Dicks Creek (FR 34) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access
Dicks Creek (FR 34) in GA
Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs
11 mi from Dahlonega
0.8 mi off US 19 (straight line)
Maps 1,737 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
- 6 of this road’s 8.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.5 miles of dirt.
- Near Dicks Creek Falls.
- Estimated climb: 1,900 ft over 8.5 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 29%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 4 miles along the road.
- Water crossings 4.6 and 4.8 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 4 and mile 5.2: 3 mapped spots.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Miller Top stands 1,247 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles north.
- Waters Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 47–70°F, 5.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.