Walnut Fork (FR 155) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Walnut Fork (FR 155) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

6.2 mi from Clayton

Maps 2,871 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
  • 2.9 of this road’s 13.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.9 miles of dirt.
  • Near Sheep Knob.
  • Estimated climb: 2,900 ft over 13.7 miles through 21 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 43%.
  • 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

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.4 miles off.
  • Double Knob stands 820 ft above the map pin, 0.5 miles northwest.
  • 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 47–68°F, 5.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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