Blue Ridge (FR 42) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

14 mi from Ellijay

Maps 3,129 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · Then leave the forest

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Rough

7.7 of this road’s 33.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2 miles of graded dirt.
Near Buzzard Roost.
Estimated climb: 3,300 ft over 33.5 miles through 17 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 36%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A water crossing 28.4 miles along the road.

23 known camp spots along this road, between mile 9.8 and mile 29.4: 14 mapped, 9 reported by travellers.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.

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

September normals 54–76°F, 4.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Blue Ridge (FR 42) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access in Georgia