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| | Enka Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Buncombe County, North Carolina |
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User input for Enka Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Buncombe County, North Carolina:
js: Enka Lake, now called Biltmore Lake, is a private lake. Non-motorized boats are allowed and fishing is excellent in the early spring months.
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So much cool stuff to do here in the Blue Ridge Mountains, too glorious to be true. The Laurel Mountain Trail offers hiking at its best. Man, is there lots of fun stuff to do near Enka Lake. There's delightful hiking along the Side Hill Trail; Wolf Laurel is a very popular ski area close at hand. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Enka Lake; Shut-In Trail is a wonderful local trail, and in the event that you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always
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| | go whitewater paddling on Pigeon River - Big East Fork. Through the days of summer highs here at Enka Lake reach the 80's. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 60's. Highs through the wintertime are ordinarily in the 40's, and after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Enka Lake plunge into the 20's. Enka Lake gets much water; July is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest month is October. This lake is so wonderful. A good | |
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nearby hotel is Comfort Inn West, and French Broad River is a fine whitewater spot nearby. If you haven’t been to Blue Ridge Parkway, you have to schedule some time for it while you're here. There's so much to do here at Enka
Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Lake Powhatan Campground is a magnificent place for that. This lake is so wonderful. This is a popular location for folks from Asheville, and the peak of Scott Mountain can be seen from
Enka Lake. Enka Lake is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Man, is there heaps of amusing things to do in the Blue Ridge Mountains. A striking lake like Starnes Cove Lakes in close proximity to Enka Lake is a delightful place
to go to, and if you came to camp Bear Creek RV Park and Campground is a good place to do that. You completely have to adore the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hit the slopes at Ski Beech close at hand, and you'll stumble on a lovely lake
called Thrash Lake. If you need a site to stay Holiday Inn ASHEVILLE - BILTMORE WEST is a splendid choice, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Baldwin Field Branch. Not sufficient hours in a day to enjoy this place.
Baldwin Gap is close to Enka Lake and is a great site, and if you're interested in hydro structures, you can visit Enka Lake Dam.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 35.53778 Longitude: -82.65861
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| These outdoors activities are available near Enka Lake. |
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| | Ski Areas Near Enka Lake:
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Ski Beech, North Carolina, 16 miles away 830 vertical feet |
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Wolf Laurel, North Carolina, 22 miles away 700 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Enka Lake:
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French Broad River, Transylvania/ Henderson/ Buncombe/ Madison CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class I-III - 6.5 miles long (North Carolina Route 251 to Route 1634) |
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Pigeon River - Big East Fork, Haywood CountyCounty, 14 miles away Class III-V - 2.7 miles long (3800 foot countour line to US Route 276 Bridge) |
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Pigeon River - East Fork, Haywood CountyCounty, 14 miles away Class II-III - 8.7 miles long (Route 1887 Bridge to North Carolina Route 110 Bridge) |
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| MORE STUFF NEARBY:
Lake Powhatan Campground
 | I loved going to Lake Powhatan when I was a child and now my children love going evey summer.... |
Lake Powhatan
 | Hi. I was wondering if your lake is able to be swam in on 8/24/08.... |
Rocky Creek Campground
 | We are a new campground, this is our first year of operation. Our web site is rockycreekcampground.gocampin.net. We are located about 30 min drive from uptown Asheville. We are a businees that always leans toward the ideals of always treat others as you would want to be treated and that has always been value that has always worked well. We are in an area far enough from the city lights that you can see that stars brightly at night, but close enough that you can be in town with just a shout drive. We have firepits, park style grills, fish pond, hiking, horse shoes, bath house, rest rooms, firewood and charcoal for sale, pic-nick tables and also horse back riding can also be arranged is you are interested...... Our phone numbers: 828-683-3070 or 828-768-1059... |
Spivey Lake
 | 15 miles away Spivey Lake opened fifty years ago this year.... |
Riverhouse Acres
 | 15 miles away 1 PHOTO Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery, Showers, Nearby Restaurant(s), Nearby Attractions, Fishing, Kids Activities... Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery... - 20 RV hookups, POOL:We have a river, BOATING:tubeing, KIDSACTIVITIES:everything river... The river is at your front door.... Riverhouse Acres is a small family owned and operated campground at the Forks of the Pigeon River. We are on a nine acre farm, so you have the river in front of you and the farm behind. Riverhouse Acres is close to everything you want to visit but far enough away that you're comfortable doing nothing. The campground is in a valley surrounded by mountains, so we have the best weather in the area. We average summer temperatures of mid seventies to mid eighties. Spring and fall bring T- shirt weather during the day and long sleeves at night. Winter is layering weather. You start with sweaters go to T-shirts and as the day goes on you layer back up, you might need a coat in the evening. Our farm has organic herbs and vegetables and you can get fresh eggs from our free range chickens. With advance notice you can work with the beehives and the procuring of honey. These are some of the different things your family can see or do on property.... |
Ski Beech
 | 16 miles away This is the second highest ski mountain in the region, but in many ways it's the best.... |
Little River Camping Resort
 | 18 miles away it was okay.... |
Crooked Creek Lake
 | 19 miles away Great Fishing Lake Many Bass, and Bluegill!... |
Wolf Laurel
 | 21 miles away Wolf Laurel ski area is really really good, ask anyone.... |
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