Hale Ridge (FR 7) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

6.5 mi from Highlands

Maps 3,398 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 7.3–7.6 and 11.3–11.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

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Difficult

2.4 of this road’s 11.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.2 miles of dirt.
Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 11.8 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 26%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Osage Mountain stands 781 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles north.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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

October normals 44–65°F, 5.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Hale Ridge (FR 7) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access