Upper Chattahoochee River Campground

This is a very pretty campground and very pleasant in mid-September. The sites are generously sized and pretty clean. With no on-premise caretaker, it's the luck of the draw in terms of camper behavior. The first night was rough; site crashers barreled in late at night and ran a loud engine for an hour or two. The second night was comparatively peaceful, featuring only a big party with a favorite music playlist. I don't really recommend the location to hikers, though. We could find no nearby trailheads, and hikers must wear orange and make noise to avoid getting shot by happy hunters! For that reason alone, we probably won't return.

There are a few additional things you should know before your trip:
1. The unsigned dirt road into the campground is unpaved, winding, narrow, rutted, and gravelly. There's a reason the locals all drive big trucks. We would not have made it there in rainy conditions.
2. Google may not accept the address on your reservation. I may not accept the coordinates either! Just use the campground name. Your in-car GPS should keep working even after your phone loses signal, which it will.
4. Hunting is permitted within 150 yards of the campground. So if you like to hunt, you'll probably like this place! And if you plan to walk about in the woods, you'll need some bright orange gear.
3. Be sure to take a book or some games. Treking to the waterfall behind the campground will consume an hour at best.

Always been a favorite spot to pitch a tent though it's changed quite a bit from when I first started going there in the early 90's coming from Florida. Love the ride in no matter which direction you take. I also had a great conversation with a Ranger who dropped of my permit. The guy was a great representation for the USFS.

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Beautiful campground. We hiked to both waterfalls; one on a well marked easy trail; the other on an undeveloped trail but leading to a beautiful waterfall.

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