Marietta Campground
Marietta Campground, located about 10 miles from Lake Jackson, is only a short drive to both the shoreline and the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area. The campground caters to primitive campers and mostly has tent pads and tent sites for short-term stays. The facilities include restroom and running water. But don't spend all day in your tent site; make sure to get out and go visit any of the following: Red Top Mountain State Park, Sope Creek or Sweetwater Creek State Park.
Marietta Campground
1031 Wylie Road SE
Marietta, GA 30067
(770) 427-6853
www.hikercentral.com/campgrounds/115753.html
La Siesta RV Park
La Siesta RV Park, also located just outside Lake Jackson in Marietta, is a full-service campground catering to all types of campers--RVers, tenters and pop-up travelers. This site includes many sites, including some with pull-through access and hookups for sophisticated RVs. Make sure to make the short trip over to Jackson Lake where you can swim, hike and go birding on the shores. Right next door is the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area--if you budget your time, you can combine the two excursions and take in all that the area has to offer.
La Siesta RV Park
1031 Wylie Road SE
Marietta, GA 30067
www.hikercentral.com/campgrounds/104113.html
Jones RV Park
Jones RV Park, located in Norcross, Georgia, just a quick 15 minutes from Lake Jackson, has 150 sites with full hookups for RVers, The site also has a dumping station, laundry and bathroom facilities, and a secured storage facility for those with valuables. The management at the RV park will gladly fill your propane tanks, too. This site might have sparse amenities, so make sure to make the trip out to Lake Jackson for boating and hiking. Adventurous types should pack a bag for the national recreation area and explore the lakes and streams crisscrossing the scenic area.
Jones RV Park
2200 Willowtrail Parkway
Norcross, GA 30093
(770) 923-0911
www.jonesrvpark.com/1.html
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