Southeastern backpacking, camping, climbing, hiking and snowboarding.
Posted in Camping on Feb 22nd, 2010
It was nice to have a dry weekend, huh? The weather was perfect and we wanted to get out in it so we drove up to the Wildcat Tract area. I’ve wanted to check out the campground to see if it was a place we’d like to stay at for a few days.
The campground is [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hikes, Outdoor Gear on Dec 19th, 2009
The weather was a little rough this past weekend. Near freezing temperatures and of course more rain, even freezing rain at higher elevations. A friend and I had planned to go backpacking on the Appalachian Trail with the intention of completing the last section in Georgia before moving on to North Carolina.
Despite the weather [...]
Nearest Town: Ellijay, Ga
Directions: North on 575/5 to Ellijay. From Ellijay go west on Georgia Highway 52 for apprx. 7 miles and take a right on Gates Chapel RD.
Follow this until paved road ends (past Bear Creek) and take a right on gravel road.
Follow Signs for Conasauga for 10 Miles
As we have said in a [...]
Posted in Camping, Events in the Southeast, Paddling on Sep 21st, 2009
A few weeks ago we paddled down about 23 miles of the Toccoa River in North Georgia. It was a little challenging to navigate the low levels. When we went I think the levels were around the 230-280 cfs range so there was plenty of bottom scrubbing going on in certain areas but [...]
Nearest Town: Robbinsville, NC
Directions: From Murphy, NC take Hwy 74 to Topton. Take Left onto Hwy 129 and follow through Robbinsville. Take Left onto Joyce Kilmer Rd/Santeetlah Dam Rd, take right onto Joyce Kilmer Rd and follow for roughly 5 miles. Camp in designated areas.
Fee: Free
Site Amenities: Table, lantern post, fire ring
We usually camp at [...]
Posted in Camping, Outdoor Gear on Jul 7th, 2009
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Nearest Town: Port St. Joe, FL
Directions: From Port St. Joe, take FL 30 E to FL 30 C, take right onto Cape San Blas Rd (FL98) and follow to the entrance at the end.
No of sites: 119
Camping Fee: $20 per night
Site Amenities: Fire ring, lantern post, picnic table
Campground Amenities: beach, showers, playground, boat launch,picnic area, [...]
Posted in Camping on Jun 4th, 2009
Nearest City: Canton, GA
Directions: Hwy 20 in Canton to Sweetwater Campground Rd.
No of sites: 151
Fee: $20-$22 per night
Amenities: Hookups, laundry, showers, beach, playround, boat ramp
On Memorial Day weekend we had a family gathering organized by my uncle at Sweetwater Creek Campground on Lake Allatoona. We already had an idea of the kind of place it [...]
Posted in Camping, Georgia Waterfalls, Hikes on May 29th, 2009
Nearest Town: Clarkesville, Georgia
Trailhead Location: End of dirt road beginning across from the Lake Burton Fish Hatchery and Moccasin Creek State Park along 197 (approx. 2 miles)
Trail Lenght: 1.5 miles In and out
Difficulty: Easy
Directions: From Clarkesville-Take Hwy 197 North approx. 23 miles, take left on dirt road across from the Lake Burton Fish Hatchery, (look [...]
Posted in Camping on May 27th, 2009
Nearest Town: Clarkesville, GA
Directions: From Clarkesville-Take Hwy 197 North approx. 22 miles, take left onto FS 26, Campground is about 3 miles on right. From Hiawassee-Take Hwy 76 to Hwy 197 (on right), take right onto FS 26, see above.
Camping Fee: $10/night
No. of sites: Area 1: (16), Area 2: (16)
Campsite Amenities: table, fire ring, lantern [...]
