Fruitkoff (FR 711) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Fruitkoff (FR 711) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

2.6 mi from Blue Ridge

Maps 1,791 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
  • All 2.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area.
  • Estimated climb: 180 ft over 2.3 miles through 11 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • The Lake Blue Ridge shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Green Mountain stands 759 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles south.

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 47–71°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.