Oconee National Forest

Solitude

I'm very grateful to have this forest close to where I live in Athens, GA. I've only explored the northern end of it, around Scull Shoals and Redlands WMA. Admittedly it does not have the greatest rec...

beautiful lake area

what a gorgeous area, Such serenity and sense of solitude but there are many things locally to visit and great restaurants not too far.

Not made for viewing

My home is surrounded by this National Forest. But other than a couple of boat launching ramps on beautiful Lake Oconee the forest service has not seen fit to make this property accessible to the publ...

Lovely

The forest is a great place to hang out to enjoy nature. Limited access but there are many good spots to park but be prepared to walk. I love to walk and recharge here

Happened to be here in the fall and fall colors were great

Lovely drive, only complaint is that most of the roads we traveled do not do a good job of indicating speed for curves. The road is very windy and quite a few relatively sharp curves that are not mar...