Blue Mountain Spring (FR 639) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Blue Mountain Spring (FR 639) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

12 mi from Cleveland

Maps 2,245 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 2.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way.
  • Near Lower DeSoto Falls.
  • Estimated climb: 200 ft over 2.6 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 21%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Hogpen Mountain stands 1,179 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles east.

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 45–68°F, 5.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.