This area of Georgia is chock full of great places to hike and explore. We were just meandering through Georgia and happened upon Desota Falls Recreation Area...located the campgrounds nestled down off the road and set up camp along Frogtown Creek.

The sites are spacious, even though they are very open. As you will notice in most of my reviews...I tend to pick popular spots during the week to avoid the crowds...and this one was no different.

Frogtown Creek kept me busy foraging for crawdads and building rock dams to afford me deeper water to relax in. Slung the hammocks alongside the creek and caught a few Z's as the gurgling brook lulled me to sleep.

The trails in the campground are excellent and once crossing over the creek go in either direction...one to upper falls and one to lower falls. We thoroughly enjoyed them both and enjoyed innumerable photo opportunities.

The whole area is relaxing even with the hilly terrain...the pace quiets your soul.

Nearby is a super sweet outdoor store...Mountain Crossings...which I wholeheartedly encourage you to frequent. They have the basics and then some. AT hikers make their first stop there to either unload or stock up, so you'll see a great deal of foot traffic for it being in the middle of nowhere.

After we shopped there (and bought there) one of the sales people recommended we walk across the road and climb Blood Mountain. Taking him up on the advice, we donned our hydration day packs, grabbed our trekking poles and started off. What a beautiful climb. Plan on taking the entire day, bring some lunch and eat it at the stone cabin or perched on one of the bare rock faces and revel in the views! I cannot help but linger on mountaintops.

The entire time spent there in Desoto Falls area was priceless!