Cooper Creek (FR 33) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access
Cooper Creek (FR 33) in GA
Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs
15 mi from Young Harris
3.7 mi off US 19 (straight line)
Maps 2,834 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 11.7–12.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · Then leave the forest
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Road Access
Difficult
- 6.7 of this road’s 15.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.3 miles of dirt.
- Near Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area.
- Estimated climb: 2,000 ft over 15.7 miles through 20 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 29%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings 11.1 and 13.4 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 8.2 and mile 9.1: 5 mapped spots.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- West Wildcat Knob stands 687 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles north.
- Pretty Branch runs 0.8 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 44–67°F, 5.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.