Located along beautiful Cooper Creek, this recreation area offers camping, hiking and fishing. The camping area is across the road from the creek, and offers 11 sites with picnic tables and grills.

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Hikers can enjoy the Yellow Mountain Trail, which follows an old logging road for 3.6 miles through forests of hemlock, pine and hardwood. Other hiking trails that originate nearby include the 2.4-mile Mill Shoals Trail, and the Cooper Creek Trail, which is a 0.4-mile connecting trail.

Fishing in Cooper Creek and in Mulky Creek for stocked and wild trout is popular.

Cooper Creek Scenic Area joins Cooper Creek Recreation Area and features 1,240 acres with hiking trails and fishing more tributaries of Cooper Creek.

Blairsville, Morganton, and Dahlonega are interesting towns to visit.

This is a designated fee area. A fee is required. Area is open from late March until the end of October .