Hickorynut Gap (FR 797) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hickorynut Gap (FR 797) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

7.8 mi from Blue Ridge

Maps 1,874 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.4 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

Rough
  • All 5.9 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt the whole way.
  • Near Hickorynut Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,800 ft over 5.9 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 41%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
  • Pisgah Mountain stands 843 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles southeast.
  • Buck Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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, 4.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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