Three Sisters (FR 135) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Three Sisters (FR 135) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

4.6 mi from Dahlonega

Maps 1,786 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
  • All 3.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 0.7 miles of dirt.
  • Near Three Sisters Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 400 ft over 3.6 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 23%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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.
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Climate averages

October normals 47–70°F, 4.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.