Helton Ck (FR 118) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Helton Ck (FR 118) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

13 mi from Young Harris

Maps 2,691 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.7 and 5.2–7.5 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

Rough
  • 3.4 of this road’s 7.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Chestnut Knob.
  • Estimated climb: 950 ft over 7.4 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 30%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Blood Mountain stands 1,761 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles southwest.
  • Burnett Branch runs 0.7 mi off.
  • 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 51–69°F, 6.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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