Rabun Bald (FR 413) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Rabun Bald (FR 413) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

7.9 mi from Highlands

Maps 3,648 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 1.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 540 ft over 1.1 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Rabun Bald stands 1,049 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles south.
  • Spring Lake lies 0.4 mi off.
  • 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 43–64°F, 5.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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