Bobby Brown Park, Recreation area with camping grounds near Elberton, United States.
Bobby Brown State Park is a recreation area along Clarks Hill Lake with camping sites, picnic areas, and hiking trails. The park also includes boat ramps and docks for water activities, plus two picnic shelters for group gatherings.
The park sits on the former site of Petersburg, a settlement from the 1790s located at the intersection of the Broad and Savannah rivers. The flooding of the area for the dam submerged this historic location beneath the water.
The park commemorates Robert T. Brown, a US Navy lieutenant killed in World War II aboard the submarine USS Scorpion. He was the son of Paul Brown, a politician from Elberton, Georgia, and the park's name keeps his memory tied to the county where he grew up.
The park has 61 camping spots distributed across the grounds for tents, trailers, and RVs. Visitors should plan arrival times to secure good locations and access to the available facilities on-site.
The park occupies the site of Petersburg, a Broad and Savannah river confluence town that flourished in the 1790s. The reservoirs that covered it are Lake Strom Thurmond and Richard B. Russell Lake, both manmade; Petersburg's remains reappear only in low water.
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