dont know weather your aware of it or not but there is an awesome backroad from rising fawn,ga that goes up the south face of lookout mountain.
it was tar and gravel road but a fine road.......when you finally come out yur about 1 mille [turn right] from teh entrance to cloudland canyon, that is where i alwasy took my family / kids camping....i can tell you this...if you get to know cloudland teh place its one finest campgrounds bar none, from primitive to rv to cabins they have it all and its a well kept place to and dont worry about fuel...leave couldland and go left 2 mi up teh road is a general store/ gas
then travel up to the flashing yellow light and go left [ reid road i think] this is also lookout mountain top road that leads all teh way into chattanooga, point park, rock city..... etc etc.
on that road you will pass where they jump off lookout mountain and hang glidding....excellant views and a great ride ! take your camera !