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Frank Gross Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · GA · 34.70251, -84.14945
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Frank Gross Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,316 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Frank Gross Recreation 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 Frank Gross Recreation Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- WWater10 mi
- DDump11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Frank Gross Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,316 ft
State
GA
Coordinates
34.70251, -84.14945
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Frank Gross Recreation Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMorganton · ~13.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.6 mi
- GroceriesVan Zandt's Grill & Groceries · ~5.5 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~14.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicUnion General Hospital - Suches Clinic · ~7.2 mi
- HardwareC & W True Value Hardware · ~13.2 mi
EV charging — from Frank Gross Recreation Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.1 mi straight-line NE — 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 reach10 within 25 mi · 78 within 50 · 396 within 100 · 617 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.1 mi — BRMEMC STATION 1, Blairsville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.5 mi — AMICALOLA FALLS VISITOR CENTER, Dawsonville, GA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Best Western Milton Inn, Blairsville, 16.0 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests only
- 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 Frank Gross Recreation Area · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · GA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~0.2 mi N · FWS
- RestroomGATC Woody Gap Vault Privy · ~8.7 mi E · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletWhissenhunt Ohv · ~9.4 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomGATC Dockery Lake Trail Vault Privy · ~10.0 mi E · NPS
Open Frank Gross Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Frank Gross Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rock Creek Dispersed Area~1.6 mi
- Deep Hole Recreation Area~2.6 mi · fee
- A.T. Hawk Mountain Shelter~2.6 mi
- Fannin County~3.2 mi
The unit that manages Frank Gross Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Frank Gross Recreation Area are set by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Frank Gross Recreation 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Frank Gross Recreation 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 — Frank Gross Recreation Area
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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