Chatuge Lake: Corundum & Garnet Rockhounding in Towns County, Georgia

Plan your visit

Generally open to casual rockhounding

County

Towns County

State

Georgia

Nearest road

Lakeview Drive

Postcode

30582

Coordinates

34.97371, -83.81506

Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground in the RockHoundR app, where land overlays show which agency manages the area.

Land & collecting status

Generally open to casual rockhounding

Most public-tagged spots sit on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, or other federal land where reasonable hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed. Confirm posted rules and active mining claims before you dig.

Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.

Best time to visit Chatuge Lake

Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Conditions here are workable year-round, with typical highs from 49°F in winter to 84°F in summer.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, HAYESVILLE 1 NE station (6 mi away).

Geology at Chatuge Lake

This spot sits on ground mapped as water. Quartz crystals typically weather out of veins and pockets and end up in nearby soils and creek beds.

Mapped unit

water

Elevation

1,920 ft

Geologic mapping via Macrostrat and the underlying state geological survey maps (CC BY 4.0). Bedrock at the surface can vary within a mapped unit.

Sources & verification

Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.

• Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Geologic Survey
• Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
• Georgia State Parks rules
• Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules