Rock Creek (FR 69) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Rock Creek (FR 69) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

12 mi from Blue Ridge

9.5 mi off US 76 (straight line)

Maps 2,081 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.2–5.8 and 15.1–15.5 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
  • 9.2 of this road’s 23.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 25 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 21.3 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 19 and mile 22.9: 5 mapped spots.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Toccoa River runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Little John Dick Mountain stands 1,227 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles south.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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.