★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersedFree
Fannin County
Drive-up · public land · Fannin County, GA · 34.68050, -84.19891
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A free campsite along a forest road in Blue Ridge WMA. Next to amazing stream with waterfalls. Primitive, with fire ring and tent pads. Enough room for two or three vehicles. Quiet and empty during the week, but I believe this is a very popular location during the weekend, as Friday night, all sites were taken. Beautiful Appalachian setting. Only two miles from Appalachian Trail. No cell service. Highly recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,269 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- WWater9 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
2,269 ft
County
Fannin County, GA
Coordinates
34.68050, -84.19891
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNoontootla Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townThree Forks · ~1.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~14.1 mi
- Propane / LPGFolger's Gas Co. · ~14.9 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~8.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~14.0 mi
- PharmacyRiverstone Pharmacy · ~14.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicPiedmont Mountainside - Ellijay · ~16.6 mi
- HardwareBlue Ridge Stone Depot · ~14.9 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Highly recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~3.2 mi NE · FWS
- Vault / pit toiletWhissenhunt Ohv · ~10.5 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomGATC Woody Gap Vault Privy · ~11.3 mi E · NPS
- RestroomGATC Dockery Lake Trail Vault Privy · ~12.6 mi E · NPS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Noontootla Dispersed Area~1.2 mi
- A.T. Stover Creek Shelter~2.1 mi
- A.T. Springer Mountain Shelter~3.6 mi
- A.T. Hawk Mountain Shelter~3.7 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Fannin County, GA). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →Stay limits →Your first dispersed night →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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