Keep your eye on this space. A new website will be coming soon! The GATC has been working hard at updating and refreshing the Club website. By the end of this year, we hope to have a site that is more easily navigated for guests and members alike!
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Help Preserve the AT in Georgia
As a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Charitable Organization, the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club can accept your financial donation in any amount. Donations of $100 or more may be designated to one or more of the following specific purposes:
- General Donation
- Ridgerunner Program
- Trail Ambassador Program
- Outreach Programs
- Conservation
- Activities
- Trail Maintenance/Repairs
Donated amounts of less than $100 will be considered a general donation. Click here to make a donation.
Sport your support when you have a Georgia AT License Plate!
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) receives $10 annually for each Georgia specialty A.T. plate purchased or renewed. Since the plate became available in 2013, Georgia license plate holders have raised over $300,000 for ATC.
Apply for Your Georgia A.T. Plate
Apply for your plate by visiting your local Tax Commissioner’s tag office, or by choosing the “Appalachian Trail Conservancy of Georgia” specialty plate when you renew your registration online. In addition to the regular vehicle registration fees, a standard, numerical A.T. license plate costs $35. There is also a one-time manufacturing fee of $25 when you first purchase your tag.
Georgia A.T. License Plate Grant Program
Each year, the ATC uses funds from the sale of Georgia A.T. license plates to provide grants to organizations and individuals who are working to help fulfill the ATC’s mission within the state of Georgia. Since 2014, over $193,000 has been awarded to grant recipients working on a wide variety of A.T.-related projects. Click here for a year-by-year summary of previous grantees and projects that received funding.
Give to the Appalachian Trail in Georgia when you shop online
While the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club does not endorse Amazon, we appreciate their support through the Amazon Smile program. If you shop there please consider using this link. Through this program, the Club will receive a small portion of the proceeds of your shopping. Click here to shop at Amazon and help provide funds to preserve and maintain the Appalachian Trail in Georgia at no additional expense to you.
The Forest Service has closed the Black Gap shelter on the Approach Trail at mile 7.4 (1.4 miles south of Springer Mountain) due to wildlife concerns. The camping area and privy remain open at this location. More info is at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/conf/alerts-notices/?aid=83631