Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest

Contact Information

Forest Supervisor's Office
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
1755 Cleveland Highway
Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone: 770 297-3000

Office hours: Tues. - Friday, 9:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 4:00
Closed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday

PLEASE NOTE: This office is an information and administrative office located in Gainesville, GA and is not actually in the forest.

Maps & Publications

Maps

We provide a variety of information presented on maps. Some are printed, some are digital, and some are available in both formats.

Buy printed maps online for areas in the Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests at these locations.
- The Forest Place, operated by the Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association
- The National Forest Store, operated by the USDA Forest Service
Online Interactive Recreation Maps: These maps are built into the web page for each of our recreation areas. They have full zoom and pan capability along with map, satellite, and terrain backgrounds. If you have the Google Earth plug-in installed in your web browser, you and view the area in full 3-D mode with zoom, tilt, and rotate capabilities.
Get Digital Maps Online:
- Forest Visitor Maps show recreation areas, campgrounds, major trails and much more useful information to help you find your way.
- Motor Vehicle Use Maps show roads and trails that are open to motorized vehicles.
National Atlas of the United States at http://www.nationalatlas.gov: A source for digital map data, the interactive map maker, and much more, such as:
- agriculture
- biology
- boundaries
- climate
- environment
- geology
- government
- history
- mapping
- transportation
- people
- water
- map
- layers
- printable maps
- wall maps
- dynamic maps
- articles
Geographic Name Information System: a must see tool. Find a place by it's name, then see a map or aerial photo via TerraServer.
U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps:
- Order online or find the map dealer nearest you.
- Topo Map Dealers in Georgia

No longer in print, one of the most requested publications is the booklet "Important Trees of the Eastern United States." Avaible in Acrobat portable document format (PDF) from the Southern Regional Extension Forestry office.

Alerts & Warnings