McDuffie PFA (McDuffie County)

Telephone: 706-595-1684

For Google Map driving directions click here.

Fish Species: Largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, channel catfish.

Water: McDuffie offers anglers 7 ponds, varying from 5 to 37 acres. NOTE:  Rod Bender Lake will be open the 1st through the 7th of each month only.

  
Outdoor Adventure Day Kid Fishing Event 

Facilities: concrete boat ramps, restrooms, picnic tables, tent and RV camping in designated areas.

A young angler during a Kids Fishing Event

Camping information:

• No reservations - Sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Campground opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m. Check-out time is 3 p.m.
• Camping Fees - Tent site w/electricity & water is $15 per night, 50-amp RV site is $25 per night.
• To protect McDuffie PFA resources, campsite occupancy is limited to one of the following: one motor home and one automobile, one auto with pop-up tent trailer (or other type trailer), one auto and one pickup with mounted camping rig, or two motorized vehicles.
• Please camp in specified camping areas.
• When all campsites are filled, no additional campers may stay overnight in the park.
• Maximum occupancy of a site is 14 days.  Campers using the site for 14 days must vacate the area for at least four days.
• Campers under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
• Pets are permitted; however, owners are reponsible for their conduct and must clean up after them.
• Consideration of others is important at all times.  Please observe quiet time between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Directions from Thomson: South on Highway 17 to US Highway 278; left (east) for 5.6 miles; right on Ellington Airline Road for 2.8 miles; right on Fish Hatchery Road for 0.8 miles.

Boat ramp information and interactive location map and driving directions for this PFA.

Additional Information

Below are some specific information sheets for McDuffie PFA that can be viewed and printed for your use by clicking on the document names.

Documents are in PDF format and Adobe Reader is required (get it here for free).

•    McDuffie County PFA brochure (214kB)
• Link to McDuffie Environmental Education Center
•    Fishing Guide