Desoto Falls Recreation Area

Overview

Desoto Falls Recreation Area is a U.S. Forest Service Campground located approximately 2 hours North of Atlanta in the North Georgia mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest.

Operator

National Forest

Camping types

RV

Fee

From $10 per night (confirm with the operator)

Reservations

Reservable online

Phone

706-745-6928

Amenities

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around Desoto Falls Recreation Area, shown on the map above. Distances are straight-line from the campground, so driving or walking will be longer; trail details are approximate. Confirm access and conditions with the land manager.

Hikes and trailheads

• Helton Creek FallsHike · 3.4 mi from camp

  The Helton Creek Falls Trail is an easy 0.2 mile hike. Recreation.gov

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• Appalachian TrailHike · 83.4 mi long · Long-distance trail · 1.8 mi from camp

  The Appalachian Trail, also called the A.T., is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost 2,200 miles between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine… Wikipedia

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• Woody Gap TrailheadTrailhead · 5.2 mi from camp

  Located right off the scenic highway 60 where the Appalachian Trail crosses in the Blue Ridge District, visitors will find this awe-inspiring sight-seeing spot. Recreation.gov

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• Duncan Ridge Trail TerminusTrailhead · 2.9 mi from campShow on map
• Byron Herbert Reece Memorial TrailheadTrailhead · 2.5 mi from campShow on map
• Arkaquah TrailHike · 5.3 mi long · 12.3 mi from camp

  Trail descends along a ridge from Brasstown Bald parking lot to Track Rock Gap. OpenStreetMap

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Scenic sights

• DeSoto FallsWaterfall · 0.9 mi from camp

  The DeSoto Falls of Georgia are located in Lumpkin County, Georgia along Frogtown Creek. Wikipedia

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• Cedar MountainPeak · 3,474 ft · 1.1 mi from campShow on map
• Lower DeSoto FallsViewpoint · 0.2 mi from campShow on map
• Lower DeSoto FallsWaterfall · 0.2 mi from campShow on map
• Miller TopPeak · 2,972 ft · 1.2 mi from campShow on map

Climbing and snow sports

• Cope & ClimbingClimbing · 20.1 mi from campShow on map

Trail and sight data: Recreation.gov and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Text marked Wikipedia is from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, lightly shortened.

Reviews

Data sources

• Recreation.gov (RIDB) — Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Listing details come from the sources above and may be out of date. Confirm fees, dates and closures with the operator before you travel.