Silly Cook MTN (FR 319) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Silly Cook MTN (FR 319) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

7.7 mi from Clarkesville

Maps 1,658 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 3.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Crow Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 530 ft over 3.5 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 31%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Flat Creek Mountain stands 1,265 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles north.
  • 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 48–72°F, 5.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.