Nimblewill (FR 28-2) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Nimblewill (FR 28-2) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

14 mi from Dawsonville

9.5 mi off US 19 (straight line)

Maps 2,664 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.9–1.7 and 8–10.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · Then leave the forest
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 2.4 of this road’s 10.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.4 miles of dirt.
  • Near Nimblewilll Gap.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 17 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 2.9 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Black Mountain stands 926 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles east.
  • Little Lake lies 0.8 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or maintaining a campsite on National Forest System lands within any area of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest exceeding an aggregate of 14 days in any 30-day period is prohibited.
  • Camping rules

Climate averages

October normals 44–67°F, 4.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.