Turkey Creek (FR 212) in GA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Turkey Creek (FR 212) in GA

Road corridorChattahoochee-Oconee NFs

6.3 mi from Resaca

3.1 mi off I-75 (straight line)

Maps 787 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 7.8 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Chestnut Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 7.8 miles through 13 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 24%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 0.2 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Chestnut Mountain stands 978 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles northeast.
  • 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 50–72°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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