Porter Gap (FR 977) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Porter Gap (FR 977) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

5.9 mi from Clayton

Maps 1,847 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 2.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.6 miles of dirt.
  • Near Lion Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 380 ft over 2.5 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 27%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Rainy Ridge stands 1,097 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles northwest.
  • 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 46–70°F, 4.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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