Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
Motor Vehicle Use Rules and Regulations ![Off-road riding can be great fun.](/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/fsm9_028170.jpg)
Forest roads are only open to registered vehicles and mopeds in accordance with state law. All other vehicles including “motorized carts”, “low speed vehicles”, “multipurpose off-highway vehicles” and “all-terrain vehicles” are prohibited on Forest Service roads. Learn more here.
Welcome to the Chattahoochee Oconee National Forest
Georgia's only national forest offers 867,000 acres of scenery, history, and culture to explore.
Photo: Early morning view of Mt. Yonah from the Dukes Creek Falls Recreation Area. (Forest Service photo by Mitch Cohen)
The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest provides the finest outdoor recreation opportunities and natural resources in Georgia. Featuring nearly 867,000 acres across 26 counties, thousands of miles of clear-running streams and rivers, approximately 850 miles of recreation trails, and dozens of campgrounds, picnic areas, and other recreation activity opportunities, these lands are rich in natural scenery, history and culture.
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Features
Firewood Permits Available for Online Purchase
![USDA Forest Service E-Permit Site Home Page](/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/fseprd1178255_tn.jpg)
The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest is offering online firewood permits through E-Permits this year. Click here to purchase your firewood permit online!
Several Recreation Sites Now Available Online at Recreation.gov or on the App
![Recreation.gov Mobile App](/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/fseprd1171736_tn.jpg)
Visitors are now able to find several recreation sites online at Recreation.gov and through the Recreation.gov mobile app where they will be able to purchase passes, permits, and reserve campsites.
Spotlights
#BurnAlerts - Prescribed Fire Information
![Growing season prescribed fire](/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/fseprd500874_tn.jpg)
Sign up for #BurnAlerts to get the lastest information on prescribed fire on the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
OHV Trail System Maps
![Map to help locate OHV Trail Information](/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb5108628_tn.jpg)
This gallery contains trail maps, locator maps, and a state vicintiy map that shows the location of the OHV trail systems in the state.
Alerts & Warnings
- Tallulah River Road Construction to Begin
- Before riding your UTV, Educate Yourself!
- Tumbling Creek Road (FSR 22) Reopened
- Houston Valley Now Scan & Pay
- Track Rock Petroglyphs
- Flatlands Road (FSR 256 and FSR 637) Closed
- Road Closures on the Chattooga River Ranger District
- Coleman River Rd (FSR #54) Closure
- CAUTION Waterfall Dangers
- CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL - ATV and OHV
- Panther Creek Trail Temporary Hiker Restrictions
- Don't Move Firewood!