Fontana Lake, Great Smoky Mountains, Swain County, North Carolina

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    In North Carolina there are many beautiful lakes, Fontana Lake is one of them. Fontana Lake is a wet location that gets a good deal of rainfall; during March this area sees the most rain; the driest of the months is October. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Fontana Lake has to offer, you can camp at Cable Cove Campground, and there's whitewater on Yellow Creek for all you adrenaline kick people. This lake is so wonderful. Dancing Bear Lodge  
   is a glorious place to get some rest.
So many entertaining things to do here at Fontana Lake, too pleasant to be true. There's so much to do here at Fontana Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Fontana Village Resort is a fine location for that, and do take a hike on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Now, you may think that's loads but there's even more exciting stuff to do here in the Great Smoky Mountains. Fontana Dam has tremendous water
 
               scenery and it's near Fontana Lake, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Long Hungry Ridge Trail. And if that's not sufficient there's lots more entertaining things to do in the Great Smoky Mountains. Visit Augerhole Branch while you're here at Fontana Lake; at Fontana Lake you can observe Bee Cove Knob.
This lake is so wonderful. Have a nice hiking adventure along the Russell Field Trail, and if you desire a little side trip, try Bee Cove. You can run the rapids of Cheoah River in the vicinity of Fontana Lake, and a splendid close by hotel is Highland Manor Inn And Conference Center. Fontana Lake is a beautiful lake in the Great Smoky Mountains.
All through the summertime months at Fontana Lake highs are usually in the 80's, and through the night it cools down to the 60's. For the period of the wintertime highs are usually in the 40's, and overnight lows at Fontana Lake throughout the winter ordinarily dip into the 20's.

 
Highland Manor Inn And Conference Center, Townsend
10 miles away
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Dancing Bear Lodge, Townsend
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Current weather conditions at Fontana Lake, Great Smoky Mountains, Swain County, North Carolina
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Local climate location: KNOXVILLE WSO AP 13 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.45278
Longitude: -83.805

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These outdoors activities are available near Fontana Lake.
 Hotels Near Fontana Lake:
Highland Manor Inn And Conference Center, Townsend, 10 miles away
Dancing Bear Lodge, Townsend, 13 miles away
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Parkside, Townsend, 13 miles away
Nantahala Cabins, Bryson City, 19 miles away
Smoky Getaways, Sevierville, 21 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Fontana Lake:
Cable Cove Campground, Graham County, 4 miles away
Fontana Village Resort, Fontana Dam, 6 miles away
Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort, Tapoco, 6 miles away
Ceoah Paint Campground, Graham County, 7 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Fontana Lake:
Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 23 miles away
      600 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Fontana Lake:
Yellow Creek, Graham CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class IV-V - 1.1 miles long (SR 1242 to US 129)
Cheoah River, Graham CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class IV-V - 7.1 miles long (Grocery Store to Calderwood Lake Boat Launch)
Santeetlah River, Graham CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class II-IV - 5 miles long (Forest Service road 81 to Santeetlah Lake)
 National Parks Near Fontana Lake:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN, 25 miles away
Obed Wild & Scenic River, Wartburg - TN, 66 miles away
 Trails Near Fontana Lake:
Long Hungry Ridge Trail, Swain County, 4 miles away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Johnson County, 5 miles away
Russell Field Trail, Blount County, 8 miles away

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