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In Georgia there are many beautiful lakes, Thompson Lake is one of them. This lake is so wonderful. Whitewater paddling is great on Rose Creek. Paddling on Big Clouds Creek is so much fun; if the weather is brilliant, you can go for a hike along the Falling Camp Trail. This lake is so wonderful. A good place to camp here at Thompson Lake is Pine Lake RV Campground, and the Mounds Trail is a great hiking trail nearby. Pettit Lake is a nearby lake that you
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| | could stop by, and the friendly people of Athens-Clarke County like to hang out nearby. But wait, there's more to do in close proximity to Thompson Lake. Thompson Lake is brilliant enough to spend more than a day at, Oconee River Campground and Picnic Area is a brilliant local campground, and Comfort Suites Athens is a great spot to get some rest. A good deal of rain falls at Thompson Lake; March is when you get the most rain here while September is frequently | |
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the driest month. A lake close by is Twin Lakes; Thompson Lake Dam is an exciting thing to check out. After a long day outdoors Holiday Inn Athens,Ga is a great place to spend a night or two, and there is a great hiking trail
close by called the Scull Shoals Trail. For the period of the warmest time of the year at Thompson Lake temperatures are commonly in the 80's, and through the night it cools down to the 60's. For the duration of the winter the highs
are generally in the 50's, and all through the dark hours in the wintertime at Thompson Lake temperatures drop to the 20's.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 33.88972 Longitude: -83.27333
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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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Big Clouds Creek, Oglethorpe CountyCounty, 15 miles away Class I-III - 2.9 miles long (GA 22 to Watson Mill Bridge St. P Highway) |
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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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| MORE STUFF NEARBY:
Apalachee River
 | 14 miles away The map is totally wrong. Macon highway is US441, NOT 129 as indicated.... |
Apalachee River
 | 16 miles away From Snows Mill (hello millhouses) to the dam at high shoals: fairly shallow, not very fast, but very nice....... |
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