COE camps in Georgia

[agesilaus]

I have finally buckled down and started generating a map with COE cg, or rather a new layer on my Google Maps map. It involves using Recreation.gov which for this purpose works OK. I can't say works good---heh. But I was surprised to find that there are many more GA COE camps than I expected, 30 if my count is correct. I would have guessed 12 or 15. We've only camped at two so far. One is almost in Florida.

Anyway Texas next. It's unreasonably difficult to find a list of COE camps, you keep getting a suggestion to buy that book.

Edited February 1, 2021 by agesilaus

[GR "Scott" Cundiff]

I don't know if this is better, but try this:

1. Go to campgroundreviews.com

2. On the map, click on Texas

3. On the "filter" bar click on "Park Types"

4. Pick CoE Campgrounds

You will get a map with CoE campgrounds, click on any of the markers for a review of that campground.  As you move the map around CoE's appear in whatever state you have centered.

Edited February 1, 2021 by GR "Scott" Cundiff

[agesilaus]

Thanks for the try but I need GPS coordinates to place it on my map and I'm copying the features and such to the map too. I don't see that info on CGR.

Oddly so far Texas COE parks tend to be smaller, some only 14 campsites.

BTW here is the national COE map: USACE rec sites

 

They may not distinguish picnic areas from camp grounds tho.

Edited February 1, 2021 by agesilaus

[Mike Bryan]

if you go to rv camping .org or camping with the corps you can find links to different sites that are used by the corp for camping in every state but the best is to use recreation .gov or reserve america for the states that havent gone too recreation .gov

[agesilaus]

Rec.gov works ResAm does not for COE camps. Camping with the Corps is that book which I heard was outdated unless they did a revision.

Edited February 1, 2021 by agesilaus

[Mike Bryan]

i found the information online by going to the site camping with the corp. but when you find a campground that you like the only way to get current information is from rec.gov and reserve America for the states that do not use rec.gov like Colorado. Generally all the campgrounds use reservations for all or most campsites and parks.

[agesilaus]

OK I missed that site I'll look for it. I don't know what you mean by using ResAm since COE is on the federal system, don't CO COE parks use res.gov?

[Customer1]

I bought this book, the latest edition was January 2019.

[agesilaus]

Yeah I was looking at it on Amazon. I'm much rather have it electronically on a map when we are planning. I know what happenes if you have to dig a book out.

[SWharton]

Why don't you go to Google Maps, search for COE in Georgia, they all appear, right click on the pin and you have the longitude and latitude

[2gypsies]

Have you looked at these sites?

http://www.uscampgrounds.info/

https://www.rv-camping.org/

http://www.uscampgrounds.info/

There are others for public parks if you do a Google.

BTW:  The book is very helpful for giving particulars and directions.  It was always at our fingertips.  I guess because we didn't have internet or a GPS when we began full-timing we got used to paper maps/books and now I still love them over a computer.  A lot easier to use for us.  A computer map just gets too cluttered.

 

Edited February 1, 2021 by 2gypsies

[Chalkie]

9 hours ago, SWharton said:

Why don't you go to Google Maps, search for COE in Georgia, they all appear, right click on the pin and you have the longitude and latitude

Nice tip! I generally prefer Google Earth but that right click feature is not there.

[SWharton]

The other place is POI Factory, they have 1100+ COEs

[trailertraveler]

The Ultimate Campground Project gives the location and other information for thousands of public campgrounds including the COE campgrounds. You can download the data several times a year for a low fee. The USCAmpgrounds website includes COE parks and lets you download data by region. Both can be downloaded in a format readable in an XL spreadsheet and include GPS data.

[agesilaus]

2 hours ago, SWharton said:

The other place is POI Factory, they have 1100+ COEs

Yeah but are they camp grounds, I doubt it. They are a mix of day use, and other sites with some camp sites.

And the Ultimate app is pay.

 

Edited February 1, 2021 by agesilaus

[jbh]

I've been doing it via recreation.gov. It's a bit tedious but I'm able to winnow out CGs I can't fit into etc.

[catsaplenty]

You folks using recreation.gov - how do you drill down to COE campgrounds?  The old version recreation.gov had a filter for agency but on the "new" one I didn't find that filter and in fact it seemed they made it harder to even tell when you open a campground what  agency was running it.  

[agesilaus]

For example in Georgia type

Georgia Corp of Engineer

In the search box.  Then open more filters and select camping. That is about 90% effective in getting the list of COE campground but occasional day use areas can sneak into the list

 

Edited February 1, 2021 by agesilaus

[catsaplenty]

Thanks agesilaus!

 

[jbh]

Then when you find it, view by campsite list to see sizes.