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High temperatures at Hughes Lake through the warmest time of the year are in the 80's, and the nighttime is a bit colder of course, typically in the 60's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's while Hughes Lake night low temperatures all through the winter are in the 20's. If you need a spot to stay Ramada Limited Of Blue Ridge is a tremendous choice, and Blue Ridge Mineral Spg Rv Park is a pleasant campground nearby. This lake is located in the wonderful Great
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| | Smoky Mountains. This lake is so wonderful. Hughes Lake is near Bushy Head Gap which is beyond doubt worth stopping at; Cartecay River has a great whitewater paddling spot close by. Hughes Lake is a relatively wet place ordinarily with a good deal of rainfall; most of the rain falls throughout March while October is usually the driest month. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the enjoyable stuff at Hughes Lake. If you came for an overnight | |
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stay Lake Blue Ridge Campground is a wonderful spot to camp, and Comfort Inn & Suites Blue Ridge is a great location to get some rest. This lake is so wonderful. There is a wonderful hiking trail next to Hughes Lake called the Benton
McKaye Trail; close by you stumble on the South Fork Trail which is a delightful hiking trail. Having a pleasant time in the Great Smoky Mountains is uncomplicated. In the event that you don't mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater
paddling on Cartecay River, as expected you could also take a look at Hughes Lake if you're here; it's not far at all. Here at Hughes Lake you can spot Bushy Head Mountain; Hughes Lake is not the only place close by, Young Lake
is a close by lake. But wait, there's more entertaining things to do in the Great Smoky Mountains. The Tearbritches Trail is a splendid hiking trail close to Hughes Lake, and Young Lake Dam is not far at all from Hughes Lake.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 34.85556 Longitude: -84.38972
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Cartecay River, Gilmer CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class I-II - 8 miles long (GA Route 52 to Lower Cartecay Road) |
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Cartecay River, Gilmer CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class II(III) - 2 miles long (Stegall Mill Road to DNR) |
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Cartecay River, Gilmer CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class I-II+(III) - 2.1 miles long (Lower Cartecay Road to Stegall Mill Road Road) |
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Weehunt Lake
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Rock Creek Trail
 | 12 miles away Once we left the starting point, we did not see any trail markings or info. about the trail. We hiked for almost two hours and the trail had no signs of circling back to the trail head so we turned around and returned via the same route. Should have info. signs telling hikers that you have traveled x number of miles and you have x number of miles to travel to reach the starting point. ... |
Wolf Ridge Trail
 | 13 miles away I hiked via chestnut mnt to bigfrog summit, narrow view in summer. I would like to summit in winter for better views?... Myself and two buddies hiked up Wolf Ridge Trail on 1/18/06 in wintery, full moon conditions. We started the hike around 9:30PM and got to the broad summit of Big Frog shortly after midnight in 2 inches of snow and the wind had to be 25mph or so. Hunter ... |
Diamond Lure Campground
 | 13 miles away I have been going to this since I was a little boy...I'm 37 now. It is a wonderful campground. It holds many memories for me as I am sure it will for you....I have stayed at the Diamond lure in the past and found the campground and the operaters to be of a high quality. There is fishing and boating on the private lake too.... |
Panther Creek Trail
 | 14 miles away Make sure you follow trail long enough to get to the creek bottom..it's wonderful!...Hope to get up there in December...awesome views, challenging and dangerous at some points. Definitely will be back... |
Rice Camp Trail
 | 14 miles away If you attempt Rice Camp Trail Make sure to have compass/GPS and map. There was a terrible storm that blew down literally hundreds of trees. The trail is impassible, no exaggeration!! You can get around the downed trees, but don't expect to stay on the trail. Trees are down about a 1 1/2 miles southeast of the Jacks River Trail.... |
Lake Conasauga Campground
 | 17 miles away ...ke Conasauga for the last few years I am very upset about the way people are treating the facilities offered there. As this area grows in popularity, and more and more people use it, I am saddened by the way this beautiful lake and mountian is being abused and trashed. The catch phrase ''Leave only your footprints'' applies to all US National Forests for a reason. One can only assume that you use this camping area for it's beauty and freshness, so why then do so many people leave it in such a mess? To have to pick up over 50 bags of trash, often left scattered about after a non-holiday weekend, is unreasonable. I don't mean to rant or nag, but, it isn't that hard to put a grocery bag in you pocket when fishing along the lake trail and walk out with the trash you create. The hosts in most camp grounds are volunteers and are unpaid. They pay for all of their own expenses to be there in order to keep the grounds and restrooms clean and stocked. So, PLEASE, read and obey the rules posted. Few places are as beautiful as our National Parks, please lets all make that small effort to keep th... |
Grassy Mountain Tower Trail
 | 18 miles away 1 PHOTO Short moderate walk to the tower. Very nice view at top from tower In summer months be very careful when walking section with rocks. A lot of rattlers have been spotted here.... |
John Muir National Recreation Trail
 | 18 miles away I have not hiked this trail since at least 2005. However, what I remember is that it is a beautiful trail from Reliance (HWY 315) to Appalachia Powerhouse along the broad, rapid, and glorious Hiwassee River. However, upstream from the powerhouse, there is almost no river and my last time on that part of the trail (October, 2002) I remember lots of mosquitos and a poorly maintained trail. I only followed it a mile or two upstream from the powerhouse because there was no river and my goal had been to hike along the beautiful Hiwassee River. I mistakenly thought the river came out of Appalachia Dam and the trail would follow it the entire way. However, because the river is not released until Appalachia Powerhouse, hikers need to know that the only section of this that actually follows a big broad river are the five or six miles between Appalachia Powerhouse and Highway 315. However, those few miles are just beautiful for anyone who likes flat hiking along a giant mountain river!... |
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
 | 49 miles away Please repair the annual pass box at the trail head.... |
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