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  • The Chattahoochee is the more rugged of the two forests and includes a piece of the legendary Blue Ridge Mountains. Often called "a hiker's paradise," the Chat has more than 430 miles of trails that wander through mountains, wind along rolling hills, and traverse wild rivers. You'll find the highest mountain in the state, numerous waterfalls, hundreds of miles of trout streams, and the base of the Appalachian Trail.
  • The Oconee lays across the gently rolling Piedmont section of central Georgia. This is family fishing, camping, and hiking. Beautiful Sinclair Lake is a real centerpiece here—a fun spot for a range of water and land activities.
  • The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests offer 20 campgrounds with 800 individual campsites, spread from the Tennessee state line to Middle Georgia, and from Alabama to the wild and scenic Chattooga River. Most of them are situated in an appealing natural situation with plenty of recreation adjacent to the campground.
  • The Chattahoochee National Forest has approximately 1,400 miles of roads open to autos. Approximately half of these miles are groomed for high clearance vehicles. However, there is plenty of road for passenger vehicles, including three designated scenic byways that traverse different areas of the national forest.
  • The 51-mile Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway, in far northwest Georgia, essentially encircles Johns Mountain. It combines mountain scenery with parallel bucolic flatlands. Since it travels amid much of the national forest, recreation opportunities are never far away, such as picnicking, fishing Johns Creek, hiking the Pinhoti Trail, grabbing a view from atop Johns Mountain, or seeing Keown Falls.

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests Overview

The Chattahoochee-Oconee Forest delivers two forests in one package. Once separate entities but now combined, they really do have very different characters. Read More

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Hotels

DeSoto Falls Campground

Blue Ridge Ranger District, 1881 Hwy. 515
Blairsville, GA 30512 Map

Distance: 6.0 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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Andrews Cove Campground

Chattooga Ranger District, P.O. Box 1960
Clarkesville, GA 30523 Map

Distance: 24.8 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0
4.0

Vogel State Park

7845 Vogel State Park Rd.
Blairsville, GA 30512 Map

Distance: 2.0 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0

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Attractions

Raven Cliff Falls Trail

Chattooga Ranger District
200 Highway 197 N P.O. Box 1960
Clarkesville, Georgia 30523

Distance: 9.2 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Raven Cliff Falls is distinguished by three drops: 60 feet behind a split in the rock, 20 feet into... Read More
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Brasstown Bald

Blue Ridge District, 1881 Highway 51, P.O. Box 9
30512, Georgia Blairsville

Distance: 9.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Beautiful Brasstown Bald, rising 4,784 feet above sea level, is Georgia's highest mountain. On... Read More
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3_0

Smithgall Woods Conservation Area

61 Tsalaki Trail
Helen, Georgia 30545

Distance: 12.4 mi. (from destination center)
Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0

Airports

Major Airports near Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Distance (mi.)
Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 83.8 map
Charlotte Douglas Airport 172.9 map
Nashville Metropolitan Airport 180.3 map

Other Smaller Airports near Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Distance (mi.)
Knoxville Mc Ghee Tyson Airport 70.3 map
Chattanooga Lovell Field 73.4 map
Greer Greenville/Spartanburg Airport 88.5 map

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