Piney Ridge (FR 76) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Piney Ridge (FR 76) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

8.0 mi from Clarkesville

Maps 2,058 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 3.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near end of road 10.2021.
  • Estimated climb: 470 ft over 3.8 miles through 11 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Flat Creek Mountain stands 865 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles northwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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, 5.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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