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12-25-2008, 09:33 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Acworth
Posts: 259
|  Rocktown Georgia This is Rocktown. It is in northwest Georgia closest to the city of Lafayette. It is on top of Pigeon Mounatin. This is the best place in Georgia I have seen. All the rocks you'd ever want. Almost exactly the same as Little Rock City in Alabama. The only catch is there is a 3/4 mile hike to the spot from the parking area.          Directions: Take I-75 until north of Atlanta. About 1/2 way between Atlanta and Chattanooga watch for I-75 exit for Resacca, Lafayette, (HWY 136) - Turn Left onto HWY 136 & cross over I-75. Go 6.5 miles to T intersection turn Right to stay on HWY 136. Go 14.3 miles (through Villanow & over mountain) to T intersection & turn Left to stay on HWY 136. Go 1.3 miles and turn Right to stay on HWY 136. Go 3.9 miles to HWY 27/136 (traffic light) - continue straight ahead to HWY 27 in the town of Lafayette, Georgia. Turn Left onto HWY 27/193 and go a short distance. HWY 193 north will turn Right. Go 2.7 miles on HWY 193 to Chamberlain Road and turn Left onto Chamberlain (Petro station on Right) Go 3.3 miles on Chamberlain Rd to Crockford-Pigeon Wildlife Area sign on Right - turn Right onto road. Take this road approximately. 1.8 miles (as the road steepens it gets rougher, and goes up the Mt. via a series of switchbacks). Near the top of the mountain, when the road splits, take the Right fork (Rocky Lane ) 1.3 miles further. Turn Left onto dirt road, 1/3 mile to parking area. Trailhead is at the right corner of the parking lot, next to the information stand. Camping is allowed in woods surrounding parking area. There is a flat trail leading to the crawling area. Google Map |
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12-25-2008, 09:51 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgia
Posts: 884
| Dang I forgot about this place. We should have checked it out yesterday.:-( |
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12-26-2008, 10:07 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Augusta
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| Wow this place looks incredible, looks like some nice sticky rock too. |
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12-26-2008, 07:27 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dalton
Posts: 283
| This place is about 30 minutes from me. |
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01-09-2009, 07:47 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: forsyth county
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| wow my dads place is in la fayette where abouts is this place |
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01-21-2009, 03:15 PM
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| TN State Champ 2011   Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chattanooga
Posts: 1,419
| I'm in I live in Chattanooga and would be interested in checking this place out. PM me if you guys end up going up. I have been there before I was into crawling, but now I really want to go back up and crawl.  |
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01-17-2010, 11:34 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: chickamauga
Posts: 41
| Creek Bed I drove out there yesterday to check this place out. I haven't been up there in years. I did not even make it up to rocktown. I stopped at the creek before you start going up the mountain, maybe 1/8 of a mile past the ranger station. Being winter time, the creek was completely dry. I had a blast up there even though I was by myself:-( Next time I go out there I will bring my camera to show the creek bed. Plenty of parking and no hiking! |
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01-17-2010, 05:06 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dalton
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Thanks for bringing this thread back to life. | |
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01-22-2010, 08:16 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NW GA
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| I.m goin down there tomm. and check this place out..Looks awesome i just moved to Lafayette so its close.. |
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01-23-2010, 05:28 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: chickamauga
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01-24-2010, 08:29 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NW GA
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I went down for awhile Sat. only went to the creek bed you mentioned and then right above that at the next pull-off was a great place..Went up to the top of the mtn. to check out the main spot...'there must have been 30 cars parked there lot of rock climbers ...HUMAN not R/C ....so decided to check it out later..If the rain lets up couple of us are goin down Monday around noon..We also went to Brians today and picked up some goodies including the rovers..... | |
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01-26-2010, 07:49 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marietta
Posts: 41
| I am thinking about going out there soon to get some real practice. Not enough rocks in my backyard to do any good. |
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01-26-2010, 10:54 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: chickamauga
Posts: 41
| I am going to try to make it out there again this Saturday weather permitting. |
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01-26-2010, 12:08 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dalton
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01-26-2010, 08:02 PM
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| Drive monkey, drive!  Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: East of the Ridge
Posts: 154
| Hey Larry, let me know if you decide to go to this place. I'd like to check it out if I get a free weekend. |
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01-27-2010, 09:00 PM
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| TN State Champ 2011 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chattanooga
Posts: 1,419
| Hey guys pm me if this happens. I'm in for sure |
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01-28-2010, 07:12 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dalton
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01-28-2010, 02:32 PM
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| TN State Champ 2011 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chattanooga
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| I have gates and chalk |
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01-28-2010, 07:37 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NW GA
Posts: 7
| Post up if you guys get something together....6 of us went Monday and had a good time even though the creek bed was flooded out..Lots of good crawlin at the 2nd pulloff past the creek on the left just watch out for the deep holes covered in leaves.  ..The upper part is awesome but limited and on the weekends its packed with rock climbers but well worth the walk.Any of you guys ever been up to the spot on Chilhowee mtn..Couple of years ago our former group Cleveland Crawlers got permission from the forest service to use this spot..We had tried with ETRC back then to get a comp together there but we never made it happen..Actually there/'s two areas there with great crawlin.. |
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01-28-2010, 08:37 PM
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| Gold Star Baby!   Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: I was raised on the dairy, biotch
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| You guys should just come down to the actual comp this weekend at alatoona landing instead of going and crawling by yourselves? |
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