Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · GA · 34.81473, -84.56112
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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 Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,730 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bear Creek Dispersed Camping AreaNIFC · AirNow
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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 Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- DDump23 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- WWater25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,730 ft
State
GA
Coordinates
34.81473, -84.56112
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBear Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMountaintown · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBP · ~12.8 mi
- Propane / LPGFreeman Gas Propane · ~12.3 mi
- Dump station~22.6 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~8.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~10.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicPiedmont Mountainside - Ellijay · ~11.2 mi
- HardwareBlue Ridge Stone Depot · ~15.0 mi
EV charging — from Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.6 mi straight-line SE — GEORGIA POWER E ELLIJAY DC2, East Ellijay, GA · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 57 within 50 · 373 within 100 · 633 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.5 mi — Lowe's - Tesla Supercharger, East Ellijay
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.0 mi — AAA PARKING EV-6-19, Atlanta, GA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 237016 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJack'S River Fields Campground · ~4.2 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomBall Field Camping Area · ~5.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSongbird Trailhead · ~6.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSumac Shooting Range · ~12.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area elsewhere
Other camps near Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bear Creek Campground~0.2 mi
- Jack'S River Fields Campground~4.2 mi · fee
- Lake Conasauga Overflow~5.8 mi · fee
- Ball Field Camping Area~5.9 mi
The unit that manages Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area are set by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area
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 Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area
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 — Bear Creek Dispersed Camping Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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