Sandy Ford is a moderately steep 0. 3-mile hiking trail providing access to gentle rapids on the Chattooga River, suitable for both fishing and paddling.

The trailhead features a parking area at the end of Forest Service Road 721A (a narrow, winding dirt road that may be challenging in wet weather) and crosses several footbridges over mountain streams through hardwood and hemlock forest.

For paddlers, Sandy Ford serves as a Section III put-in that bypasses 3 miles and two major rapids of the Chattooga River.