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Tallulah River Campground
Rugged mountain scenery and the Tallulah River plunging by make this a beautiful place to camp, fish or hike. The area offers three campgrounds with multiple camp sites with picnic tables, grills and tent pads.
Hiking, Fishing & Other Activities
The Tallulah and Coleman Rivers offer excellent trout fishing for anglers.
Hiking through nearby Coleman River Scenic Area is popular. The Coleman River Trail parallels the river for 1 mile through stands of large old-growth timber.
Clayton, Tallulah Falls and Hiawassee are interesting towns to visit.
The Southern Nantahala Wilderness, Chattooga Wild and Scenic River and the Appalachian Trail are nearby.
Site Amenities
Good, hard-surface roads until you get past the first campground, Tallulah River Campground on Forest Service Road 70; expect narrow gravel road that is crooked and steep in parts.
Restrooms are accessable to people with dissabilities. Each of the 17 campsites are equipped with a tent pad, picnic table and grill. Drinking water is also available at this area.
This area is open from late March until the first weekend in November and a fee is required to park or camp. (Please note that you do not have to pay to park if you are camping and have paid to camp.)
Directions
From Tallulah Falls, take US-23/US-441/GA-15 North towards Clayton. Turn left onto Hollifield Road and go approximately one mile. Turn right onto Old Historic GA-441 towards downtown Tiger. At the stop sign in downtown Tiger, turn left onto Bridge Creek Road. Go approximately 2 miles and turn right onto Davis Gap Road. When the road ends, turn left onto US-76/GA Hwy. 2. Go approximately 3 miles and turn right onto Persimmon Road. Go approximately 4 miles and turn left onto Forest Service Road 70 (look for signs pointing to Tallulah River Campground). The Tallulah River campground is approximately one mile on the left. The Tate Branch campground is approximately 4 miles on the left. The Sandy Bottom campground is approximately 5 miles on the left. All campgrounds are located on the edge of the river.
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