Morgan Lake   Be the first to submit input for Morgan Lake. If you have info on Morgan Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, McDowell County, North Carolina please submit it here to improve this web site.          These outdoors activities are available near Morgan Lake.   Lakes Near Morgan Lake: Lake James, Burke County, 15 miles away Bald Mountain Lake, Rutherford County, 17 miles away Lake Lure, Rutherford County, 19 miles away Lake Tomahawk, Buncombe County, 20 miles away   Public Lands Near Morgan Lake: Lake James State Park, North Carolina, 10 miles away Mount Mitchell State Park, North Carolina, 15 miles away Roan Mountain State Park, Tennessee, 27 miles away Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 36 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Morgan Lake: Buck Creek Campgrounds, Marion, 1 miles away Tom Johnson Camping Center Rally Park, Marion, 2 miles away Triple C Campground, Marion, 4 miles away Lake James Landing, Marion, 4 miles away   Hotels Near Morgan Lake: Comfort Inn Marion, Marion, 2 miles away Super 8 Marion NC, Marion, 7 miles away Days Inn Marion, Marion, 7 miles away Hampton Inn Marion, Marion, 10 miles away Skyline Village Inn, LLC, Spruce Pine, 12 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Morgan Lake: Bald Mountain Trail, McDowell County, 3 miles away   Ski Areas Near Morgan Lake: Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, 27 miles away       1200 foot drop, 8 lifts, 20 runs Hawksnest, North Carolina, 28 miles away       619 foot drop, 4 lifts, 12 runs Ski Beech, North Carolina, 29 miles away       830 foot drop, 10 lifts, 15 runs   Whitewater Near Morgan Lake: Catawba River - North Fork, McDowellCounty, 5 miles away       Class II-III - 5.6 miles long (Route 1559 to Route 1552 Bridge) Catawba River, McDowell/BurkeCounty, 8 miles away       Class I-II - 12 miles long (Route 1234 Bridge to US Route 221 Bridge) Curtis Creek, McDowellCounty, 10 miles away       Class IV+ - 7 miles long (Close to Old Fort)