Nimblewill Branch 1 (FR 28-1) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Nimblewill Branch 1 (FR 28-1) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

8.9 mi from Dawsonville

7.1 mi off US 19 (straight line)

Maps 1,733 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.8–1.4, 4.5–4.9, 5.6–5.9, 6.2–7.4 and 8–8.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest ↗

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

Rough
  • 5.1 of this road’s 11.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Etowah Number 32 Lake Dam.
  • Winds through 10 switchbacks.
  • Gates 1.1 and 6.7 miles along the road, signed private.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • A lake lies 0.5 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
  • Springer Mountain stands 2,048 ft above the map pin, 5.3 miles northwest.

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 47–70°F, 4.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.