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Situated on 62 wooded acres in rural Cleburne County, Alabama between Piedmont, Alabama and Cedartown, Georgia with direct access to the Chief Ladiga Trail and the Pinhoti Trail and beautiful Terrapin Creek running through the property.
Activities currently available are hiking, biking, climbing, swimming, and fishing.
The Pinhoti Trail is a National Recreation Trail for hiking only. There are 150 miles of the trail in Alabama and 150 miles in Georgia and it connects to the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail in north Georgia. 140 of the Alabama miles are in the Talladega National Forest which borders the camp property.
The Chief Ladiga Trail is a paved converted railbed with 34 miles in Alabama (Anniston to the Georgia line). The trail allows use by hikers, bicyclists and skateboarders. It connects to the Silver Comet Trail in Georgia and continues over 60 miles to the outskirts of Atlanta. The most beautiful portion of this trail is in Cleburne County and it is the most recently completed portion of the trail as well.
The Talladega National Forest borders the property on three sides. The Talladega National Forest consists of 392,567 acres of protected public wilderness in North and Central Alabama. You can view more information about the Talladega National Forest at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talladega_National_Forest
From Birmingham, Alabama
Take I-59N toward Atlanta to Gadsden, Alabama (approx. 56 miles)
Take exit 182 onto I-759E into Gadsden (approx. 5 miles)
Turn left onto George Wallace Drive
Turn right onto E. Meighan Blvd./US 278E (approx. 1 mile)
Turn left onto US 278E toward Piedmont (approx. 2 miles)
In Piedmont go through the first traffic light to a four-way stop (approx. 22 miles from Gadsden)
Go straight through the four-way stop onto Nances Creek Industrial Boulevard to the next stop sign
Turn left onto Vigo Road/County Road 70
Go approximately 6 miles and turn right onto County Road 94
The campground entrance will be on the left just past the Chief Ladiga Lodge (big cedar house)
From Atlanta, Georgia
Take I-20W to exit 44 (GA-6)
Merge onto GA-6W toward Austell, GA and go approx 44 miles
Turn left to take the US 27/US 278/GA-6W ramp
From ramp turn right onto US 27/US 278/GA-6 toward Cedartown, GA
In Cedartown turn left onto Piedmont Hwy./US 278W toward Piedmont
Turn left onto Esom Hill Rd. (near mm3)
Turn right on Shiloh Rd./County Road 49 and go approx. 3 miles crossing into Alabama
Turn right onto County Road 70 just past Borden Springs Fire Department
Go approx. 3 miles and turn left onto County Road 94
The campground entrance will be on the left just past the Chief Ladiga Lodge (big cedar house)
This campground is unique. It is a large property of mostly flat grassy open areas alongside a babbling creek and surrounded by forest. There are no campsite numbers, just a dozen or so picnic tables and fire rings well-spaced apart. We had reservations that we made online but there was no one in the office when we got there. Luckily there was just enough cell signal to reach the manager and he told us to camp anywhere we liked. We found a large space near the creek with a table and some shade. It was one of the prettiest campsites we've experienced in eight year of full-time RVing. It was Labor Day weekend and there was lots of space available and by Tuesday there were literally two RVs in the whole place.
The park is right on the Chief Ladiga bike trail, which connects to the Silver Comet Trail to make nearly 100 miles of paved bike path. This trail is the primary draw for the campground and makes this a wonderful spot for bikes.This park is a real gem for anyone who doesn't care about hook ups or amenities (there is a bath house which was reasonably clean, and a dump station)
IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not approach this campground from the west on County Road 94. There is a bridge permanently out about 2 miles west of the campground. Don't go this way unless you want to back out 1/3 mile down a narrow dirt road!
Great place for bikepackers to stay! Super clean and well taken care of. Friendly people. Bath house, showers, and fresh water. Wonderful place!
An excellent primitive campground in a beautiful location. Very spacious property with a good-sized creek that provides a relaxing sleeping environment due to the water flowing over rocks. Remote location gives you a very quiet stay and good stargazing opportunities on clear nights. They have a nice CLEAN bath house with several tiled shower stalls. The Chief Ladiga bicycle trail runs along the backside of the property with easy access to the campground. If you like getting away from it all, you will enjoy this place. We highly recommend and we will definitely be camping here again in the future.
This is a great place to camp! Beautiful scenery and very quiet. The area is very large so you don’t feel crowded. Bath house was clean.
Beautiful campground with nice bathrooms. It's a primitive camping experience, don't expect dump stations and hook ups for RVs. Found one bar of Verizon 4G service. The beauty, solitude, and listening to the wildlife are well worth the price.
