Primative Campsite Trail
Photo: pseabolt, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.4 mi
- loop
- 42 ft
- climb
- 271 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Oct–Apr
- best months
Primative Campsite Trail is an easy hike of about 2.4 miles in Georgia's George L. Smith State Park, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail rises from a low point of 216 feet to a high of 271 feet, with a total elevation gain of about 42 feet. The climb is gentle, with the steepest stretch at about 0.9 miles, where the grade reaches about 3 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Metter show October highs around 78°F with lows near 57°F, and April is similar at about 78°F by day and 54°F at night. Summer highs there typically reach the low 90s. Bikes are allowed on the trail. The Deer Run Trail and Brown Thrasher Trail both start within a mile, and paddlers can reach Fifteenmile Creek about 4 miles away.
Best time to go · Oct–Apr
Best time to visit Primative Campsite Trail
Best months: October–April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
60° / 39°
9 wet
Feb
65° / 42°
9 wet
Mar
71° / 48°
9 wet
Apr
78° / 54°
8 wet
May
86° / 63°
9 wet
Jun
91° / 70°
10 wet
Jul
92° / 73°
11 wet
Aug
91° / 73°
11 wet
Sep
86° / 68°
9 wet
Oct
78° / 57°
7 wet
Nov
69° / 47°
6 wet
Dec
63° / 41°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Metter, GA, 11.6 mi away at 120 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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