Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway 41 mi in Georgia.
About the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway
Surrounded by the beauty of the Chattahoochee National Forest, the byway winds through the valleys and mountain gaps of the southern Appalachians. From the vistas atop Brasstown Bald to the cooling mists of waterfalls, scenic wonders fill this region. Hike the Appalachian Trail or fish in a cool mountain stream.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, Georgia State Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 8 · 3.1 mi offVogel State Park · State park · 109 sites · reservable
- Mile 9 · 1.9 mi offLake Winfield Scott Recreation Area · Forest Service · 34 sites · reservable
- Mile 13 · 4.1 mi offDesoto Falls Recreation Area · Forest Service · 23 sites · reservable
- Mile 20 · on the roadSmithgall Woods · State park · 2 sites · reservable
- Mile 25 · 1.9 mi offLow Gap Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 27 · on the roadAndrew's Cove Campground · Forest Service · 10 sites · reservable
- Mile 29 · 2.1 mi offUpper Chattahoochee River Campground · Forest Service · 19 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.