F.D. Roosevelt State Park

This is my second review in under a year. This remains a favorite state park. Only had two nights last August and limited time for exploring the available trails but have done over ten miles of hiking this trip. The campground is undergoing major renovations closing temporarily a whole section of sites that overlook Lake Delanor while clearing out trees to create a couple new lakeside sites. That work has been noisy but only during the day when we were on our way to exploring the hiking options. The trading post is closed for renovations as well which is inconvenient as it’s the closest place to resupply. We seem to be here right before their busiest time so services are sketch. Even with those negatives I highly recommend this park campground. Pine Mountain Trail winds through the park 23 miles we hiked 10+ of them. Particularly beautiful is Wolf Den Loop which runs 6.7 miles of relatively easy hiking and includes several waterfalls. Trails are extremely well marked and maintained by the Pine Mountain Trail Assoc. kudos to them.

We loved the campground and our campsite. Sure, the roads were a bit narrow and there were some drop offs at the edge of some of the roads and beside my site; however, it was all manageable with my 35’ fifth wheel and 22’ tow vehicle. Despite the site listing as only having 30 amps we were pleasantly surprised to find it had 50 amps as well. This was great because it was hot! This campground is a great place to stay for visiting Callaway Gardens and FDRs Little White House. We enjoyed bike riding and hiking there.

What serenity after driving through Atlanta. This park is perfection. Many lakefront and lakeview sites. Great site spacing. Hiking trail from campsites to Liberty Pool is a masterpiece. This park offers so many hiking trails you need more than our two nights so we will go back. Warm Springs and Pine Mtn are close by. We managed to fit in The Little White House in Warm Springs where Pres.Roosevelt would go to unwind and recupurate from polio. Shouldn't be missed. Take a walk at night and watch for fireflies haven't seen them in these numbers since childhood. A swim in the pool is unique for a State Park experience. Dump Station was a two banger so for us no waiting. It's a exit/entrance that we discovered was far closer to Pine Mtn a town with more services to offer than the entrance we first entered from.

We were here in winter with less than 12 other campers so very quiet with store mostly closed except for weekends. Our site was a pull thru that could have handled a 45’ rig but roads are narrow and some turns are tight. Site selection is definitely a consideration as some would be very challenging to get into because of road design and trees.

Getting into office for registration is a challenge and would be more so in the busy summer season. Because park was empty, staff made a couple of suggestions and we had alternatives but one of them would not have been possible so be prepared. Facilities were very clean and well maintained and we enjoyed our stay. Enjoyed visits to Little White House, Callaway Gardens and Infantry Museum in Columbus

We arrived later than we’d hoped so missed out on exploring the park, but the campground is great. After re negotiating our way back on to the main campground road we grabbed a pull through site just steps from the lake.

Note for other folks with a tendency to arrive after dark...while lakeside sites may look appealing, the access road to sites 113-116 is NOT friendly for larger rigs. Our 29’ rv might have made it through but I gave up and backed out.

Our site was flat and had electric and water. There’s a dump station at the rear gate, just around the corner from the campground.

Another note...sugar ants. They’ll find their way in and be a nuisance for some time to come. If you are prone to get lazy about putting your choice of deterrent at ground contact points...this isn’t the place to slack. Put down your best defenses on shore lines, jacks, wheels, and anywhere else that makes a bridge to your rig.

Overall this is a great, spacious campground and during our stay in Sept ‘18 was nearly empty. The main bath house was clean and well kept.

The lake is beautiful and we’d recommend enjoying this spot for longer than we had time for.

This park is right by Callaway Gardens. We stayed in loop #3 at site #301. It was very close to the lake but not right on it. There were two small bridges behind our campsite. Very picturesque.

The proximity of the park to Callaway Gardens was important because one person in our party ran the marathon they held there in January while the rest of us ran the 5K. Staying at the state park made it really simple to be at the starting line on time.

They have the best stocked park office around and totally helpful small general store. Everyone was very friendly. It was interesting to learn about how the CCC did so much work to make that state park amazing way back in Roosevelt's time.

F. D. Roosevelt State Park
2970 Georgia Hwy 190
Pine Mountain, Georgia 31822
Phone: (706) 663-4858
Sites: 162
Recent Rate: $30 3/2017