Calhoun Falls State Park — Attraction in Middleton

We had a great time here last week. We were camped in the primitive tent loop in sites 1 and 2, which both had beautiful lake views & water access. Be aware that some of the sites are a healthy hike through the forest from the parking lot, and pack accordingly! If you have a boat you might consider packing the boat, putting in near Site 5 if possible, and paddling around to your campsite. We were able to park our kayak & paddleboard right on the sandy/gravely "beach" in sight of our campsites. It appeared that most of the tent sites had water access. The views were breathtaking–I really appreciated how all of the shoreline visible from the campground was undeveloped. Some of the banks were steeper clay, some were densely forested, and other little inlets had nice beaches. We paddled up Lake Russell a little bit and found a cool island that we explored, and an empty beach that we hung out at for several hours. This is a great lake for water activities: swimming, fishing, kayaking, etc. The campsites were nice, with standard gravel tent pads that could easily fit two medium-sized tents. Each pad had a picnic table, fire pit, and metal hook for lanterns. There was a water faucet located along the path near the parking lot, where we filled up our drinking water. The bathhouse left a little to be desired. It just featured one men's and one women's toilet and sink (no shower). There was an outdoor shower behind the building. There was also no trash drop-off at the bath/parking lot area (although there is a dump a short drive away). It would be nice to have a bathhouse with several toilets & rustic showers, with trash drop-off, but this wasn't a deal breaker; there is also a full bathhouse in the RV loop that we could have used. The camp store is nice and has a full selection of camping gear & supplies. The ranger working there was very friendly, and even let us add an additional night's stay at no additional cost (we missed our first night due to Hurricane Michael). All in all, we had a wonderful time and didn't want to leave, even after staying three nights & four days. I'd gladly go back here. I highly recommend this campground (and the tent loop) if you love...

This was one of the most beautiful campsites I've ever stayed at and one of the worse! We camped at the primitive (hike-in) campsite T3. Pros: campsite was spacious, shaded & right on a private little cove of the lake. You could jump in and swim from the site (water was warm day & night, we camped in August) and our dogs could swim there with us (dogs are not allowed on swim beach). Single stall bathrooms & outdoor showers in parking lot. Surprisingly no mosiquitoes! Cons: campsite was full of trash upon arrival--a full garbage bag worth of bottles, cans, wrappers, wipes, etc. Ants covered all surfaces and invaded our tents & hammocks at night. We left one day early because we could not sleep with ants crawling all over us ALL NIGHT LONG for another night (we have camped at many parks and forests across the country and never experienced an invasion like this!). Bathrooms were not cleaned or replenished once during our stay. The men's bathroom got to be so bad that the men starting using the women's bathroom. It was nice to have the outdoor shower (indoor showers were not within reasonable walking) but it was a single cold water shower. Our first night was very quiet as we were the only campers, but as more campsites filled, it became very noisy (small sounds & voices echoed loudly across water) even though each site was well spaced out. It was hard to find our site & the ranger station/camp store was only open 9-5 (we arrived at 6). The store was more of a gift shop than useful supply store. Trail to sites had nice stairs/bridges but path was washed out below steps & had many raised roots. Difficult to navigate after dark or with carrying gear. I would NOT make the trip to camp here again but truly enjoyed the daytime...

Calhoun Falls State Park boat ramp, is extremely nice, double lane deep water right away, they have a convenience doc three-sided it was a little bit difficult to nudge up to but not too bad, the restroom facilities are boarded up I don't understand why, water was really clear, although we didn't have any luck fishing, on February 26, plenty of parking although there is an admission fee of $2 per person on the honor System. The DNR officer was there today checking boat registrations he was very nice guy and had some tips for us. If you're coming from the north bring your own minnows or else you'll have to cross the border enter Georgia on Highway 72 to Marine 72, they were very nice people and had plenty of Minnows and other tackle. It would have been really nice to know that because we had to go about 5 miles out of our way to get minnows near the boat ramp nothing in Calhoun Falls Township, other than two gas stations without minnows. And no Refreshments on the way close by other than going past the entrance into Calhoun Falls at the intersection of 81 and 72., like I said if you're coming from the North like Belton. When we got there there were probably 20 trailers in the parking lot but we only saw a couple of boats out on the water and had no trouble getting in and out. I hope this...