Highlands Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Macon County, North Carolina     Custom Search User input for Highlands Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Macon County, North Carolina: Be the first to submit input for Highlands Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Highlands Lake is a nice lake to visit. And if that's not enough there's lots more fun things to do in the Blue Ridge Mountains. After a long day outdoors The Inn at Half Mile Farm is a splendid place to spend a night or two, and do stop at Sequoyah Dam while you're here. You simply should love Highlands Lake. Gotta ski! Sky Valley is a glorious spot to do that. This lake is so wonderful. Everybody nearby loves skiing at Scaly Mountain, and Lake Sequoyah is       a perfect lake nearby. Don't leave Highlands Lake without first going for a hike along the Whiteside Mountain National Recreation Trail, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Bridal Veil Falls. If you need a site to stay Old Edwards Inn and Spa is a perfect choice, and Big Dog Mountain is clearly visible from Highlands Lake. A large amount of rainfall falls at Highlands Lake; through the month of March you get the most rain around here, and                  the driest month is October. Now, you may assume that's lots but there's even more enjoyable things to do here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Highlands Falls Country Club Pool & Tennis is a delightful golf course nearby, and Highlands Lake is a great place to visit for more than one day, Vanhook Glade Campground is a great place to camp nearby. Yep, outdoors fun stuff to do are in fact plentiful here at Highlands Lake. There are great sites to explore along the Three Forks Trail, and hey, Big Creek is a delightful local stream. This lake is so wonderful. Van Hook Glade Campground is a glorious local campground, and lakes are such peaceful spots, why not have a look at Mirror Lake. For the duration of the months of summer at Highlands Lake highs are usually in the 80's. Summer nighttime lows drop down to the 60's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 40's while Highlands Lake night low temperatures during the winter are in the 20's. Highlands Lake is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Going for a hike on the Shortoff Mountain Trail is always a great adventure; whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend Cullasaja River.   The Inn at Half Mile Farm, Highlands The Inn is situated on fourteen acres with wooded walking paths, two stocked fishing ponds and a six acre lake. The courtyard and grounds are beautifully landscaped. Relax on the patio or front porch ... Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands 2 miles away Where four mountain roads converge in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains lies the quaint village of Highlands, North Carolina. Surrounded by evergreen and rhododendron forests, this is the ideal ... Current weather conditions at Highlands Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Macon County, North Carolina Local climate location: FRANKLIN 2 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 35.06833 Longitude: -83.225 Blue Ridge Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Blue Ridge Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Blue Ridge Mountains. North Carolina Lakes Complete list of all lakes in North Carolina Macon County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Macon County Books about Highlands Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Highlands Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Macon County, North Carolina. 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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 Highlands Lake.   Hotels Near Highlands Lake: The Inn at Half Mile Farm, Highlands, 1 miles away Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands, 2 miles away Comfort Inn Franklin, Franklin, 11 miles away Holiday Inn Express Dillard, Ga, Dillard, 12 miles away Franklin-Days Inn, Franklin, 12 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Highlands Lake: Van Hook Glade Campground, Highlands, 1 miles away Vanhook Glade Campground, Macon County, 2 miles away Blue Valley Campground, Macon County, 3 miles away Ammons Branch Campground, Macon County, 6 miles away   Ski Areas Near Highlands Lake: Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, 7 miles away       225 vertical feet Sky Valley, Georgia, 12 miles away       210 vertical feet Cataloochee, North Carolina, 27 miles away       740 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Highlands Lake: Cullasaja River, Macon CountyCounty, 1 miles away       Class IV-V+ - 4.75 miles long (Lake Sequoyah to below Cosmic Crunch) Cullasaja River, Macon CountyCounty, 2 miles away       Class IV(V+) - 2.5 miles long (Below Cosmic Crunch to Above Cullasaja Falls) Cullasaja River, Macon CountyCounty, 3 miles away       Class I-III+(V+) - 5 miles long (Ravenel Lake to Mirror Lake)   National Parks Near Highlands Lake: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN, 41 miles away Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 55 miles away   Trails Near Highlands Lake: Shortoff Mountain Trail, Macon County, 4 miles away Three Forks Trail, Rabun County, 5 miles away Whiteside Mountain National Recreation Trail, Jackson County, 6 miles away   Golf Courses Near Highlands Lake: Highlands Falls Country Club Pool & Tennis, Highlands, 1 miles away   Lakes Near Highlands Lake: Lake Sequoyah, Macon CountyCounty, 0 miles away Mirror Lake, Macon CountyCounty, 1 miles away