About Hickey Gap Campground
Seated alongside the sparkling Mill Creek trout stream, and just east of the community of Crandall, GA, is a beautiful gem of a campground named after the Hickey family who once lived there. [Photos of campground](http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTQxNjAwjQL8h2VAQA9Dlhuw!!/?ss=110803&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&navid=110130000000000&pnavid=110000000000000&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&recid=10458&groupid=62513&ttype=photogallery&pname=Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest- Camping & Cabins)
- Season: Open year-round.
- Managed by: USFS - Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
- Where: 7 mi northeast of Eton, GA · 34.89414, -84.67247
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Jan.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumac Creek Trail | Horse | 1.4 mi | 6.5 mi |
| Hickory Creek | Horse | 1.5 mi | 8.6 mi |
| Sumac Creek Spur | Horse | 1.6 mi | 1.6 mi |
| Grassy Mtn Tower | Hiking | 1.8 mi | 1.9 mi |
| Conasauga River | Hiking | 2.2 mi | 11.9 mi |
| Songbird | Hiking | 2.3 mi | 1.4 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Clarence T. Jones Observatory (UTC) (University observatory), 35 mi.
Propane: 16.8 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Ball Field Group Camp 2.5 mi
- Lake Conasauga 2.7 mi
- Ball Field Dispersed Camping Area 2.8 mi
- Ball Field Group Camping Area 3.1 mi
- Campsite · 5 mi E of Conasauga 6.2 mi
- Cottonwood Patch Campground 6.3 mi