Davenport MTN (FR 143) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Davenport MTN (FR 143) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

13 mi from Blue Ridge

Maps 1,824 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

Rough
  • All 2.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Davenport Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 350 ft over 2.4 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 27%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Hitchcock Branch runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Davenport Mountain stands 555 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles northeast.
  • 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 44–70°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.