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Many people like to go to Lake Woodruff. If you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Cooper Creek, and Days Inn Murphy is a glorious place to get some rest. Man, is there plenty of enjoyable things to do in the Great Smoky Mountains. Hitchcock Branch is a magnificent local stream, and don't leave Lake Woodruff without first going for a hike along the Benton Mackaye Trail. Lots of rain falls at Lake Woodruff; throughout
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| | the month of March you get the most rain around here, and October on the other hand is the driest. If you have a thing about the outdoors, you'll have a thing about Lake Woodruff. Lake Woodruff is a glorious location to visit for more than one day, Whispering Pines Campground is a glorious location to camp nearby, and Bill Hunter Mountain can be made out from Lake Woodruff. So much amusing stuff to do here in the Great Smoky Mountains, too tremendous to be | |
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true. Lakes? Sure, Dean Pond is close by, and Toccoa River is a great whitewater spot nearby. Poteete Creek Camp Ground is a tremendous campground nearby, and hiking is a popular thing to do around Lake Woodruff; Coosa Backcountry
Trail is a fine local trail. Through the days of summer here at Lake Woodruff, high temperatures commonly get into the 80's, and during summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. Daytime highs throughout the winter are in the 40's,
and nighttime lows in the 20's for Lake Woodruff. This lake is so wonderful. Not far from Lake Woodruff, you'll stumble on Nottely Lake which is a picturesque lake; there's good hiking along the Duncan Ridge Trail. This lake is
so wonderful. You might want to pay a visit to Chestnut Gap while you're here at Lake Woodruff; a pleasant nearby hotel is Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Murphy, Nc. Lake Woodruff is located in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 34.92972 Longitude: -84.13528
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Toccoa River, Fannin CountyCounty, 10 miles away Class I-II(III) - 13.5 miles long (Deep Hole Recreation Area to Sandy Bottoms) |
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Cooper Creek, Fannin CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class II-III - 5.2 miles long (USFS Route 33 to Mulky Creek Camp) |
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Blood Mountain Creek, Lumpkin CountyCounty, 18 miles away Class III-V - 1 miles long (to Dicks Creek) |
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Two wheels Only Motorcycle Resort
 | 12 miles away TWO lodge and camp ground is run by some very avid and caring motorcyclists. The food is great and Britt & GT really make you feel at home. Ask for the big axx burger!... |
Coosa Backcountry Trail
 | 16 miles away ... side of the mountain realizing that being in our early twenties would not save us from severe exhaustion. We found ourselves stopping every five minutes or so to catch our breath. To add to the intense climb, about half way up it started to rain which made the 40F weather a little colder. We decided we were to far into the journey now to turn back, so we pushed on. After a few hours of strenuous hiking we reached the junction of the Coosa and Appalachian Trail. We pushed on for another hour or two until we reached the top and I saw the better than I expected shelter at the summit of Blood Mountain. We staggered in about two at a time a few minutes apart, each small group repeating the same emotion of screaming here it is, or we found it, finally. We camped in the shelter with two other parties and proceeded to drink the liquor we brought with us which helped us keep our mind off the fact that the temp was falling under twenty degrees making for a cold night. The next morning the mountain was covered in ice and light snow. The view was spectacular as you can stand on a HUGE rock that... |
Trackrock Campground & Cabins
 | 18 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom...TENT:We have 21 sites with electric and water for tents and pop-ups., RV:We have both 30 amp and 50 amp sites. There is WiFi service throughout the campground., - 73 RV hookups, FIRES:Fire pits are at each campsite., STORE:Limited RV supplies and snacks, GROCERY:There are several super markets in Blairsville, 9 miles away., POOL:We do have a 4 acre lake with a swimming beach, GAMEROOM:The game room has a pool table and some video games as well as a fireplace and satellite TV.... |
DeSoto Falls Trail
 | 19 miles away I was there during the weekend before the 4th. DO not plan to stay a whole day here. Have a snack see the falls and move on to other falls. I camped here and it was okay. Had a run in with a huge Timber rattler 3/4 of a mile from entrance of Desot and realized camp was below....... Go see the Waters Creek area as well. Have a great lunch for few hours at Vogel North of DeSoto.... |
Dicks Creek
 | 19 miles away Well if this is where the big waterfall is. No Iw ould not raft it. Besides if you went way too far down you will run into private proprrty and You will be in huge trouble! For below the falls there are deep pools w/ trout and signs to keep out. What a pretty picture to take. GO with the right person which in my case took the wrong person, Who likes to stop Fish for awhile, see a fall, go on to next stop.Rest, enjoy and move to Desoto or Helen etc. I plan for now on to go to this area of GA 2 to 3 times a year to see the views. Pooh on some of your state parks for camping.... |
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
 | 55 miles away Please repair the annual pass box at the trail head.... |
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