Review of Jack Hill State Park Campground from the Perspective of an Active Snowbird

by #Potteronwheels

Rig:  2018 Vista 31BHE Class A Motorhome, No Additional Vehicle

Site: 30 (S/W/E) - Utilities Placement & Location:  Good / Power: Clean

Check-in: 1PM / Check-out: 12PM

Our T-Mobile Hotspot was sufficient for internet connectivity and streaming without using our WeBoost antenna system; Cell Service on Verizon was 3 bars.

Nightly Rate (March, 2025):  $34.56/night (includes Senior Discount, taxes and fees)

Jack Hill State Park is still recovering from Hurricane Helene, but they’re doing a remarkable job. The hiking trail was still closed during our stay in March, 2025, but the remaining areas of the park seemed open and relatively tidy. The park offers a small campground (30 sites), a hiking trail, a lake, 10 rental cottages, a golf course, miniature golf, an outdoor “gym,” a splash pad, and a small lake for fishing. They rent kayaks, jon boats, and aero cycles, as well as bicycles at the front office. We enjoyed 12 nights at Jack Hill State Park Campground in mid-March, 2025, when the weather was very pleasant. We had comfortably cool evenings and daytime temps in the 70’s. We look forward to returning in the future!

Getting Around: A small lake is at the heart of the park. The road is a bit hilly, but for us it was a welcome change after months of predominantly flat coastal topography. It’s less than a mile to the office from the campground (uphill), where you’ll find the miniature golf, day use areas, and several playgrounds. At various spots surrounding the lake, you’ll find swings to enjoy the view and the sunset.

The Campground:  The 30-site campground is situated on one side of the lake. Sites 29 and 30 are full hook-up and are on the hill above the campground. I feel like these were probably once the host sites, as all other sites in the campground appeared to not have sewer. A dump station is available. We loved our spot at Site 30. Our view was a somewhat hurricane-battered area of dense woods, and our neighbors in the spot behind us, while relatively close, faced the opposite direction. We felt like we were in our own little slice of heaven.

The passenger side of of Site 30 overlooks woods, with nary a camper in site

The lakefront sites were on the small size for GA state parks, but still larger than we’ve experienced in other states. One bath/shower house serves the entire campground, but we never found it to be crowded as the campground was rarely near max capacity during our stay. Locals seem to come in for weekends and then it’s pretty quiet during the week (at least in March). Noise intrusion from the nearby town was a regular occurrence, and there was a bit of traffic coming in through the back entrance past our site and down to the golf course.

The bath house has standard bathroom / shower facilities for men and women as well as two unisex combo bath/shower rooms, each with accessible features for persons with disabilities. The dump and dumpster are centrally located. WiFi is offered at the golf course clubhouse, also walkable from the campground. We did not use it because we use our own T-Mobile Hotspot. The facilities are maintained by Camp Hosts. During our stay, the bathrooms were maintained at varying levels of cleanliness, with basic supplies nowhere to be found on one occasion. We also encountered a camper with three dogs who were tied out most of the day on leads as long as 25 feet. One barked incessantly at a squirrel in a tree for a good part of one day (which I understand, because one of our dogs is a Jack Russell). Although the dogs seemed friendly and were not left unattended, they barked quite a bit and their owners made little effort to quiet them. Staff did nothing to discourage the long leads or the barking. We are dog lovers as well, and certainly understand that dogs bark; however, we also understand that people come to campgrounds to experience nature and seeking quiet. We take our dogs on regular long walks during the day and keep them predominantly indoors at other times to minimize any disruption they would bring to other campers.

Laundry is located at the bath house (1 washer $1.50 /1 dryer $2.00, if memory serves. Pay using quarters only). There is one of each machine, and a folding table.

OUR RATING & SUMMARY:

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️  and 1/4 ⭐️’s

We have loved every Georgia State Park we’ve visited thus far, and there’s lots to love about Jack Hill, too. We loved our site and felt lucky to have landed what we feel is the best site in the campground (#30). I had plenty of room to set up my mobile studio on this site, and enjoyed the relative quiet of being away from the main part of the campground after being on the road for almost 3 months and living in closer quarters with other campers during that time. The bath house and laundry facilities were adequate for the campground size, and the small lake provided a water feature, which I always love. We give Jack Hill State Park Campground 4 and 1/4 stars; we deducted points for the lack of cleanliness and supplies in the bath house, and for the smaller campsites (even though ours was quite spacious). We evaluate campgrounds from our unique perspective as active snowbirds who travel with dogs that require exercise but don’t always get along with other dogs (or each other…sigh), so trails are a must. However, we did not deduct points for the closed hiking trail, as this was a hurricane-related anomaly and the park is waiting for crews to come in to clear them. For us, if the hiking trail was open and we could get Site 30 with full hook-up again, we would stay at Jack Hill for a week or two.