Chattooga River Canoe Trail
Chattooga River Canoe Trail is a 27.3 miles water trail in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, Georgia and South Carolina. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 34.9194, -83.1687 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 34.7423, -83.3390 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 27.3 miles |
| Trail class | 2, moderately developed |
| Type | water trail |
| Surface | water |
| Typical grade | 0-5 percent |
| Typical tread width | over 120 inches |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 645 |
| Forest | Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests (unit 0812) |
| States | Georgia, South Carolina |
| Detail published | basic characteristics |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
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Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
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Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Chattooga River Canoe Trail?
27.3 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Chattooga River Canoe Trail?
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Source: Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests official page
Where does the Chattooga River Canoe Trail start?
The line begins at 34.9194, -83.1687 and ends at 34.7423, -83.3390. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Chattooga River Canoe Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Chattooga River Canoe Trail?
Long Bottom Ford (0.1 mi), Whetstone Horse Camp (0.7 mi) and Willis Knob Horse Camp (0.9 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests official page
How developed is the Chattooga River Canoe Trail?
Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Chattooga River Canoe Trail?
The typical grade is 0-5 percent. The typical tread is over 120 inches wide.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Chattooga River Canoe Trail?
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, Forest Service unit 0812. The trail is in Georgia and South Carolina.
Source: Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests official page
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named CHATTOOGA RIVER CANOE TRAIL in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0812. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.