Mineral Bluff, Georgia
Your Toccoa River Mountaintop is a secluded, private gated 3-acre primitive camp site on top of a ridge in an upscale area, hidden away only a few miles from Blue Ridge, Georgia! It is located on Toccoa River Forest Lane, a paved road, in Mineral Bluff, Georgia. You park at the gate and walk in approximately 300 feet to the camping area. A big wagon is provided in the shelter to ferry your gear. This campsite includes a large Adirondack shelter for all weather camping and is super pet friendly – no leashes needed! Fantastic ridge top location yet very private for base camp to access the many activities in this area, including enjoying the Toccoa River. The property is ideal for shelter or tent camping and is a short distance from the Toccoa River, a world class trout fishing river, which you can access at two different community access lots. Free use of each lot is included in your rental! You have the entire property for your use – there are no other campers nearby. The property is adjoined by 150 acres of rugged forest. This is a walk in-walk out campsite, and will not accommodate any sort of RV, trailer or travel caravan. Maximum 6 guests and 2 vehicles.
The Adirondack shelter (340 sf) is furnished with shelves and some tables and chairs. You can use it for a day shelter, central clubhouse or bunking in inclement weather. It will also accommodate a large tent if you want to camp in it in any weather.
This lot easily accomodate a single group with several tents, with a flat camping area, a picnic table, National Park style charcoal grill, and a fire pit.. Bring your own firewood although you are welcome to use any that might be stacked there.
The Gibbs Drive community Toccoa River access lot has a charcoal grill, picnic table, boat launch, swimming rock and fire pit with chairs. The River is controlled flow and usually at low water from dawn to about 2 pm, ideal for fishing or swimming/wading/boulder bopping. The River release schedule is available online. Be aware that the River has swift currents when the dam is opened for release, usually daily. The new hiking trails at Project Chimps are less than 10 minutes away!
This property is conveniently located on Toccoa River Forest Lane, Mineral Bluff, Georgia 30559, just 4 miles off the 4-lane highway (Highway 515/76) and just a short drive to Blue Ridge, Georgia; Blairsville, Georgia; Murphy, North Carolina; McCaysville, Georgia and Copper Hill, Tennessee. It is a paved road drive all the way to the entrance. It is located just a few miles from the center of downtown Blue Ridge where you will find art galleries, many restaurants, brew pubs, shopping, the Blue Ridge Brewing Company, the Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad, and more! The Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad runs most of the year from Blue Ridge to McCaysville, right along the Toccoa River. Mercier Orchards is a short drive from downtown.
You are a short drive from Lake Blue Ridge, the Chattahoochee National Forest, Brasstown Bald and many hiking trails, such as the Aska adventure area, the Appalachian Trail, the Benton McCaye Trail, and trails in the Big Frog wilderness area, Cohutta wilderness area and the Rich Mountain wilderness area. The Ocoee River Whitewater Center with Olympic kayak rapids and world class mountain biking trails is less than 20 minutes away. Hiking, biking, whitewater rafting, kayaking, tubing, boating, swimming, zip lines – oh my!
Loved it easy and great shelter
Great camping spot with a cute downtown area near by.
We had a great time staying here. The only issue we had was the neighbors dog kept wandering over freaking our dogs out. The neighbors dog also got in our trash while we were out one time.
I'm not used to having a roofed hut to retreat to when it's raining but this was awesome because it did rain the first night we stayed there. We brought battery operated twinkle lights and put the tent up on the deck. It was really sweet and lovely. Highly recommend for groups who have different levels of camping experience among them.
Our trip was incredible! Beautiful, quiet, peaceful spot to camp. The shelter kept us dry from the rain. Mr. Gibbs provided dry firewood for us and affordable price. George was a pleasure to meet answered all questions we had about any fishing restrictions/rules of the community where the property is located. There are two designated fishing areas for communal use please make sure to ask George for specifics. We enjoyed bbq and fishing by the community access on the Toccoa River, caught a few trout even. Our dogs had space to roam without leashes and play together. The neighbor has two dogs off leash so just make sure if your dogs are off a leash they do not stray too far and play well with other dogs. Neighbor was very nice. Bring your hiking shoes it’s at mountaintop so you will have to walk a ways to get to fishing access/community access points. We will definitely be back it was a wonderful camping experience, first time with our pups! So good, we decided to stay an extra day! Thank you George!
We had a great family time with our three children and two dogs! The area was secluded and the little pavilion was very helpful! The neighbors dogs did tend to wander into the property but that was the only negative! The location was also very close to hiking and rivers and the lovely downtown!
Second time staying and just as good as the first time. Beautiful property and close access to hiking trails and lake blue ridge.
Great location and had everything we needed!
We actually didn’t end up staying here as planned but the host was really responsive and accommodating. Long story short: we rescheduled our trip from last fall to this spring because of a conflict, the conflict happened again. Again, the host is friendly and from the photos the place is beautiful! I’ll try again for sure!
Our stay at George’s property was incredible from the clear instructions, beautiful property and how kind George was! Looking forward to another stay at one of his properties this year!
Great family camping experience! Shortly after we arrived, George came To the property and introduced himself. He was very friendly and shared the back story on his properties. He let us know if we needed anything To send him a message. The property is tucked in the woods off of a subdivision. The Shelter is great. It is very similar to some of the shelters found along the AT. There was plenty of room for our dogs to run Without having to worry about them bothering other people or going to someone else's campsite. There are stores nearby in Mineral Bluff and in Blue Ridge if you forget something or need to restock. Typically I prefer backpacking But this spot was a great alternative. It is similar to car camping except There are no other people around and you have to hike your stuff in a very short distance but there is a wagon to help with that. Perfect spot for my 5 y/o daughter and two dogs that are too much trouble for a traditional state park type campground.
My husband and I enjoyed our stay here. It was quiet and the shelter was great for a rainy camping trip. It was larger than expected and fit our tent underneath easily with room to spare. The location was great, very close to Lake Blue Ridge.
Everything was as described in the listing. Quiet location with all of the camping requirements you would need. Plenty of hiking and swimming nearby. It was the perfect quick getaway for my dog and I.
Beautiful property and the shelter on-site was fantastic to escape the rain!
We booked this site when we were unable to find a campsite in our normal parks, and we're so glad we did. It was easy to get to, very clean, and so nice. The shelter is large and has shelves to store your stuff on, a table, several chairs, and even a broom to keep it tidy. People had left a few things behind, so we did the same to add to the pantry. The site is so private we didn't even set up a tent. I would recommend bringing a thick sleeping pad, though, as the shelter floor is harder than the ground. Our dog enjoyed exploring the area. Definitely take advantage of the included carts to tote your stuff up the hill from your car. It's fairly close to restaurants, stores, hiking, and fishing. Only downsides were having to take our trash back home with us and the fact that you can't park right at the shelter (we are used to car camping). Can't wait to go back!
Exactly what we we’re looking for. Some much needed quite time away in the mountains.
I rented this site for my husband as a birthday/anniversary trip, he needed a few days away from reality. He couldn't thank me enough, he loved everything about it. He said he would go back every weekend if he could.