Toccoa River
- Moderate
- difficulty
- Mar–May, Aug–Nov
- best months
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The Toccoa River in Georgia is a fishing destination managed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Resources Division, about 1.3 miles from the town of Lakewood. It is a river fishing spot, and the surrounding area offers a mix of camping, hiking and lake fishing within a short drive. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs near 70°F, with September seeing the fewest wet days of the year at about nine. Morganton Point campground and the Morganton Point Lake Trail are both about 2 miles away, and Lake Blue Ridge, a lake fishing spot, is about 3 miles off. Sandy Bottoms - Toccoa River Campground is roughly 7 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Hiwassee Outfitters24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Morganton PointCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain2.1 mi
Morganton Point Lake TrailHikingPhoto: schwglr, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)2.3 mi- Lake Blue Ridge TrailHiking2.6 mi
- Lake Blue RidgeLake fishing3.2 mi
GREEN MOUNTAINHikingPhoto: Olin Gilbert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)4.4 mi- Lower Green Mountain (ConnectoHikingPhoto: Olin Gilbert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)4.4 mi
- Whissenhunt LoopHiking4.9 mi
- Sandy Bottoms - Toccoa River CampgroundCamping7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Doll Mountain Day Use Area ShelterPier fishing · ~46 min drive
- Jackrabbit MountainLake fishing · ~51 min drive
- Ocoee RiverRiver fishing · ~25 min drive
- Jacks RiverRiver fishing · ~26 min drive
- Ocoee River AreaRiver fishing · ~35 min drive
- Lake Blue RidgeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Massey Branch Fishing PierPier fishing · ~1h 9m drive
- Harold Wells LakeLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Hiwassee RiverRiver fishing · ~35 min drive
- Big Frog AreaRiver fishing · ~40 min drive
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Best time to visit Toccoa River
Best months: March–May and August–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
49° / 25°
12 wet
Feb
53° / 28°
12 wet
Mar
60° / 34°
12 wet
Apr
69° / 41°
11 wet
May
76° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 58°
13 wet
Jul
85° / 62°
13 wet
Aug
84° / 61°
12 wet
Sep
80° / 55°
9 wet
Oct
70° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
61° / 33°
10 wet
Dec
52° / 29°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Blairsville Exp Stn, GA, 19.4 mi away at 1,949 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
