ATTENTION: Fort Yargo's popular day-use area is expanding and receiving major upgrades. Due to construction, the day use area will close November 15, 2023 until spring 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope you will enjoy all of the new amenities. For updates on the improvements, please visit our website at
Improvements at Fort Yargo (gastateparks.org).
New check-in location: Fort Yargo State Park has a new visitor's center and new entrance. We are requesting all guests to check-in at the new visitor center location which is 1/4 of a mile south of the old entrance. The park address will remain the same, but the GPS coordinates of the new visitor center are as follows: Latitude 33.9842 Longitude -83.7335). Thank you for choosing Fort Yargo State Park. We look forward to your arrival.
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Description
Located between Atlanta and Athens, this popular park features a 1792 log fort built by settlers for protection against Creek and Cherokee Indians. Today, visitors come to Fort Yargo for its wide variety of outdoor recreation and scenery. A 260-acre lake offers a large swimming beach, fishing and boat ramps.
Fort Yargo State Park is a beautiful location for outdoor weddings, reunions and other celebrations. Visitors have a choice of numerous facilities for all budgets, ranging from group shelters to lake-view pavilions. Overnight guests can choose from fully equipped cottages or cozy campsites. For a more unique experience, visitors can reserve lakeside yurts, which are canvas tents. Each yurt has furniture and electricity inside and a fire ring, picnic table and grill outside.
Recreation:
Geocaching
Hiking and Mountain Biking
Bike Rental
Disc Golf (fee) -- annual passes available, bring your own discs
Lake Swimming
Fishing
Jon boat rental (seasonal)
Boating - private boats allowed, 10 HP limit
Canoe, Kayak and Pedal Boat Rental (seasonal)
Picnicking
Miniature Golf (fee)
Playgrounds
Weddings (park approval required)
Facilities:
1,816 Acres
3 Cottages
13 Camper Cabins
6 Yurts
45 Tent, Trailer, RV Campsites
12 Walk-in Campsites
260-Acre Lake
A Swimming Beach
5 Picnic Shelters
2 Group Shelters (seat 80 and 100)
Lake Pavilion
Beach Pavilion
Pioneer Campground
2 Boat Ramps
Gift Shop
Nearby Attractions:
Hard Labor Creek State Park
Highland Walk Golf Course at Victoria Bryant
The Creek Golf Course at Hard Labor Creek
Victoria Bryant State Park
Watson Mill Bridge State Park
Services & Amenities:
- ADA accessible
- Amphitheater
- Beach
- Biking
- Boat Launch
- Boat Rentals
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Childrens Activities
- Comfort Station
- Disc Golf
- Fire Rings
- Fishing Pier
- Freshwater Fishing
- Hiking
- Horseshoes
- Miniature Golf
- Mountain Biking
- Naturalist
- Nature Center
- Parking
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Sewage Dump Station
- Showers
- Swimming
- Tennis Court
Alerts and Important Information
For reservation inquiries please call 1-800-864-7275. For Park inquiries please contact the park at 770-867-3489 or 706-867-6123 (Will-A-Way).
A ParkPass is required for all vehicles. Price for ParkPasses are not included with the reservation. Overnight guests pay only one ParkPass fee for the duration of their stay. The daily ParkPass is valid at all state parks visited the same day and is not valid at state historic sites.
ParkPass fees are as follow:
1-12 passenger vehicles $5 per day or $50 annual ParkPass;
13-30 passenger vehicles $30 per day or $75 annual ParkPass;
31 or more passenger vehicles $70 per day or $250 annual ParkPass;
Georgia active duty military/veterans $3.75 per day or $37.50 annual ParkPass.
For information on our park rules and reservation policies please visit our website http://gastateparks.org/thingstoknow. Rules and regulations are posted at site offices and must be observed by all guests and their visitors.
Getting There:
GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
33.97167,
-83.72722
33°58'18"N,
83°43'38"W
Fort Yargo State Park is located one mile south of Winder on Georgia Highway 81.
Contact Information:
Mailing Address:
Fort Yargo State Park
210 S. Broad St.
WINDER
GA
30680
Phone Number:
Information:
(770)867-3489