Trackrock Gap (FR 196) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Trackrock Gap (FR 196) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

3.9 mi from Young Harris

Maps 2,283 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 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site.
  • Estimated climb: 90 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 20%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Buzzard Roost Ridge stands 1,381 ft above the map pin, 0.9 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, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.