View from highway - Clayton highway sign Community of Clayton, Georgia. Clayton is home to many regional authors. The most famous publication is the nationally acclaimed Foxfire series, a collection of oral history gathered by local high school students. The Foxfire Museum, in nearby Mountain City, houses exhibits relating to Appalachian life and documents the birth of the Foxfire Magazine and the Foxfire Book series. Waterfalls and lakes, beaches and swamps, forests and mountains are just a sample of the settings you’ll discover as you explore Georgia’s beautiful parks and refuges Following Hwy 575, Hwy 515, Hwy 5, US 76, this drive takes you through the heart of Georgia\'s northern mountains.