RV rental Watson Mill Bridge State Park, GA: Motorhome rentals, camper van rentals and more

The campground at Watson Mill Bridge State Park has over 20 electric hookup campsites in a very picturesque setting. Each of the sites is very secluded with a good distance between them, and it’s a great site for rental RVs. On the campground, you’ll find modern restrooms with showers and toilets, a laundry facility, and a dump station to empty your rental RV waste tanks. For the children, there is a playground and for the family, canoe and pedal boat rentals. Picnic tables and grills are located around the campground for outdoor meals. Note that if you plan to go RV camping at Watson Mill Bridge State Park, access across the covered bridge is restricted to a maximum height of nine feet and a maximum weight of three tons. You should normally enter the park from Highway 22.

The nearest town is Carlton, but it has few facilities, and just a little further is Comer with general stores, gas stations and a variety of restaurants. There is a small farmers’ market on Saturdays, where you can purchase local produce and crafts. A short drive to the southeast is the town of Washington, noted as the location that the confederacy voted to dissolve itself and end the civil war. The Robert Toombs House is also located here. Robert Toombs was brigadier general in the Army of Northern Virginia, a US congressman, and a senator, and played a huge role in the development of Georgia. The house and grounds are open to the public, and there are a number of exhibits and displays depicting Toombs and his life. It’s a fascinating insight into the life of a confederate general during the civil war and beyond. Continuing the history theme in Washington, the Callaway Plantation is well worth a visit. It tells the story of just one of the thousands of plantations that covered the south and gives an insight into one family, the Callaway’s. It started in 1785 as a log cabin, but at its peak in the 1860s had grown to cover 3,000 acres and now included a mansion house made of brick. Several other buildings are located on the plantation, including the original log cabin, a schoolhouse, and the gray house. The brick mansion was lived by the Callaway's until 1910 and has never been modernized, so there is no electricity or internal plumbing. It really makes a wonderful step back in time to a simpler life. If beer is your passion, then a trip to the town of Helen might be in order. A slightly longer drive, when you are RV camping at Watson Mill Bridge State Park, but worth it. Each year, from the end of September through October, the town is transformed into a German Oktoberfest! The town has many Bavarian-style buildings, which make it an interesting place to visit at any time, but a must during Oktoberfest!