Calbeck (FR 955) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Calbeck (FR 955) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

8.1 mi from Calhoun

5.4 mi off US 41 (straight line)

Maps 989 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
  • 13.3 of this road’s 14.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.8 miles of graded dirt.
  • Near Calbeck Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 2,600 ft over 14.6 miles through 18 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 39%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 8.5 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Horn Mountain stands 840 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles north.
  • 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 51–72°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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