Falls Branch (FR 2) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Falls Branch (FR 2) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

9.7 mi from Clayton

Maps 1,712 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

Rough
  • All 2.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Minnehaha Falls.
  • Estimated climb: 720 ft over 2.5 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 32%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • The Lake Rabun shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Joe Mountain stands 1,304 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles north.
  • 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 47–71°F, 4.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.