Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
A.T. Woods Hole Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · GA · 34.73713, -83.95503
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at A.T. Woods Hole Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,616 ft.
Fire & smoke — around A.T. Woods Hole ShelterNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from A.T. Woods Hole Shelter · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter2 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- DDump20 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — A.T. Woods Hole Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,616 ft
State
GA
Coordinates
34.73713, -83.95503
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around A.T. Woods Hole Shelter · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSlaughter Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHood · ~4.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.5 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.8 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~18.5 mi
- Dump station~20.1 mi
- GroceriesBlood Mountain Cabins & Country Store · ~2.0 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~9.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicUnion General Health Systems · ~10.3 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from A.T. Woods Hole Shelter · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.6 mi straight-line N — BRMEMC STATION 2, Blairsville, GA · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 55 within 50 · 418 within 100 · 618 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.6 mi — BRMEMC STATION 1, Blairsville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.6 mi — BLAIRSVILLE BLAIRSVILLE COC · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 302512 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around A.T. Woods Hole Shelter · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomDockery Lake Recreation Area · ~4.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomGATC Dockery Lake Trail Vault Privy · ~4.6 mi S · NPS
- RestroomGATC Woody Gap Vault Privy · ~4.8 mi SW · NPS
- Portable toiletHorse Trough Falls · ~10.5 mi NE · USFS
Open A.T. Woods Hole Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near A.T. Woods Hole Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lake Winfield Scott Campground~0.9 mi · fee
- A.T. Blood Mountain Shelter~1.0 mi
- Desoto Falls Recreation Area~3.0 mi · fee
- Dicks Creek Dispersed Area~4.0 mi
The unit that manages A.T. Woods Hole Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at A.T. Woods Hole Shelter are set by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — A.T. Woods Hole Shelter
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about A.T. Woods Hole Shelter
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — A.T. Woods Hole Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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