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Special Notice: Because the
Toccoa River passes through both public lands and Private Property, it is your
responsibility to know your legal rights when floating, boating, or paddling on
the Toccoa River. Read
more here. |
 Toccoa
River Canoe Trail Information
The Toccoa River Canoe Trail starts at the Deep Hole Recreation Area and flows
13.8 miles to the take-out at Sandy Bottoms. You'll enjoy views of
forested public lands, pastoral private lands, laurel and rhododendron thickets,
and their associated wildlife. Coupled with great fishing and some rapids
make this a perfect canoe trip. This canoe trail is ideal for beginners
and those who enjoy a less than vigorous float in a north Georgia Mountain
River. It is the only designated canoe trail in the Chattahoochee-Oconee
National Forests. Open all year. |
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  Length:
13.8 miles
Use:
Moderate
Rating:
Easy
River
Flow: 3-4 mph
Road
Conditions: Paved and/or gravel all weather
roads suitable for sedans.
Travel
Time: About one hour from the city of Blue
Ridge to Deep Hole Recreation Area.
Recommended
Season: Anytime of the year.
May - June are peak laurel and rhododendron blooms.
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Restrictions
None other than generally
accepted social behavior. CAUTION:
Fishing, camping and entering onto private land is illegal without ownership
permission, as is fishing from the river in a boat, tube, or any other floating
device where both sides of the river are privately owned. Camping in
designated sites only at Sandy Bottoms take-out. Recommended take out
points are on U.S. Forest Service public lands.
Please read this detailed information
about legal and social issues pertaining to the Toccoa River.
Forest Service Boundaries are marked and posted.
The Toccoa River
Canoe Trail Map |
Directions to Deep Hole: Beginning
in the town of Blue Ridge, GA, take Georgia Highway 515 east for approximately
4.5 miles to the first traffic light, which is Georgia Highway 60. Turn right on
Georgia Highway 60 and go 0.5 miles to old U.S. 76. Turn left and continue south
on Georgia Highway 60 for 14.8 miles to Deep Hole Recreation entrance, which
will be on the right. |
 Directions
to the Sandy Bottom Canoe Take-Out: From McDonald's restaurant at the
intersection on Georgia Hwy. 515 and Georgia Hwy. 5 north in Blue Ridge, follow
Georgia Hwy. 515 east approx. 0.8 miles to Windy Ridge Rd. Turn right at Windy
Ridge Rd., go 0.2 miles to dead end with Old U.S. 76. Turn left, go 0.2 miles to
Aska Road on right. Turn right, go south 8.5 miles on Aska Rd. Turn left, go
across Shallowford Bridge, and turn right on Shallowford Bridge Rd. Go 1.3 miles
to Old Dial Rd. Turn right on Old Dial Rd., go 0.6 miles to the Sandy Bottom
Canoe Take Out on the right. |
