Old Federal

Was our first time. We stopped over on our way to Tennessee. We’ll definitely come back for a longer stay.

Great easy access lake for the maiden voyage of my blow up kayak!

The site was great, but the camp hosts women play favorites, we changed sites while there, we had to be out of ours by 1.00, but the site we were moving into, that gentleman did not have to be out of his, so we had to wait, the camp host women both just said oh well, makes you wonder whats going on behind the scenes.

A beautiful site! Gorgeous views of the water and a big tent site. It's pretty windy due to the exposure from the lake. A short walk down some stairs to the site, plenty of parking, and relatively separated from other sites. Old Federal is my favorite campground!

We love this lake and all of the sites. You know instead of closing charge us the campers more.

Camping experience was great

Hola ,una opción sería que pusieran caminos o bajada para el pago independientes para no tener que cruzar con otros que acampan

Very clean facility, love the people at the gate ( very nice ), close to stores if you need anything, great phone signal

Site and Hosts were great! No complaints!

The location of this park is great if you like to camp on lakeside campsites…as most every site is lakeside. The staff is extremely friendly and we personally enjoy the fact that the rules are highly enforced. It’s a peaceful campground too. If you’ve never been to the park, you should just be aware that some of the sites are very short … and you will not be allowed to park vehicles or boat trailers on any of the non-paved areas. That’s a good thing for most … in that it keeps rule breakers from smothering their campsites with stray vehicles and toys. There are, however, several parking spaces in other areas of the campground where a camper can park the excess vehicles as needed. You just can’t occupy any of the bare ground with such. We also like the dump facilities at the park. The dump site is always clean and the hoses/connectors are quite useable. My only suggestion there would be that the park might look into adding another dump site since there’s currently just one and it often gets backed up in the mornings as folks try to leave. The bath house facilities are dated and in need of some new fixtures and TLC. But they’re still clean and useable. The location of the campground is good. It’s far enough away from civilization that it remains quiet, but close enough to get almost anything you need. That said, Old Federal has been one of our favorite campgrounds for years. However, we noticed during our last two stays this year that the grounds are in EXTREMELY bad condition. I realize we’ve had some major storms blow through this year, but that’s no excuse for not picking up the downed tree debris or letting the grass get so high (knee high in several areas).

Good views of the lake, sites aren't too stacked on top of each other.

This was once a very nice campground but it has really declined over the last few years. The areas surrounding the campsites are poorly maintained with overgrown grass and weeds. Dead and fallen trees are all around the property. Bath houses are becoming dilapidated.

We love Old Federal! Always very clean and quiet. Publix, Walmart and Sams Club are all nearby.

This is the most beautiful park on the lake and the hosts are the friendliest and the most willing to work with you!

We were disappointed to see our favorite park with so many trees down from a storm 6 weeks before. The grounds are not maintained as nicely as before.

Had a great time!

The grass needs to be cut when they did mow it was only two strips nothing around the camper A lot of trees were down that needed to be cut up camp ground has a lot of potential

Awesome stay. The campsite was in great condition and all public areas were clean and nicely kept. The host at the gate were very helpful and welcoming.

I was disappointed with all the fallen trees just left on the ground and hanging in trees plus the uncut grass. I’ve been going to Old Federal for years and it’s appalling on how run down it is.

Have never seen park look so bad. Grounds are not maintained, in some areas grass and weeds were 4 ft tall. Bathrooms not cleaned for days.

Love old federal but they have litter it go unkept. Grass high and trees still down from storm

Staff was very professional, courteous, and helpful. Camp sites were clean and well maintained. Waterfront and water views were at every campsite. Restrooms and showers were clean and well lit. We are definitely staying here again!!

