Woodall Shoals (FR 290) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Woodall Shoals (FR 290) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

6.7 mi from Clayton

0.0 mi off US 76 (straight line)

Maps 1,428 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
  • 0.7 of this road’s 1.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.5 miles of dirt.
  • Near Chattooga River Information Center.
  • Estimated climb: 370 ft over 1.5 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 20%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • A gate 0.1 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • A river runs 0.7 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
  • Rainy Ridge stands 1,516 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles north.

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 49–72°F, 4.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.