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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
 
   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  
               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.

 
Comfort Suites Athens, Athens
8 miles away
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Holiday Inn Athens,Ga, Athens
8 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Thompson Lake, Clarke County, Georgia
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Local climate location: COMMERCE 14 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.88972
Longitude: -83.27333

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These outdoors activities are available near Thompson Lake.
 Hotels Near Thompson Lake:
Comfort Suites Athens, Athens, 8 miles away
Holiday Inn Athens,Ga, Athens, 8 miles away
Foundry Park Inn & Spa, Athens, 8 miles away
Hotel Indigo ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, Athens, 8 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Athens Ga, Athens, 8 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Thompson Lake:
Oconee River Campground and Picnic Area, Greene County, 10 miles away
Pine Lake RV Campground, Bishop, 14 miles away
Watson Mill Bridge State Park, Comer, 16 miles away
North Shore Resort, Greensboro, 18 miles away
 Whitewater Near Thompson Lake:
Rose Creek, Oconee CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class II-III - 0.2 miles long (Elder Mill Road park and huck)
Big Clouds Creek, Oglethorpe CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class I-III - 2.9 miles long (GA 22 to Watson Mill Bridge St. P Highway)
Apalachee River, Oconee CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class II-III - 0.1 miles long (Pot Leaf Shoals Apalachee park and play spot)
 National Parks Near Thompson Lake:
Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon - GA, 63 miles away
 Trails Near Thompson Lake:
Falling Camp Trail, Oglethorpe County, 7 miles away
Mounds Trail, Greene County, 8 miles away
Scull Shoals Trail, Greene County, 9 miles away
 Lakes Near Thompson Lake:
Pettit Lake, Clarke CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Twin Lakes, Oglethorpe CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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