Sea Creek (FR 264) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sea Creek (FR 264) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

14 mi from Blue Ridge

5.1 mi off US 76 (straight line)

Maps 2,355 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

Difficult
  • All 7.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Lower Polecat.
  • Estimated climb: 1,800 ft over 7.3 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 36%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Water crossings at the start of the road and 5.7 miles along it.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Knight Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Upper Polecat stands 794 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles west.

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 45–70°F, 4.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.