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    McGuire Lake is a lake worth visiting. Good hiking is available along the Shortoff Mountain Trail; Buck Knob is beautiful and can be seen from here. Any time is a delightful time at McGuire Lake if you like the outdoors. This lake is so wonderful. Hiking is a popular thing to do around McGuire Lake; Whiteside Mountain National Recreation Trail is a splendid local trail, and camping is available at Singing waters Camping Resort.
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   Blue Ridge Mountains, you might not ever want to go home again. There's some flowing water close by, Rocky Face Branch is a stream you can visit while you're here; camping at Moonshine Creek is always a glorious experience. Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we recommend Scotts Creek, and you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Cataloochee since you're here. Yeah, come up here to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a good  
               time. You can take a little visit to McGuire Lake Dam while you're here at McGuire Lake, and after a long day outdoors Best Western River Escape Inn & Suites is a great spot to spend a night or two.
This lake is located in the wonderful Blue Ridge Mountains. The Caldwell Fork Trail offers hiking at its best, and a splendid nearby hotel is Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Dillsboro, Nc. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are such calm places, why not take a look at Hodge Lake in close proximity to McGuire Lake, and there are some brilliant whitewater spots on Tuckasegee River.
This location is so good, just explore all the exciting stuff to do right next door to McGuire Lake. You'll locate a lovely lake called Sylva Reservoir near McGuire Lake; close by Chestnut Gap is a great place to go. At McGuire Lake during the days of summer highs are in the 80's, and the overnight is a little cooler of course, usually in the 50's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to McGuire Lake. McGuire Lake is a quite wet place ordinarily with a great deal of precipitation; during March this area sees the most rain, and the driest month is October.

 
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Dillsboro, Nc, Dillsboro
7 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Dillsboro, N.C. is nestled in the Western North Carolina mountains only minutes from Historic Dillsboro and the Great Smoky Railway. We are centrally located betwee...

Best Western River Escape Inn & Suites, Dillsboro
8 miles away
This Dillsboro, North Carolina hotel encompasses the charm of a small mountain town with all of the amenities and conveniences to ensure a comfortable stay for every guest that visits. Tucked into t...

Current weather conditions at McGuire Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Jackson County, North Carolina
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Local climate location: OCONALUFTEE 2 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.34167
Longitude: -83.14667

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These outdoors activities are available near McGuire Lake.
 Hotels Near McGuire Lake:
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Dillsboro, Nc, Dillsboro, 7 miles away
Best Western River Escape Inn & Suites, Dillsboro, 8 miles away
Ramada Limited Maggie Valley, Maggie Valley, 11 miles away
Best Western Mountainbrook Inn, Maggie Valley, 11 miles away
Comfort Inn Maggie Valley, Maggie Valley, 11 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near McGuire Lake:
Moonshine Creek, Balsam, 6 miles away
Singing waters Camping Resort, Tuckasegee, 7 miles away
Savannah Creek RV Resort, Sylva, 8 miles away
Arrowmont Stables and Cabins, Cullowhee, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near McGuire Lake:
Cataloochee, North Carolina, 10 miles away
      740 vertical feet
Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, 22 miles away
      225 vertical feet
Sky Valley, Georgia, 26 miles away
      210 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near McGuire Lake:
Tuckasegee River, Jackson CountyCounty, 3 miles away
      Class I-II(III) - 9.4 miles long (Cedar Cliff Reservior to Cullowhee)
Scotts Creek, Jackson CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class III-IV(V) - 2 miles long (Willets-Ochre Hill to Addie)
Tuckasegee River - West Fork, Jackson CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class III-IV+(V) - 9.5 miles long (Thorpe Dam to Tuckasegee River)
 National Parks Near McGuire Lake:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN, 33 miles away
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 43 miles away
 Trails Near McGuire Lake:
Shortoff Mountain Trail, Macon County, 13 miles away
Whiteside Mountain National Recreation Trail, Jackson County, 14 miles away
Caldwell Fork Trail, Haywood County, 15 miles away
 Lakes Near McGuire Lake:
Hodge Lake, Jackson CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Sylva Reservoir, Jackson CountyCounty, 5 miles away

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