Address: (Parking only) Hiawassee, GA 30546
Telephone: (888) 867-2757
Lat/Long (Corbin Creek): 34.801642, -83.742959
Lat/Long (Tray Gap): 34.799228, -83.691148
Website: https://appalachiantrail.org/
Date: October 10th – 12th 2025
Hardware used for media: GoPro 10, Insta360 X3, Galaxy S22
I arrived at 12:30 pm on Friday October 10th in hopes of grabbing a premium spot. Needless to say, I’m too old for “driving through the night” . It took about 1.5 hours to get to Corbin Creek (6 miles). Campers were already there setting up. They snagged the prime real estate but the spot I found was perfect, right next to the creek. I had planned to pack up and get out by 7am.
After setting up camp, I took a stroll around the creek to grab videos and also met my neighbors. Nice guys, apparently, they do this (Guys weekend) once or twice a year. It’s a perfect spot for it!
Happened to run across a camper and had to get a pic of his and my shirts. What are the odds two people that have never met before, converged in N. GA on the same night and both be wearing a logo from Florida’s Cape San Blas on the Gulf?
Going on zero sleep & took a short nap then chatted with the neighbors and a few other friends of theirs showed up. They cooked & invited me over, but I wasn’t that hungry. Thanks guys, if you’re reading this! I went back to setup my lights and started writing.
I crashed out around 7/8 pm. The flowing creek, the sound of faint music and kids playing cornhole was quite relaxing, I mean, let’s be honest, dangerous wildlife would likely leave me alone in this scenario. 🤣
After waking up freezing I opted to use my propane heater. The only drawbacks were, condensation on the lower 1/3rd inside my tent, and it was almost entirely used up in one night.
I woke up @ 3:30am, stayed up, cleaned the tent and got packed.
Here’s some shots of this amazing area!
I took a few shots of the camp area in night mode, and also some pictures on the ride up the mountain. My headlights showed how deep the ruts are! I got to Tray Gap at 8am and go ready to head for the trail.
The first mile or so was like climbing a 50 story building but once you make it to the top, the elevations tend to even out. Here’s a few from Tray Gap to Tray Mountain Shelter.
As I passed Tray Mountain Shelter (above me), I came upon the other side of the stream.
I also came across a few critters. One’s obviously a millipede, but I don’t know what that beetle is.
2 objectives today, get my Tallulah Falls stamp in my GA Passport and FINALLY try Old Clinton’s BBQ. They were featured on an old Dirty Jobs tv show and just had to visit. Damned good BBQ! I even got the T-Shirts to prove it! 🤣 Also, I grabbed a few images from a different vantage point of Tallulah Falls. And accidentally stamped my passport upside-down. 🙄 Tallulah will be another blog.
Anyway, on to the next adventure!
Happy Camping!
See you on the trail!
~T.B. Pug