Vandiver (FR 418) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Vandiver (FR 418) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

8.4 mi from Clarkesville

Maps 2,272 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

Difficult
  • All 1.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Flat Creek Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 460 ft over 1.1 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Flat Creek Mountain stands 651 ft above the map pin, 1.2 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.
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Climate averages

October normals 46–70°F, 5.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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