Howard Gap (FR 437) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Howard Gap (FR 437) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

6.0 mi from Clayton

Maps 2,329 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 0.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Tunnel Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 320 ft over 0.6 miles, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 53%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Double Knob stands 1,194 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles northeast.
  • 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.
  • Camping rules

Climate averages

October normals 48–70°F, 5.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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