Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests Active and Adventure Travel Guide

Climb Georgia's highest mountain, 4,784-foot Brasstown Bald, and peer out at Georgia, Tennessee, and North and South Carolina. Although the summit is vehicle-accessible, a couple of moderate hiking trails wind through the forest canopy. See a riot of wildflowers in spring and glorious foliage in fall.
Paddle the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River, a primitive river corridor that is one of the Southeast's last free-flowing rivers. Go it alone only if you're an experienced kayaker: With Class II–IV+ whitewater, it's a good idea to run the rapids with an outfitter like the well-respected Nantahala Outdoor Center.
Fish for rainbow and brown trout on the Conasauga River in the remote, unsullied Cohutta Wilderness Area. With more than 40,000 acres in Georgia and Tennessee (where it's known as Big Frog Wilderness Area), the Cohuttas comprise the largest wilderness east of the Mississippi. The access is difficult, but your payoff is pristine and deserted streams that boast some of the Southeast's best fly-fishing.
The 50-mile Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway offers the best of northwest Georgia scenery, brimming with wildflowers in spring and summer. Park the car and hike the two-mile loop to Keown Falls. (Note that these falls frequently run dry, so the best times to see water are in fall and winter when rain and snowmelt bolster the cascades.)
Rent a mountain bike to explore beginner-friendly Stonewall Loop, an eight-mile woodland classic of knotted tree roots, stream jumps, mudholes, mountain views, and the occasional snake basking in the sun. Cap off a perfect ride at a lovely waterfall toward the end, where you can cool off and wash away some of that dirt. Hudson Valley, in the northwest section of the forest, also has 25 miles of varied single- and doubletrack.

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