June 10th 11th trail ride/campout

[rockcrusher]

I dont get much time to get up to the mountains, seems like once a year. Well I,m going camping June 10th 11th and returning home on the 12th. I am going to stay at Low Gap Creek in Helen:

CAMPGROUND NAME: Low Gap Creek

VISIT DATE: 04/04/2000

UPDATE DATE: 11/8/2009

STATE: Georgia

REGION: Southern

RANGER DISTRICT: Chattooga River

NEAREST CITY/TOWN: Helen

RESERVATIONS: No

DIRECTIONS:
From Helen, GA, take State Rt. 17/75 north 0.8 miles to State Rt. 75 Alt.
Turn left onto Rt. 75 Alt and then turn right almost immediately onto Poplar
Stump Rd. Go 4.3 miles to campground.

NOTE: Poplar Stump Rd. changes to gravel in 1.6 miles and becomes River
Rd. (Forest Rt. 44) in 2.2 miles. At this point, the road continues as gravel
and becomes single-lane, rough and winding.

GENERAL COMMENTS:
The elevation is 1,800 ft.

The campground, located adjacent to Low Gap Creek, is comprised of White
pine, rhododendron and Mountain Laurel. The creek bisects the campground
- accessing sites 8 through 13 requires fording the creek and driving over a
low water bridge. The campground is a favorite location for anglers fishing
the Low Gap Creek. Each campsite has a lantern post.

SEASONS
Open Seasonal: Yes
Open All Year: No

Seasonal Comment:
Open March through November 2.

RATE AND MAXIMUM STAY PERMITTED
Rate: $12 per day
Maximum Stay Permitted (days): 14

CAMPGROUND SITE CONFIGURATION
No. RV Sites: 0
No. Tent Sites: 0
No. Combined Sites (Tent or RV): 13

Total Sites: 13

Tent Pads: Yes
Open Sites: Yes
Wooded Sites: Yes

No. Tables on Sites: 13
No. Grilles on Sites: 13
Equestrian Camping: No

RV INFORMATION
Hookups: None
No. RV Pull Throughs: 0
Waste Station: No
Average Parking Apron Size: 10' X 45'

Comments:
The parking aprons are gravel.

FACILITIES
Vaults: Yes
Flush Toilets: No
Hot Showers: No
Wheelchair Friendly Toilets: Yes

Public Phone: No
Playground: No
No. Water Spigots (non-site): 0
No. Threaded: 0

Comments:
The vault is a chemical flush toilet.

WATER SPORTS - None

HIKING - No

FISHING
Rainbow (stocked), Brown and Brook trout

We will be riding the trails around that area do some trout fishing. We will be going to Tray mountain and some other areas if anyone wants to join just let me know. 678-200-6332 Shawn

 

[Zingerxj1129]

What kind of trails are we workin with??

 

[rockcrusher]

Should be just forest roads. I'm trying to get my friend to show me where there are some legal water crossing at I've been on them before just not really sure where the are. We had a blast last year ended up with 4 xj .

 

[JuicyJuice4x4]

I may come! could be fun!

 

[Zingerxj1129]

Well I was considering this but, I finally checked out the ride time and 8 hours is a lttle bit of a haul for me!

 

[rockcrusher]

That is a long haul its only 2 hoours for me. Ill get the link to the video from last year and post it.
Hoope you can join us

 

[rockcrusher]

If anybody just wants to join us for the ride we will leave around 10ish and we will be around Helen and Tray Mt. area we will be on channel 4

 

[JuicyJuice4x4]

is there like creek riding and what not?

 

[rockcrusher]

If I can get my friend to join us. There is a roadr that the river follows the road bed for about 500 yards and then we cross a river and have a hill climb nothing to bad but if it rains before we ride the water on the roadis prettty deep. I do hope its still open.