Hensley Lake, Gilmer County, Georgia     User input for Hensley Lake, Gilmer County, Georgia: Be the first to submit input for Hensley Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Why not stop by Hensley Lake if you're passing through these parts. Hensley Lake is a nice spot to visit for more than one day, Nelly Plum Campground is a nice spot to camp nearby, and there's glorious hiking along the Bear Creek Trail. Cartecay River is a delightful whitewater spot near Hensley Lake; a delightful place to explore is Jackson Hollow. This lake is so wonderful. You can take a little journey to Hensley Lake Dam if you're here at Hensley Lake,       and hiking is a popular thing to do around Hensley Lake; Mountaintown Creek Trail is a great local trail. Best Western Mountain View Inn is a perfect location to get some rest, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Tearbritches Trail. Hensley Lake is a wet spot that gets lots of precipitation; March is when you get the most rain here while October is the month with the least amount of precipitation. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Hensley                  Lake has to offer, you can camp at Plum Nelly Campground, and why not take a little visit to Flat Branch since you're here. For the period of the summer months here at Hensley Lake, high temperatures regularly get into the 80's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's mostly in the 60's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's; during the dark hours in the wintertime at Hensley Lake temperatures drop to the 20's. This lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Mountaintown Creek near Hensley Lake, and dry warm beds await you at Ramada Limited Of Blue Ridge. What a spot this is for outdoors folks. You get a delightful sight of Round Mountain from Hensley Lake, and Whitepath Golf Club & is a golf course close by.   Best Western Mountain View Inn, East Ellijay 5 miles away The Best Western Mountain View Inn rests on a mountaintop in East Ellijay, the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Featuring tremendous mountain vistas, an indoor heated pool and hot tub, multiple... Ramada Limited Of Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge 11 miles away The Ramada Limited located in Blue Ridge, Georgia is just steps to the shores of Lake Blue Ridge and nestled in the North Georgia Mountains. The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway and Historic Downtown Blue Ri... Current weather conditions at Hensley Lake, Gilmer County, Georgia Local climate location: DALTON 18 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 34.75833 Longitude: -84.48167 Georgia Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Georgia Gilmer County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Gilmer County Books about Hensley Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Hensley Lake, Gilmer County, Georgia. Outdoors Recreation Near Cleveland, Tennessee Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Cleveland, Tennessee, the metro area neareast to Hensley 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 Hensley Lake.   Hotels Near Hensley Lake: Best Western Mountain View Inn, East Ellijay, 5 miles away Ramada Limited Of Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge, 11 miles away Comfort Inn & Suites, Blue Ridge, 13 miles away Blue Ridge - Days Inn, Blue Ridge, 14 miles away Microtel Inn and Suites Jasper, Jasper, 17 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Hensley Lake: Nelly Plum Campground, Ellijay, 5 miles away Plum Nelly Campground, Ellijay, 6 miles away Diamond Lure Campground, Ellijay, 10 miles away Lake Blue Ridge Campground, Blue Ridge, 12 miles away   Whitewater Near Hensley Lake: Mountaintown Creek, Gilmer CountyCounty, 5 miles away       Class I-II - 8 miles long (Highway 52w to Highway 282w) Cartecay River, Gilmer CountyCounty, 6 miles away       Class I-II - 8 miles long (GA Route 52 to Lower Cartecay Road) Cartecay River, Gilmer CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class II(III) - 2 miles long (Stegall Mill Road to DNR)   National Parks Near Hensley Lake: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Atlanta - GA, 45 miles away Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, Atlanta - GA, 58 miles away   Trails Near Hensley Lake: Bear Creek Trail, Gilmer County, 7 miles away Mountaintown Creek Trail, Gilmer County, 7 miles away Tearbritches Trail, Fannin County, 7 miles away   Golf Courses Near Hensley Lake: Whitepath Golf Club &, Ellijay, 3 miles away