Bishop Lake, Jackson County, Georgia     User input for Bishop Lake, Jackson County, Georgia: Be the first to submit input for Bishop Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Georgia has many beautiful lakes and Bishop Lake is one of them. Summertime at Bishop Lake comes with high temperatures in the 80's, and during the night it cools down to the 60's. Daytime highs through the wintertime are in the 50's, and after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Bishop Lake descend into the 20's. A tremendous site for whitewater paddling in the vicinity of Bishop Lake is Rose Creek, and a good location to camp here at Bishop       Lake is Pine Lake RV Campground. Bishop Lake is a rather wet place mostly with a lot of precipitation; most of the rain falls during March, and the driest of the months is September. Very wonderful water scenery is available at Bishop Dam in the vicinity of Bishop Lake, and Bulldog Inn Athens is a great location to get some rest. And that's not all you can do here at Bishop Lake. You can run the rapids of North Oconee River near Bishop Lake, and you'll meet                  a lot of people from Athens-Clarke County here. After a long day outdoors Comfort Suites Athens is a great place to spend a night or two, and not far from Bishop Lake you'll discover Bishops Lake which is a striking lake. This lake is so wonderful. Bishop Lake is great enough to spend more than a day at, Commerce Koa Kampground is a great local campground; Little Sandy Creek is near Bishop Lake and is always a pleasure to go to.   Comfort Suites Athens, Athens 7 miles away Short drive to downtown (1 mile), Athens newest all suite hotel. Close to Convention Center. 100% Non-smoking hotel. All Comfort Suites are smoke free. Pet accommodations: 25.00/night per pet, 25lbs... Foundry Park Inn And Spa, Athens 7 miles away Current weather conditions at Bishop Lake, Jackson County, Georgia Local climate location: COMMERCE 8 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 34.08167 Longitude: -83.395 Georgia Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Georgia Jackson County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Jackson County Books about Bishop Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Bishop Lake, Jackson County, Georgia. Outdoors Recreation Near Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, the metro area neareast to Bishop Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Georgia Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Georgia.     These outdoors activities are available near Bishop Lake.   Hotels Near Bishop Lake: Bulldog Inn Athens, Athens, 6 miles away Comfort Suites Athens, Athens, 7 miles away Foundry Park Inn And Spa, Athens, 7 miles away Foundry Park Inn & Spa, Athens, 7 miles away Days Inn, Athens, 7 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Bishop Lake: Commerce Koa Kampground, Commerce, 10 miles away Pine Lake RV Campground, Bishop, 16 miles away   Whitewater Near Bishop Lake: North Oconee River, Jackson CountyCounty, 13 miles away       Class III - 0.25 miles long (Hurricane Shoals County Park) Rose Creek, Oconee CountyCounty, 16 miles away       Class II-III - 0.2 miles long (Elder Mill Road park and huck) Apalachee River, Morgan/ Oconee CountyCounty, 17 miles away       Class II-III(IV) - 0 miles long (High Shoals - Highway 186 to Price Mill)   National Parks Near Bishop Lake: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Atlanta - GA, 65 miles away   Lakes Near Bishop Lake: Bishops Lake, Jackson CountyCounty, 1 miles away