De Sota Falls Recr (FR 426) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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De Sota Falls Recr (FR 426) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

12 mi from Cleveland

Maps 2,032 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

Moderate
  • All 1 miles of this road are fully maintained, paved the whole way.
  • Near Lower DeSoto Falls.
  • Estimated climb: 160 ft over 1 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 24% and pitches to 38%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Cedar Mountain stands 1,451 ft above the map pin, 1.1 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 46–69°F, 5.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.