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    Carroll Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. The Great Smoky Mountains scenery is always beautiful. This lake is so wonderful. A lake nearby is Mission Lake, and the CHoga Trail offers hiking at its best. All through the long summer days at Carroll Lake highs are regularly in the 80's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 60's. For the duration of the winter this place gets highs in the 40's with  
   temperatures at Carroll Lake dipping down into the 20's all through winter nights.
You feel that's enough? Just getting warmed up. There's whitewater on Hiawassee River for all you adrenaline kick people, and if you came to camp Peace Valley Campground is a magnificent place to do that. You just have to go for Carroll Lake. You can run the rapids of Fires Creek next to Carroll Lake, and Ammon Knob is beautiful and can be made out from here.
After a long
 
               day outdoors Best Western Inn - Murphy is a great place to spend a night or two; a pleasant spree to Ammon Bottom is a good way to spend an afternoon. That right there is loads of enjoyable stuff already but it goes on, the Great Smoky Mountains has it all. You could also check out Hayesville Reservoir since you're here at Carroll Lake; it's close by; if you need a spot to stay Days Inn Murphy is a nice choice. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Carroll Lake; Arkaquah Trail is a splendid local trail; Carroll Lake is near Green Cove which is undeniably worth visiting.
This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Carroll Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Creekside Rv Park is a magnificent site for that; Carroll Lake is right by the Coosa Backcountry Trail. The high level of precipitation makes Carroll Lake a pretty wet location; throughout March this area sees the most rain, and October on the other hand is the driest. Be careful coming to the Great Smoky Mountains, you might not ever want to return home again. Why not take a look at Carrol Lake Dam if you're here, and don't forget to take a brilliant little tour to Anderson Branch.

 
Best Western Inn - Murphy, Murphy
7 miles away
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Days Inn Murphy, Murphy
8 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Carroll Lake, Great Smoky Mountains, Clay County, North Carolina
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Local climate location: MURPHY 5 miles away


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Latitude: 35.06306
Longitude: -83.91667

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 Hotels Near Carroll Lake:
Best Western Inn - Murphy, Murphy, 7 miles away
Days Inn Murphy, Murphy, 8 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Murphy, Nc, Murphy, 9 miles away
Best Western Milton Inn, Blairsville, 11 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Blairsville, Georgia, Blairsville, 11 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Carroll Lake:
Creekside Rv Park, Marble, 5 miles away
Peace Valley Campground, Marble, 6 miles away
Purple Pony Cottage and Stables-Walnut Hollow Ranch, Hayesville, 7 miles away
Chatuge woods Campground, Young Harris, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near Carroll Lake:
Hiawassee River, Clay/Cherokee CountyCounty, 0 miles away
      Class I-II - 18.3 miles long (Hayesville to US Route 64)
Fires Creek, Clay CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class -blank- - 5 miles long (Mule Flats to Arch Bridge)
Fires Creek, Clay CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class II-III+ - 8 miles long (Two miles above Horse Park to Leatherwood Falls)
 National Parks Near Carroll Lake:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN, 46 miles away
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Atlanta - GA, 68 miles away
 Trails Near Carroll Lake:
Arkaquah Trail, Union County, 12 miles away
CHoga Trail, Cherokee County, 14 miles away
Coosa Backcountry Trail, Union County, 16 miles away
 Lakes Near Carroll Lake:
Mission Lake, Clay CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Hayesville Reservoir, Clay CountyCounty, 6 miles away

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Coosa Backcountry Trail
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Enota Resort and Campground
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