McMurry Lake, Stephens County, Georgia

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     McMurry Lake is a great location to visit for more than one day, Hazel Creek RV Park is a great location to camp nearby, and don't leave McMurry Lake without first going for a hike along the Chattooga Trail. At McMurry Lake you always meet someone from Toccoa, and Toccoa Rv Park & Campground is a great campground nearby. If you're a golfer then a good close by course is Toccoa City Golf Course, and there are other locations here than McMurry Lake, for example Stonecypher  
   Lake. You can run the rapids of Big Panther Creek in close proximity to McMurry Lake, and dry warm beds await you at Days Inn Toccoa.
McMurry Lake is a pretty wet place regularly with much rainfall; March is the wettest month with most rain, and October on the other hand is the driest. This lake is so wonderful. A good location for whitewater paddling next to McMurry Lake is Nancy Town River; you don’t have to go far from McMurry Lake to see the water
 
               at North Fork Broad River Structure Four Dam. This lake is so wonderful. If you're here at McMurry Lake, you could stop at Carnes Creek.
During the summer highs here at McMurry Lake reach the 80's; all through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. For the period of the winter highs are generally in the 50's while the cold winter nights at McMurry Lake are in the 20's. So much enjoyable stuff right next door to McMurry Lake, absolutely inspiring. Lakes? Sure, Pruitt Lake is in the neighborhood; after a long day outdoors Country Hearth Inn Toccoa is a fine location to spend a night or two.

 
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4 miles away
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Days Inn Toccoa, Toccoa
4 miles away
The Days Inn Toccoa is located in the north Georgia Mountains. Our location is ideal for visiting Toccoa or Tallulah Falls, the alpine village of Helen, Lake Hartwell, Tugaloo State Park and Gorge. ...

Current weather conditions at McMurry Lake, Stephens County, Georgia
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Local climate location: CLAYTON 6 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.51167
Longitude: -83.33806

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These outdoors activities are available near McMurry Lake.
 Hotels Near McMurry Lake:
Country Hearth Inn Toccoa, Toccoa, 4 miles away
Days Inn Toccoa, Toccoa, 4 miles away
Knights Inn & Suites Toccoa, Toccoa, 4 miles away
Best Western Cornelia Inn, Cornelia, 14 miles away
Comfort Inn Cornelia, Cornelia, 14 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near McMurry Lake:
Toccoa Rv Park & Campground, Toccoa, 4 miles away
Hazel Creek RV Park, Mount Airy, 10 miles away
Lake Russell Campground, Habersham County, 11 miles away
Panther Creek Campground, Habersham County, 12 miles away
 Ski Areas Near McMurry Lake:
Sky Valley, Georgia, 27 miles away
      210 vertical feet
Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, 28 miles away
      225 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near McMurry Lake:
Big Panther Creek, Habersham Stephens CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class III-IV+(V) - 5.3 miles long (Old Highway 441 to dirt road by Panther Creek by Yonah Lake Road)
Nancy Town River, Banks CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class III-V(V+) - 2 miles long (Lake Russell to GA 105)
Tallulah River, Rabun CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class IV-V - 2.5 miles long (Tallulah Gorge to Lake Tugaloo)
 National Parks Near McMurry Lake:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN, 69 miles away
 Trails Near McMurry Lake:
Chattooga Trail, Rabun County, 19 miles away
 Golf Courses Near McMurry Lake:
Toccoa City Golf Course, Toccoa, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near McMurry Lake:
Pruitt Lake, Stephens CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Stonecypher Lake, Stephens CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Stonecypher Lake
...id 1950's.
The shorelines are constant except in times of heavy rainfall and original life of lake was projected to exceed 100 years. Silt accumulation after 20 years was approximately .5 inche. Normal elevation is apporximately 800'. Feeder streams maintain lake levels even during extended periods of insufficient rainfall and at the same time provide spill into the exiting stream bed.
The lake has been pulled down during periods of heavy construction of highways across the feeder streams to allow silt to return to the streams and pass thru thedrain gates.
Buena Vista Dr crosses the lake in two places; one being the main dam and again on the Coe Branch inlet. Original construction of dams accommodated these crossings.
Over the years sport fishing has been excellent with large mouth Bass, Crappie, Brem, Pike And Catfish, however fishing is limited due to private ownership of property including the lake basin.
The shorelines and surounding hills are populated with native hardwoods and pine, creating scenery which is unsurpassed in the area. Wild turkey, deer, b...

Panther Creek Campground
12 miles away
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Hi!? I am looking for information.? Recently, I have been going thru old black and white photos that belong to my grandmother.? I have several dozen that are dated Easter Sunday, 1945 (April 1st).? I have being attempting determine the location where these pics were taken.? The only thing grandmother can remember is a name:? Panther Creek Park.? She thought it was somewhere around Corniela.? I found this web page while doing a search for it.? I have included some pics.? The most obvious feature in a lot of this photos is a round brick object that people seemed to spend a lot of time lounging around.? I don't know what to actually call it.? Is this the right park??...

Sky Valley
26 miles away
Sky Valley only has snow tubing at the moment....

Scaly Mountain
28 miles away
Although Scaly mountain only has tubing at the moment it's still a fun place to go, especially of course if you have kids. But it's fun for the grownups too....

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