Hey everybody! Just got an account here so my apologies if I did something wrong posting this!
Me and a couple of friends are trying to get a plan started for a hiking/camping trip to North Georgia for Christmas this year. Our plan is to camp at least once in every state though, and so far we've only got AL and TN(trying to hit the southern states first). So for this trip, we were thinking we'd camp in Georgia, then hike over the state line to North Carolina, killing two birds with one stone. We've never camped the AT though, so we're a little lost on how it works. So my question is, what is a good route to take in our situation? Can we just drive up close to the line, hit the trail and camp anywhere along the hike? Do you have to rent campsites along the AT like you do in National park lands? We're trying to limit the hiking portion too, since it'll be cold and icy most likely. Thanks!
Me and a couple of friends are trying to get a plan started for a hiking/camping trip to North Georgia for Christmas this year. Our plan is to camp at least once in every state though, and so far we've only got AL and TN(trying to hit the southern states first). So for this trip, we were thinking we'd camp in Georgia, then hike over the state line to North Carolina, killing two birds with one stone. We've never camped the AT though, so we're a little lost on how it works. So my question is, what is a good route to take in our situation? Can we just drive up close to the line, hit the trail and camp anywhere along the hike? Do you have to rent campsites along the AT like you do in National park lands? We're trying to limit the hiking portion too, since it'll be cold and icy most likely. Thanks!