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What a nice lake Pettit Lake is. Through the long summer days at Pettit Lake highs are generally in the 80's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 50's with temperatures at Pettit Lake dipping down into the 20's through winter nights. This lake is so wonderful. If the weather is great here at Pettit Lake, you can go for a hike along the Mounds Trail, and you can stay the night
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Yep, outdoors enjoyable things to do are really abundant here at Pettit Lake. On a great day at Pettit Lake you can take a hike along the Scull Shoals Trail, and paddling on Apalachee River is so much fun. Pettit Lake sees pretty high levels of rainfall; the month with most of the rain is March, and the driest of the months is September. Pettit Lake is a location with many visitors from Athens-Clarke County; whitewater paddling | |
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is tremendous on Rose Creek.
This lake is so wonderful. Pettit Lake is a fine place to camp, Oconee River Campground and Picnic Area is a fine place. Lakes are brilliant; Martin Lake is a lake that's in the neighborhood of Pettit
Lake. Going for a hike along the Falling Camp Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this region, and after a long day outdoors Foundry Park Inn And Spa is a fine spot to spend a night or two. Pettit Dam is worth stopping at while you're here, and Comfort Suites Athens is a good spot to get some rest.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.92167
Longitude: -83.30167
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| | Whitewater Near Pettit Lake:
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Rose Creek, Oconee CountyCounty, 8 miles away
Class II-III - 0.2 miles long (Elder Mill Road park and huck) |
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Apalachee River, Oconee CountyCounty, 15 miles away
Class II-III - 0.1 miles long (Pot Leaf Shoals Apalachee park and play spot) |
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Apalachee River, Morgan/ Oconee CountyCounty, 15 miles away
Class II-III(IV) - 0 miles long (High Shoals - Highway 186 to Price Mill) |
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5 miles away
