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Ricketts Lake truly is in the middle of a beautiful outdoors paradise. This lake is so wonderful. Very good water scenery is available at Ricketts Lake Dam near Ricketts Lake; hiking is a popular thing to do around Ricketts Lake; Whitly Gap Trail is a perfect local trail. Through the summertime, highs generally are in the 80's at Ricketts Lake. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 60's. For the period of the wintertime highs are mostly in the 40's;
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| | after the sun is down through the winter temperatures at Ricketts Lake sink into the 20's. Ricketts Lake is one of the lakes here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Playing golf is lots of fun at Nicklaus Golf Club at Birch River, and don't leave Ricketts Lake without first going for a hike along the Black Mountain Trail. Get soaked paddling on Yahoola Creek, and some of the water nearby flows, like Left Fork Cavenders Creek. And if that's not enough there's | |
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a lot more entertaining stuff to do in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Three Sisters Mountain is pretty and can be spotted from Ricketts Lake, and camping at Crisson Campground is always a pleasant experience. All the water falling down
from the sky makes Ricketts Lake a wet place; the month with most of the rain is March while October is regularly the driest month. Good hiking is available along the DeSoto Falls Trail, and if you need a location to stay Holiday
Inn Express DAHLONEGA is a splendid choice. What a location this is for outdoors folks. Do have a look at Whitners Lake in the neighborhood of Ricketts Lake, it's a picturesque lake; a perfect nearby hotel is SUPER 8 Dahlonega
GA. Just can't get enough of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Whitewater paddling is good on Chestatee River, and a beautiful lake like Rodgers Lake is a great site to have a look at. This lake is so wonderful. Ricketts Lake is a place with many visitors from Gainesville, and camping is available at Cedar House Yurt Cabins.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 34.56833 Longitude: -83.95
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Chestatee River, Lumpkin CountyCounty, 1 miles away Class I-II(III) - 32 miles long (Coppermine to Lake Lanier) |
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Yahoola Creek, Lumpkin CountyCounty, 3 miles away Class I-IV - 6 miles long (US 19 North of Dahlonega to US 19) |
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Yahoola Creek, Lumpkin CountyCounty, 3 miles away Class I-II(III) - 6 miles long (US 19 to Chestatee River) |
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Cedar House Yurt Cabins
 | Cedar House Inn and Yurts is not a campground but a bed and breakfast inn.... |
R-Ranch in the Mountains
 | ...ly landscaped. Site we were on 519 had no tv or satallite reception. Some people were very nice. I w... |
Camp Glisson Lower Lake
 | ...nter by the United Methodist Church. The lakes on the property are not available as a camping area. ... |
Etowah River Campground
 | ...n after your arrival. The campsites are also very spacious and roomy, the bath house is clean and w... |
DeSoto Falls Trail
 | ... weekend before the 4th. DO not plan to stay a whole day here. Have a snack see the falls and move ... |
Jenny's Creek Campground
 | 3 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery... |
Hidden Valley Resort
 | 10 miles away 2 PHOTOS ...er Campground, but it might be important for you to know that it is ''clothing optional'' ... you we... |
Lake Qualatchee
 | 11 miles away ...his lake. But, Mooney says a town called Qualatchee was somewhere on the headwaters of the Chattahoo... |
Two wheels Only Motorcycle Resort
 | 12 miles away ...dge and camp ground is run by some very avid and caring motorcyclists. The food is great and Britt &... |
Coosa Backcountry Trail
 | 12 miles away ... left and noticed the marker, it was straight up hill. We proceeded up the side of the mountain real... |
Leisure Acres Campground
 | 12 miles away ...rounds are well keep and it is neat and orderly. I intend to stay there this coming october. I wou... |
Raven Cliff Falls Trail
 | 13 miles away ...airly level with a slight uphill slope. It follows a creek for most of the way passing several small... |
Turner Campsites
 | 14 miles away ...ampground. It's a great location, but if you are tent camping, you'll have to find another place to... |
Trackrock Campground & Cabins
 | 17 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom... |
Arkaquah Trail
 | 18 miles away ...pretty brutal even though we are both in good shape. There are few turns or forks, which is good bec... |
Serendipity Park Nudist Resort
 | 19 miles away ... is located at the edge of the beautiful North Georgia mountains about 90 minutes northeast of Atlan... |
Enota Resort and Campground
 | 19 miles away ...can presenter, who happened to be leading the Sweat Lodge ceremonies when we were there this spring.... |
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
 | 42 miles away Please repair the annual pass box at the trail head.... |
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