Bryson Gap (FR 766) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bryson Gap (FR 766) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

14 mi from Blue Ridge

Maps 2,147 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest ↗

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

Rough
  • 4.5 of this road’s 7.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Big John Dick Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 7.2 miles through 22 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 29%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 4.4: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Little John Dick Mountain stands 1,161 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles west.
  • Little Rock Creek runs 0.9 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 45–69°F, 4.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.