Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
The sites and roads will remain closed until they are safe for visitors, officials say.
Closed sites
Oconee Ranger District in Eatonton
Lake Sinclair Recreation Area
Conasauga Ranger District in Chatsworth
Houston Valley OHV Trails
Bear Creek Trail and Campground
Cottonwood Patch Campground
Blue Ridge Ranger District in Blairsville
Boggs Creek Recreation Area
Frank Gross Recreation Area
Cooper Creek Recreation Area Lower Loop Campground (sites 4 through 9)
Chattooga River District in Lakemont
Oakey Mountain and Moates Knob OHV Trails
Lake Russell WMA
Upper Chattahoochee WMA
Warwoman WMA
White Oak Gap Road (FSR 244)
Panther Creek Trail remains closed
The Panther Creek hiking trail, which was already temporarily closed due to damage from previous storms, sustained even more damage Tuesday as rushing creek waters rose.
Crews are scheduled to begin work in October to rebuild three bridges and reroute trails.
The Forest Service says the project will improve public safety and “improve the resilience of the trail to further storm damage.”
For updated recreation area condition reports, visit www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/conf/recreation.
