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Georgia
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What we do know
Inside Cherokee National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites
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PAINT CREEK DISPERSED CAMPSITES (Camping Area)

Rocky Bluff Campground
~12 min drive
A worthwhile stop near North Carolina.

BIG CREEK CAMPGROUND (GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK)
~32 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Tennessee.
Houston Valley Campground
~5 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Tennessee.
Houston Valley Campground
~5 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Georgia.
Houston Valley Campground
~5 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Tennessee.
Paint Creek Campground
~5 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Tennessee.
PAINT CREEK CAMPGROUND
~5 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Georgia.
Courtland Place
~7 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Tennessee.
Laughing Waters Family Campground
~8 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Tennessee.
A.T. Spring Mountain Shelter
~10 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Georgia.