Holly Creek runs through a deep roadside gorge in the Cohutta Wilderness. For most of the run the road is a steep 200 to 300 feet above the creek.
From the junction of Old CCC Camp Road and Mulberry Gap Road down to the gauge bridge the river drops as follows: 80, 170, 240. Total drop for the 3.2 miles is 526 feet.
As of the Winter of 2002 the upper 2 miles is still choked up with wood. 4 spots are completly choked. The most dangerous is just after the split to the right. Many portages and limbos if you run this one. Most of the rapids are clear except for a few.
Thanks to a few boaters from Atlanta Patagonia for the work they have done. Locals are slowly making progress on the upper 2 miles.
_Local Expert Simon Bishop._
Directions:
From Atlanta take I-75 north to Highway 411 north to Chatsworth. In Chatsworth go east on Highway 52 for about 2 miles, then north on Holly Creek Road. Holly Creek Road deadends into Ccc Camp Rd. Go right (east) on Ccc Camp Road into the Cohutta Wilderness. The road will turn to dirt when you cross into the wilderness area. Holly Creek will run alongside the road.
The take-out will be a large marked parking area where the road turns away from the river. The put-in will be the second bridge crossing upstream.
Other runs close by include:
Conasauga River
Jacks River
and the
Ocoee.