Lake James, Blue Ridge Mountains, Burke County, North Carolina     Custom Search User input for Lake James, Blue Ridge Mountains, Burke County, North Carolina: Be the first to submit input for Lake James. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Lake James is a nice lake to visit. Hiking along the Yancey Ridge Trail is great fun, and Lake James Dam is pretty. This lake is so wonderful. This is a tremendous vicinity for people who like lakes. Leibhart Lake is a lake around here; Days Inn And Suites is a great place to get some rest. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Lake James. During the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 60's. High temperatures all through the winter are normally       in the 40's, and all through the dark hours in the wintertime at Lake James temperatures plunge to the 20's. All the water falling down from the sky makes Lake James a wet place; the month with most of the rain is March; January is the month with the least moisture. Just can't get enough of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lake James is a tremendous location to visit for more than one day, Optimistic RV Resort is a tremendous location to camp nearby, and why not                  visit nearby Linville River if you're here at Lake James. If only every place had this much outdoors cool things, what a great earth it would be. Gotta ski! Appalachian Mountain is a fine location to do that, and Lake James is right by the Bald Mountain Trail. Whitewater paddling is great on Steels Creek. And that's not everything there is to do here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. In the event that you don’t have a problem getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Catawba River, and if you need a location to stay Comfort Inn & Suites is a magnificent choice. This lake is one of the great places here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. This lake is so wonderful. During your tour to Lake James you'll meet some people from Forest City for sure, and you're perhaps keen on lakes, Henredon Lake is one of those close by. Rose Creek Family Campground is a fine campground nearby, and an afternoon playing golf at Silver Creek Plantation Golf Club Restaurant is always a delight.   Comfort Inn & Suites, Morganton 10 miles away Grandfather Mountain Skiing, golf, Boone, Blowing Rock, Gateway to great Smokey Mountains, furniture shopping and many other attractions nearby. Business Center and Manager's Reception. Pet Charge: 25... Days Inn And Suites, Morganton 10 miles away Days Inn & Suites of Morganton is a beautiful indoor property constructed in 1998-99 and has been well kept since then. The location is great as it is right off the interstate I-40 with all the good s... Current weather conditions at Lake James, Blue Ridge Mountains, Burke County, North Carolina Local climate location: MARION 21 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 35.74389 Longitude: -81.83722 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 Burke County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Burke County Books about Lake James List of books available on Amazon.com about Lake James, Blue Ridge Mountains, Burke County, North Carolina. Outdoors Recreation Near Forest City, North Carolina Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Forest City, North Carolina, the metro area neareast to Lake James. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. 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 Lake James.   Hotels Near Lake James: Comfort Inn & Suites, Morganton, 10 miles away Days Inn And Suites, Morganton, 10 miles away Comfort Inn Marion, Marion, 11 miles away Quality Inn Morganton, Morganton, 13 miles away Sleep Inn Morganton, Morganton, 13 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Lake James: Rose Creek Family Campground, Morganton, 7 miles away Optimistic RV Resort, Morganton, 8 miles away Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park, Marion, 8 miles away Daniel Boone Family Campground, Morganton, 8 miles away   Ski Areas Near Lake James: Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina, 17 miles away       365 vertical feet Hawksnest, North Carolina, 23 miles away       619 vertical feet Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, 24 miles away       1200 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Lake James: Catawba River, McDowell/Burke CountyCounty, 3 miles away       Class I-II - 8.5 miles long (Route 1223 Bridge Route 1147 Bridge) Steels Creek, Burke CountyCounty, 8 miles away       Class II-III - 6.6 miles long (to Confluence with Upper Creek) Upper Creek, Burke CountyCounty, 8 miles away       Class III+(IV) - 17 miles long (Raven Cliff Gorge to FR 982)   National Parks Near Lake James: Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 51 miles away   Trails Near Lake James: Bald Mountain Trail, McDowell County, 13 miles away Yancey Ridge Trail, Avery County, 17 miles away   Golf Courses Near Lake James: Silver Creek Plantation Golf Club Restaurant, Morganton, 4 miles away   Lakes Near Lake James: Henredon Lake, Burke CountyCounty, 4 miles away Leibhart Lake, Burke CountyCounty, 4 miles away