Decision Memo Completed

Upper Chattooga River Trail Campsite Designation and Closure Project

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests Oconee, South Carolina Andrew Pickens Ranger District

This project would implement management direction for campsites along the Upper Chattooga River Trail. Of 34 existing user created campsites, 12 sites would be designated for overnight camping and the remaining 22 sites would be closed and restored.

Location

Upper Chattooga River Trail within the Ellicott Rock Wilderness in Oconee County, South Carolina.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/26/2019
2
Decision
08/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityDispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management
Upper Chattooga River Trail Campsite Designation and Closure ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/01/2023
ForestsFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests
DistrictsAndrew Pickens Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation management