Etowah River Campground

"I would never recommend this campground to anyone! Do not stay here! Jennifer, the owner, is extremely rude as well as the campground host Tommy. There are rules that are not listed or made clear. The business is not ADA tolerant and made it very clear that neither of them cared and that someone with a disability was not welcome. I have Crohn’s Disease and have to use the restroom frequently. We left our home 4 hours away from Dahlonega in plenty of time to make check in time, but due to my Crohn’s I had to make multiple stops which caused us to run behind. We attempted to call the number given at 4:00 with a Verizon message saying the call could not be connected. We tried 10 other times to call with the same message. We finally found another number and left a message at 6:30 to give an ETA. A resident of the campground messaged us on Facebook with another number to call. We reached Tommy at 8:03 saying that we were 30 minutes away and the reason for running late. We were told by Tommy that we were past the check in time and could not check in that night and would have to wait until the next morning at 10 AM. He also was happy to tell us that we could stay the night in the local Walmart parking lot. In speaking to the FB friend, he informed us that he knew the owners and was sure if we went to the office and called the owner that she would understand and let us go ahead and park. Once arriving at the campground we called the number listed and was connected to Jennifer. We were told that we knew the rules, she knew nothing of the name we gave her of the FB friend, and we should have left earlier. I tried explaining to her the situation of my Crohn’s. Her exact words were “I don’t care or want to hear your long story” and “if you are not off my property in 5 minutes I will call the law”. She also stated that she was refunding the deposit and we were not allowed to stay at all. So, now we are 4 hours away from our home with no campground to stay in for the 4 day weekend. In my 42 years of camping, from being a child with my parents and now as an adult, I have never experienced anything like this. Again, do not waste your money."

"Etowah river campground was a great place to camp. the reviews do not do it justice. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. the campsite overlooked a river and was peaceful. the bathrooms were clean and close to the campsites. cellphone service was a bit spotty. the campground was close to dahlongea and amicalola falls state park. we thoroughly enjoyed our experience at etowah river campground and highly recommend it to other travelers."

"My family took me last weekend for my 60th bday..we had a blast..restrooms were clean, and the host was sweet..I highly recommend it for anyone who tent camps.."

"I was very skeptical about staying at this campground because of the reviews. I want to say it could not be farther from the truth. The place is beautiful on the river. Cellphone service is zero but they do have Wi-Fi that helps a little. All the employees have been very welcoming and accommodating. When we first arrived they brought us a brand new fire ring and put stones around it. We travel full time for work. It is nice to have a place you can feel at home and enjoy instead of like a prison like some campgrounds."

"I LOVED THIS PLACE...Was it a bite rough? Yes..but so peaceful and very friendly people..the maintenance man ..old timer..was the best at info of what's in the river..gold, silver, and garnets..I have dirt I collected for river to do at home..that being said I did find garnets and when i find anything more ill report it. thank you for the wonderful stay..will be back.....P.s people please don't liter..been to Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and never have I ever seen so much liter..stay safe"