Trail Overview

This is a reasonably well-maintained road that starts at Ocoee Number Three Dam. It is one of the main access trails for the Big Frog Wilderness Area Trails. You will gain almost 1000 feet of elevation but it is not a steep climb. Nothing difficult about this trail so you do not need anything special to drive it. There's a campground at the beginning of the trail called Thunder Rock which provides 37 regular campsites for popups and RVs less than 20 feet with no electricity, ONLY site 9 is an electric site for less than 20 feet at 30 amp, and one group campsite. We did have some cell service (Verizon) on this trail.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwHllfWVLbk

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Difficulty

Nothing technical about this trail. It is accessible to just about any vehicle.

Technical Rating

M Smith

May 24, 2026

Open

Trail was open. Rough/rocky in places but no problem.

Darren DeArmond

Mar 19, 2026

Open

Road was mainly gravel. Few rough spots. Nothing too drastic. We did air down for a smoother ride on the washboards.

Xander Higgins

Nov 28, 2025

Open

Road was fine. A little rocky, but nothing to be concerned about.

Dan Renegar

May 17, 2025

Open

Open and no issues.

Hunter Powers

May 18, 2024

Open

Very Rocky.

Kimberly Harvey

Mar 23, 2024

Open

Muddy from recent rain so occasional large puddles. Some loose additional loose rocks. Trees down, but nothing completely blocking the trail.

Mac Stevens

Mar 02, 2024

Open