Enka Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Buncombe County, North Carolina     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. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Enka Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. Do have a look at J and J Fishing Lake near Enka Lake, it's a pretty lake; a tour to Blue Ridge Parkway is worthwhile. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 80's to Enka Lake. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 60's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Enka Lake. While you're here at Enka Lake, you could also take       a look at wonderful Bent Creek Ranch Lake, and whitewater paddling is wonderful on Pigeon River - Big East Fork. This lake is one of the great places here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. If you need a location to stay Holiday Inn ASHEVILLE - BILTMORE WEST is a great choice; everybody nearby loves skiing at Wolf Laurel. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors entertaining stuff the area near Enka Lake has to offer. On a delightful day at Enka Lake you                  can take a hike along the Shut-In Trail; Scott Mountain is stunning and can be seen from here. Yeah, come up here to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a splendid time. Why not camp at Lake Powhatan Campground since you're here at Enka Lake, and since you're here you can take a hike along the Side Hill Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Comfort Inn West is a tremendous location to get some rest, and if you came for an overnight stay Bear Creek RV Park and Campground is a tremendous spot to camp. All the outdoors entertaining things in the Blue Ridge Mountains will keep you coming back over and over. The skiing at Ski Beech is tremendous; in case you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on French Broad River. This lake is so wonderful. A quick spree to Baldwin Field Branch in close proximity to Enka Lake is a glorious idea, and the Laurel Mountain Trail is a pleasant hiking trail close by. Be careful coming to the Blue Ridge Mountains, you might not ever want to go back home again. A nice spot to go to near Enka Lake is Baldwin Gap. Enka Lake gets a great deal of water; July is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month is October. And that's not all you can do here at Enka Lake. There's some interesting stuff to see at Enka Lake Dam right next door to Enka Lake, and at Enka Lake you always meet someone from Asheville.   Holiday Inn ASHEVILLE - BILTMORE WEST, Asheville 2 miles away Escape to the Mountains at Our Asheville, NC Hotel Come stay at the new Holiday Inn Hotel Asheville - Biltmore West and rediscover yourself in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our hotel in Asheville is a pla... Comfort Inn West, Asheville 2 miles away The Comfort Inn is centrally located only six miles from Biltmore House and Gardens and three miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway and within walking distance to Cracker Barrel Restaurant. Business trav... Current weather conditions at Enka Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Buncombe County, North Carolina Local climate location: HOT SPRINGS 10 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 35.53778 Longitude: -82.65861 Blue Ridge Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Blue Ridge Mountains. 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North Carolina Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of North Carolina.     These outdoors activities are available near Enka Lake.   Hotels Near Enka Lake: Holiday Inn ASHEVILLE - BILTMORE WEST, Asheville, 2 miles away Comfort Inn West, Asheville, 2 miles away Red Roof Inn Asheville West, Asheville, 2 miles away Rodeway Inn Asheville, Asheville, 2 miles away Sleep Inn West, Asheville, 2 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Enka Lake: Lake Powhatan Campground, Buncombe County, 4 miles away Bear Creek RV Park and Campground, Asheville, 4 miles away R V Park & Campground, Asheville, 6 miles away Parkway Lane RV Park, Arden, 7 miles away   Ski Areas Near Enka Lake: Ski Beech, North Carolina, 16 miles away       830 vertical feet Wolf Laurel, North Carolina, 22 miles away       700 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Enka Lake: 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) 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) 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)   National Parks Near Enka Lake: Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 8 miles away Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN, 60 miles away   Trails Near Enka Lake: Side Hill Trail, Buncombe County, 3 miles away Shut-In Trail, Buncombe County, 5 miles away Laurel Mountain Trail, Henderson County, 8 miles away   Lakes Near Enka Lake: J and J Fishing Lake, Buncombe CountyCounty, 3 miles away Bent Creek Ranch Lake, Buncombe CountyCounty, 4 miles away