Very nice camp sites. Beautiful views

This is probably our 10th stay at Old Federal. We live nearby and can make it up there after a full day of work Friday before the gates close, so we have been there a number of times over the years. I think the COE does an excellent job of managing the Lanier campgrounds, but it's hard to overlook how government cuts have hit these Federal campgrounds. it's discouraging to see at least 3 sites out of operation and the volunteers that are working are frustrated at what they are being asked to do. We had campers fly a drone over our site and linger there, then fly over a pontoon on the water and surveil them from overhead for a few minutes. A patrolling sheriff happened to drive by the operator, but either didn't see the controller or chose not to deal with it. Prima donna or not, I miss having the grass trimmed around the sites and fallen trees addressed in a timely manner. That all said, I think the COE does an excellent job managing what they have to work with. But I worry that the sites won't be around for our kids and that is really heartbreaking.

Beautiful site with nice views of the lake

I LOVE MY BETTY LOUUUUUUUUU

Love Old Federal. Would wish that grass was more completely cut…not just next to roads.

Oh my gosh, I love my Betty Lou at the front desk at Old Federal! She provided the best customer service, and the greatest experience, gave me and my kid a bunch of cool washable tattoos that we had tons of fun with! Talk about a cool campground, has the best views of any campground on the lake! WE LOVE YOUUUUU BETTTYYYYY LOUUUUU!!!!

Beautiful campground. Best camping on lake lanier

The staff is so friendly and the sites give you plenty of space!

great attendants

The entrance and exits are not easy to negotiate. The entrance causes a backup because those checking in block other reg campers since they don’t pull to the side to register. The exit is a tight squeeze between rock pillars.

Nice park, clean and were quick to clean up after storm. I’d definitely recommend

Nice time, great hosts (who will be missed) but the bathrooms where not as clean as usual and not cleaned or straightened up the two days we where there.

Found our new favorite Georgia COE park. We stayed in site #72 and absolutely loved it. Beautiful views and refreshing breeze from the water.

We had an awesome time in the park, very clean and beautiful! The two women host that have been at the park for an extended time, not sure of their names are very nice and make you feel welcome. They go out of their way to speak to you and make sure everything is going well. They make the stay worthwhile!

The people and sites are great. We have stayed there many times and love it. This time was not so fun. A storm and tornado or microburst hit us on site 55 and it flipped our 37 ft trailer over. We were ok but trailer totaled. The staff and other campers were so helpful and kind. Obviously not their fault!! Two other trailers where blown over. There are some strong storms that come across the lake but this was unique. At least 100mph winds. But I would definitely recommend Old Federal.

아틀란타에서 가까운 거리에 위치하고 있어 접근이 용이하고 깨끗하게 정리된 캠핑사이트는 아주 평안한 마음을 준다. 넓은 호수를 바라볼 수 있어서 더욱 좋았다. 그런데 샤워실 바닥에 물이 많이 고여 있어서 좀 불편했다.

What a beautiful campsite! Just about every site is on the lake, spacious, and very well maintained. Can’t wait till our next trip in the fall!

Duck poop was unbelievable and the grass was very unkempt…and make puppy caught Pavo there…I will not be going back…use to be my favorite place to go before Covid..now it’s just bad..bathrooms were not well taken care of.

This is the second time we visited Old Federal this year. It is a great park and most of the sites have Great Lake views. The staff is excellent.

Tents should not be allowed to rent a RV spot and need to cut grass in all areas.

The lady at the check-in was so pleasant and a joy to talk to. It makes for a better experience when you encounter friendly people.

We had a wonderful time & our site #58 was amazing but it was a little challenging due to the drop off at the end of the site. Luckily we had extra blocks & could manage to support the backend of the camper. With no picture available of the site online, I’m glad someone else posted their experience there. The bath house needed better lighting. The staff was very courteous & very helpful.

We love this campground. Just wish the other army corps of engineer camps were open so it was not so busy. Three campgrounds are closed because they were unable to staff them. This is a real shame.

Love this camp ground and the camp hosts - safe , friendly, camp sites are clean and amazing views

Both of our spots were very nice and clean. The park staff were very accommodating and pleasure to deal with

Great location and beautifully maintained campgrounds. A full service campsite overlooking the lake with deer and foxes running around. Less than an hour from Atlanta!