Lake Sidney Lanier · Georgia
Overview Old Federal Campground lies on the eastern banks of Lake Sidney Lanier in Northern Georgia. Popular for its aqua-blue waters and spectacular scenery, Lake Sidney Lanier hosts over 11 million visitors annually for fantastic fishing and boating opportunities. Recreation Old Federal Campground offers many outdoor recreation opportunities including fishing, swimming, picnicking and bike riding.
Sites at Old Federal are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 84 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Tent only, RV, Walk-to / hike-to |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Flowery Branch, GA |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Old Federal around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Duckett Mill | Cancellation alerts available |
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| Bolding Mill | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bald Ridge Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sawnee | Cancellation alerts available |
| Van Pugh South Day Use Facility | Cancellation alerts available |
| Toto Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Buford Dam Park Shelters (Ga) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bolding Mill Shelters (Ga) | Cancellation alerts available |
| West Bank Park Shelters (Ga) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lanier Park Shelter (Ga) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Little Hall Shelter (Ga) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Thompson Creek Park Shelter (Ga) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Van Pugh North Park Shelter (Ga) | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Old Federal; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.