First camping trip of 2021 & 3rd overall. Eastbank CG, another COE. The address is Bainbridge, GA but was actually closer to Chattahoochee, FL. About 2 hours from the farm. Signage to get there was close to non-existent but we got there, only wasted about 24 miles.
On the way, we drove through a little community called Faceville. It used to be a large farming area but much of the land is now used as a solar farm. Thousands of acres of solar panels in many fields. Can't find out much about it but believe Georgia Power is behind it all.
CG is on Lake Seminole right at the FL/GA line. The lake itself is over 37,000 acres. I forget how many miles of shoreline, but we were on the East side which made for many beautiful sunsets.
As usual, we walked the campground which is divided into 3 areas (A,B,C) about 2 miles total walking distance. A & C are lakefront & we were in spot 34. Another huge side 'yard' & no neighbors.
Weather was perfect, almost too warm, but cool enough at night to need a campfire & light jacket or sweatshirt.
Campground was very clean, quiet & in the middle of nowhere which is fine by us since we had everything we needed. The gates lock at 10:00p & open back up at 7:00a. Argentine ants are supposedly a big problem in the summer. We sprayed around the camper, just to be on the safe side.
Picking up fallen limbs for firewood was encouraged & each day people were out scouring the area.
In late 2018, Hurricane Michael came through the area as a category 5 & did quite a bit of damage. Eastbank CG itself is fine but others in the area weren't so fortunate. We visited Three Rivers SP just across the dam, on the FL side & it was sad to see how many trees were stripped away. The recovery effort is ongoing, 2.5 years later.
Only downside to Eastbank was that there are only a couple of hiking trails & neither has been cleared enough to traverse since the hurricane. Still, it was nice to get away & do nothing. I actually took a nap one day!
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| Hard to tell, but on a hill & struggling. |
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| Nelly still likes camping |
Overall, very nice CG but doubt we will be back since there are so many more COEs & SPs in GA & surrounding states to explore. It would be an excellent one to stay as a stopover heading east or west, as it's only a few miles from I10.
Additional notes: Air fryer grill, clean showers, best site = 24. Woodruff Dam (Chattahoochee, Flint & Apalachicola Rivers), rolling hills, Site 34 very long & level, not FHU. Note to self, don't attach Christmas lights to awning. Chattahoochee RV Resort, Park & River Junction Landing.
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