
5.9GA—— — —— ?10 (7.3 mi)
Battlefield Campground & RV Park
Private campground
6.1GA—— — —— ?11 (6.9 mi)
Moonshine Campsite
Lula Lake Land Trust
6.8GA—— — —— ?9 (11.2 mi)
Durham Backcountry Campsite
Lula Lake Land Trust
9.8GA—— — —— ?0
Raccoon Mountain Campground
Private campground
10.3TN—— — —— ?27 (28.7 mi)

Hookups: E = electric (max amps), W = water, S = sewer. "—" means the agency doesn't publish it. Trail counts are named USFS/NPS trails within 5 miles. 🟢 = kid-friendly (green-rated) bike trail nearby. "Open year-round" and month ranges come from the agency, state park or OpenStreetMap season; no tag means no season is published.

From the managing agency

Overview THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC CAMPGROUND. SCOUTS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS ONLY. These sites are for overnight camping by organized non-profit (501c) youth groups (scouts, church youth groups) under adult supervision for the purpose of education of the historic resources of the battlefield. Due to limited space and facilities, camping for solely recreational purposes is not allowed. Groups must choose sites according to the size of their group. Recreation Hiking, biking, and horseback riding are popular recreation activities at the park. Groups may also request a ranger tour of the park or ranger-led activity. Chickamauga Battlefield contains around 50 miles of hiking trails. In additi… read the full description on Recreation.gov