Camp Buckhead, Lake Oconee | Neighborhood Guide
Camp Buckhead is 300 acres on the western shore of Lake Oconee’s main lake channel, and it is one of the most interesting things happening on this lake right now. Forty-five homesites on ground that once applied for roughly ten times that. The roads are in, the first structures are going up, and most of the waterfront is already spoken for.
Where Camp Buckhead Is
On Reids Ferry Road in Morgan County, across the road from Sailview. Reids Ferry becomes Parks Mill Road when it crosses into Putnam County.
Quick Facts
| County / city | Morgan County — Buckhead, GA 30625 |
| Size | About 300 acres, with roughly 40 percent left as open space |
| Homesites | 45 total, 31 of them waterfront. Lots run about 1 to 3 acres |
| Getting there | Off Reids Ferry Road, north of Sailview |
| Gated | Yes |
| Docks | Waterfront lots come pre-approved for max docks |
| Amenities | The Barn, a lakeside pavilion with a ten-slip community dock, and five miles of trails |
| Stage | Selling and building. Roads in, first structures up |
| Schools | Morgan County School System |
What This Land Was Nearly
In October 2022 the same ground went through regional review as a project called Oconee Beach Club. The filing proposed 250 to 300 single family homes, another 100 to 150 attached units, and either a 75-room hotel with glamping or 50 more multi-family units. On top of that, 150,000 square feet of commercial: dining, a marina, a waterfront beach, a boat storage shed, a farm and a garden market. Three gated entrances. The traffic study projected 1,641 new trips a day. It appears they were going for approval on the absolute largest, busiest project they could conjure.
Luckily, that never happened.
What got built instead is 45 lots — wide meadows, big stands of hardwoods and pines left alone, and a road that curves around things rather than through them. Camp Buckhead is a luxury, gated, resort neighborhood and it could not be a more perfect fit for the Lake Oconee lifestyle.
The Homesites
Forty-five lots on 300 acres, running about one to three acres each. Thirty-one are waterfront and those have sold fastest — as of autumn 2026 the developer lists 17 of the 31 still available.
Waterfront homesites have been priced from about $1 million to $2 million, and they come pre-approved for max docks.
You buy the lot and build. Camp Buckhead is going for a very particular look and feel so one has to assume there is quite the architectural review process.
The Barn and the Pavilion
The shared amenities are more than most new communities here attempt.
The Barn is the main building: fitness space, a locker room with cold plunge and sauna, gathering porches, fireplaces, a bar and catering kitchen with its own kitchen garden, two pickleball courts, a tennis court, a golf simulator, an event lawn, and a stocked pond with a fishing pier for children.
The lakeside pavilion carries a ten-slip community dock, a fire pit, a fireplace, dining and gathering areas and an outdoor grilling kitchen.
And five miles of trails through the woods, the meadows and along parts of the shore.
A Lake Community Without a Golf Course
Every other gated community on Lake Oconee is organized around something. Reynolds and Cuscowilla and Harbor Club are organized around golf. Del Webb is organized around an active 55+ lifestyle. Camp Buckhead is organized around an idea — the old Georgia fish camp, rebuilt at a price those camps certainly never commanded.
The architecture is drawn from cabins, barns, farmsteads and lodges, handled by several different firms so that no two houses match. The land is held at 40 percent open space. There is no course, and the nod to golf is a simulator inside the Barn.
There seems to be an appeal. Fourteen of the 31 waterfront lots went under contract inside the first year.
Who Camp Buckhead Suits
A buyer who wants to build something specific on a large waterfront lot, who values the land around the house as much as the house. The dock pre-approval, the lot sizes, and the idea behind the Camp Buckhead community are the reasons to pay what these cost.
Camp Buckhead: Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Camp Buckhead on Lake Oconee?
On Reids Ferry Road in Morgan County, across the road from the entrance to Sailview. About 300 acres overlooking Sunset Bluff on the Greene County side of Lake Oconee.
How many homesites are at Camp Buckhead?
Forty-five, of which 31 are waterfront. Lots run roughly one to three acres.
How much do Camp Buckhead lots cost?
Waterfront homesites have been priced from about $1 million to $2 million. Interior lots sell for less.
What amenities does Camp Buckhead have?
The Barn, with fitness, sauna and cold plunge, pickleball and tennis courts, a golf simulator and an event lawn. A lakeside pavilion with a ten-slip community dock. And five miles of trails.
Are Camp Buckhead docks approved?
Waterfront homesites come pre-approved for max docks, which settles the permitting question before you design a house.
Is Camp Buckhead gated?
Yes.
How should a Camp Buckhead lot be valued against other Lake Oconee waterfront?
Carefully, because there is nothing quite like it here. The lot sizes, the preserved acreage, the successful developer behind it, the unique look and styles are something new for Lake Oconee. It should roughly compare to some properties inside both Reynolds Lake Oconee and Cuscowilla. Until the neighborhood is built out and we see some resales pop up and sell, Camp Buckhead will be a bit of a challenge to value. Ask Margie Sorrell where she thinks a finished build here is likely to land.
Thinking About Camp Buckhead?
Lots here are released by the developer, so the homesites themselves are not something I list. What I can tell you is what the rest of this lake is doing.
I have been selling at Lake Oconee for sixteen years, inside the gates and outside them. If you are weighing a homesite here against buying something already built elsewhere on the lake, or trying to work out what a finished house on one of these lots is likely to be worth when it is done, those are both questions I can help with. I can walk you through the trade-offs honestly, show you what comparable builds have cost and sold for across the lake, and give you a view on where a final build value is likely to land.
Get in touch if that would be useful. You can also browse the Buckhead and Morgan County communities or every neighborhood in the Lake Oconee neighborhood guides.