West Skeenah (FR 640) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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West Skeenah (FR 640) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

9.0 mi from Blue Ridge

Maps 2,194 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 9.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8 miles of it graded dirt.
  • Near Wilscot Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 33 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Tipton Mountain stands 955 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles northwest.

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 46–70°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.