Barker Trail Road (FR 672) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Barker Trail Road (FR 672) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

4.2 mi from Cleveland

Maps 1,717 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 1.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Jellystone Dam.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Horse Range Mountain stands 1,425 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles northwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

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 47–70°F, 5.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.