John Rowland BR (FR 518) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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John Rowland BR (FR 518) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

5.5 mi from Clayton

Maps 1,655 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 1.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Hog Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 100 ft over 1.2 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 20%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
  • Eastman Mountain stands 740 ft above the map pin, 1.9 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 48–71°F, 4.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.