Hickory Gap, near Crandall, Georgia, is a charming spot for those seeking a bit of peace and quiet in nature. With only five campsites available on a first-come, first-served basis, it’s a great place to escape the hustle and bustle and enjoy some solitude.

The campground is right alongside Mill Creek, which is known for its trout fishing. Visitors have noted the beauty of the area, with one camper describing it as “an awesome little dispersed campground alongside a beautiful stream.” Fire rings are available for cozy evenings, and there’s a nice flat area for pitching tents. Just be prepared to bring your own firewood, as it’s not provided on-site.

While the facilities are basic, with pit toilets that some found less than ideal, the natural surroundings more than make up for it. Campers have mentioned the lovely waterfall nearby, adding to the serene atmosphere. If you’re up for a little adventure, there’s a swimming hole down the creek, perfect for a refreshing dip on a warm day.

Hickory Gap is tucked away in the Cohutta Wildlife Management Area, making it a fantastic base for hiking and exploring the rugged beauty of North Georgia. Just keep in mind that it can get busy on weekends, so arriving early is a smart move. Whether you’re fishing, hiking, or just soaking in the tranquility, this spot has a lot to offer for those who appreciate a more primitive camping experience.

Hickory Gap

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This campground is very nice with private campsites. Each site is very close to Mill creek which is a stocked trout stream. The sites fill up fast because there is only 5 of them. Each site has a table, tent pad, and firering with grate.

Hickey gap campground is beautiful. 

Hickey Gap is located in the Cohutta Wildlife Management Area in Georgia. The area is beautiful, undeveloped terrain, and the campground was surprisingly clean and well maintained. The campground is small, with only 5 spots, and it is first come, first served, so might be hard to get a spot during busier times, however camping is allowed in the WMA, so you could always backpack in to find a great spot. I noticed someone had a campsite across the creek from the campground. 

The sites are primitive, but all had a tent pad, fire ring, and picnic table. All are heavily wooded, but the first ones are less private. All are right on the creek. 

There’s a pit toilet, but it was so gross and stinky, I could not even walk in the door, so I’d say just plan to just use nature’s facilities! 

Beautiful area, nice camping area if you like free primitive camping, and don’t mind some neighbors! 

Small, but beautiful 

Sweet little spot. Just stayed Saturday night. Got there about 7 pm and there was one spot left. Only 5 campsites at actual hickey gap.
The pavement ends and it’s a 6 mile,well maintained, windy gravel road. You’ll come to a fork in the road where hickey gap is on the right, with day parking, then down in the holler there’s the campsites. They sit along mill creek. The sit is well maintained, not overgrown. Nice flat tent pads. Trees for enos/hammoks. Remote area that isn’t not very traveled. Shaded by tree cover. There’s what people called a water hole swimming area down the creek a half mile hike but it hadn’t rained much so it wasn’t very full but still cool! 
There are outhouse/vault toilets, but we’re kinda nasty and had maggots/bugs in the waste. 
The fire pits have grill gates attached to them. 
Beware of what we were told are Japanese wasps that are huge and like lights. They didn’t really serve as a problem to us but our camp neighbors got stung. Given that we did have cintronella candles burning. 

I would recommend going if your not afraid of primitive camping! 

Nice, private, little spot

This is an awesome little dispersed campground alongside a beautiful stream and extremely secluded! If you are looking for something a bit off the beaten path this is your spot. I’d imagine it only fills up during hunting season if ever. I read that the steam is good for trout fishing but I didn’t have any luck. Probably some of the larger pools up or down steam hold fish but right along the campground it wasn’t very deep when we were there. There is not much to this campground at all so make sure you bring everything you need. There is nowhere to purchase anything and you are a good 20 minute drive away from any stores. The bathroom was borderline unusable for anything other than the worst of emergencies and even then I would prefer to venture off into the woods and take my chances. Bathrooms were beyond disgusting. This is not a campground that gets maintained daily. I would imagine maybe once every 2 weeks at most they have a park Ranger role through there and that is probably being generous. It is not trashed by any means and it is a beautiful spot tucked away in the woods. Definitely give this place a shot if you are looking for some seclusion in the north Georgia area and maybe some decent trout fishing. 

Hidden little gem

.....but beautiful every day!! What a gem. Def worth 6.5 miles on a skinny dirt road

Quiet weekdays, busy weekends....

Five areas available free first come first serve by a little Creek bathrooms available sealed trash cans. Fire rings available sometimes firewood is available. Great little spot. once you entered, the campsite going towards the bathrooms is a waterfall.

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