Sarah’s Creek

Located within the Warwoman Wildlife Management Area outside of Clayton, Georgia, Sarah’s Creek, or FS 156, is a trail that offers a fun offroad challenge and ample solitude for those looking to escape. The trail begins as a simple road providing access to the Sarah’s Creek Campground, which the National Forest Service manages. This is an improved campground that offers standard amenities with flat pads, fire pits, and outhouses.

While the trail begins as paved, the farther north you travel, the more degraded the road surface becomes. Once you pass the NFS campground, you’ll come to a creek crossing, which marks the start of the interesting obstacles. Immediately after the creek crossing, you’re faced with a rocky, washed-out section. Scout before you commit, as this serves as the gatekeeper, and turning around is very difficult. Narrow width and short wheelbase or big lifts and large tires are your friends here. Otherwise, you can count on busted mirrors or smashed bumpers.

Past this highlight obstacle, the trail is interesting but not nearly as pucker-inducing. Dispersed campsites are fairly abundant, but they can be small. The trail comes to an end at a large turnaround. Although it appears two more trails have been cut into the woods, these are not officially recognized trails and should be considered illegal.