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This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Yancey Ridge Trail, and a short journey to Silvervale Falls is always worthwhile. And that's not all you can do here at Cones Lake. A pleasant nearby hotel is The Village Inn, and you can never get enough of the great skiing at Appalachian Mountain. That right there is loads already, but it continues; Cones Lake has it all. Having a pleasant time in the Blue Ridge Mountains is simple. You'll stumble
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| | on a stunning lake called Chetola Lake near Cones Lake, and a great location for whitewater paddling is Yadkin River. The Blue Ridge Mountains scenery is always beautiful. It's a delightful idea to visit Bailey Camp Creek, it's in close proximity to Cones Lake, and you're sure to bump into some fine folks from Boone here. There's good hiking along the Daniel Boone Scout Trail, and Roaring River Chalets is a delightful place to get some rest. All through | |
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the warm months here at Cones Lake, high temperatures commonly get into the 70's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 50's. Highs throughout the winter are regularly in the 40's, and overnight lows through the wintertime for
Cones Lake tend to be in the 10's. Cones Lake ordinarily gets much rain; May is the wettest month with most rain while December is typically the driest month. If you came for an overnight stay Mulberry Campground is a great spot
to camp, and Kirby Gap is in the neighborhood, and is a pleasant site. But wait, there's more enjoyable things to do in the Blue Ridge Mountains. You can run the rapids of Thunderhole Creek in the vicinity of Cones Lake, and Boone
KOA is a nice local campground. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Cones Lake, you could also check out stunning Bass Lake, and glorious skiing awaits you at Hawksnest.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 36.07528 Longitude: -81.61167
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| These outdoors activities are available near Cones Lake. |
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Hawksnest, North Carolina, 16 miles away 619 vertical feet |
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Thunderhole Creek, Caldwell CountyCounty, 6 miles away Class III+ - 3.5 miles long (Globe Road to Upton) |
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Yadkin River, Caldwell/Wilkes CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class I-II - 19.9 miles long (Route 268 Bridge to Route 1137) |
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Boone Fork, Watauga CountyCounty, 10 miles away Class III-IV(V+) - 4.5 miles long (Julian Price Park to Watauga) |
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Bass Lake, Watauga CountyCounty, 6 miles away |
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Boone KOA
 | We have stayed at the Boone KOA several times, and it has always been a pleasant experience. We enjoy feeding the goats and deer, and the campground is a wonderful home base for exploration of the area. ... |
Trout Lake
 | 1 PHOTO Where is trout lake is that near winklers creek? If so I thought it was prohibited to boat there. So if that is not true, respond please I'd appreciate it.... |
Gragg Prong River
 | 11 miles away You can't raft this creek, it isn't easy by any standard!... |
Yancey Ridge Trail
 | 11 miles away 1 PHOTO US221 E out of Blowing Rock. 15miles to Gragg Rd to Yancey Ridge Trail... Real nice if I had a GPS sitting next to my laptop, but for those without their GPS, directions to a trail head would be nice.... |
Playmore Beach Campground
 | 12 miles away I used to visit playmore beach as a kid, and now take my grandchildren there. It's a great family place to be.... |
Appalachian Mountain
 | 14 miles away 18 PHOTOS Cozy little resort, there are much bigger mountains close by but the atmosphere here at Appalachian Mountain can't be beat. Everybody is so friendly, every time I come here I feel like everybody here is my friend.... |
Hawksnest
 | 15 miles away 3 PHOTOS We are not offering skiing or snowboarding this winter. Hawksnest is now the largest snow tubing park on the east coast with over 20 lanes of tubing fun. www.hawksnesttubing.com... Hawks nest was the best in the world.... Hawksnest is a nice place to go skiing, I recommend it.... |
Sugar Mountain
 | 16 miles away 5 PHOTOS I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE AT SUGAR! NOTHING COMPARES TO IT! DONT GO TO THE IMITATIONS LIKE BEECH AND HAWKSNEST, SUGAR BY FAR IS THE BEST.... |
Down By The River Campground
 | 19 miles away Campground your home away from home as you enjoy all of the outstanding attractions and breathtaking scenes found nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Large trees and beautiful landscaping frame sites in our campground. Sites are spacious and most are pull-through.
Campground amenities include bath houses with showers and laundry facilities, a recreational center and a smaller pavilion used for outdoor events. We are open from May 1st until October 31st. Nearby attractions include Grandfather Mountain, Linville Falls and Gorge, and the Blue Ridge Parkway, as well as countless hiking trails. For more information, please visit our website at www. Downbytherivercampground.com... |
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