Cooper Creek (FR 33) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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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

  • 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 44–67°F, 5.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.