Low Gap (FR 850) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Low Gap (FR 850) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

10 mi from Young Harris

Maps 2,152 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 1.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Rattlesnake Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 850 ft over 1.8 miles, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 52%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Known camping along this road at mile 1.3: 1 mapped spot.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
  • Cedar Mountain stands 1,413 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles east.
  • 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.
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Climate averages

October normals 44–69°F, 4.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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