Tumbling Creek (FR 22) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Tumbling Creek (FR 22) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

9.5 mi from McCaysville

Maps 2,714 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
  • 2.5 of this road’s 12 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Mule Top.
  • Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 12 miles through 14 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 57%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Dyer Mountain stands 684 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles south.
  • Mill Branch 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 46–68°F, 5.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.