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    Why not stop by Persimmon Lake if you're passing through these parts. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Persimmon Lake with night lows in the 60's. Highs during the winter are usually in the 40's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Persimmon Lake temperatures plunge to the 20's. A good close by hotel is Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Murphy, Nc; get yourself into a kayak and hit Turtletown Creek. You might want to pay a visit to Sandy Gap while  
   you're here at Persimmon Lake, and if you're here, you could also have a look at picturesque Lake Cherokee.
You just can't picture the amount of outdoors amusing things the Great Smoky Mountains has to offer. There is a perfect hiking trail in close proximity to Persimmon Lake called the Kirkland Creek Trail; since you're here you can play some golf at Cherokee Hills Golf Club. This lake is so wonderful. If you're here at Persimmon Lake, you could visit
 
               Flax Creek, and Sandy Gap Lake Number One is a nearby lake that you could have a look at. If you love the outdoors, you'll adore Persimmon Lake. Go for a hike on the Doc Rogers Trail, and Persimmon Dam has wonderful water scenery.
This lake is so wonderful. Hibbert Mountain can be seen from Persimmon Lake, and going for a hike on the Sugar Mountain Trail is always a pleasant adventure. This lake is located in the wonderful Great Smoky Mountains. Having a wonderful time in the Great Smoky Mountains is uncomplicated. Get dripping wet paddling on Bald River, and after a long day outdoors Days Inn Murphy is a nice place to spend a night or two.
So much amusing stuff to do here at Persimmon Lake, too brilliant to be true. Persimmon Lake is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, Pine Creek Cabins Campground is a delightful local campground, and a brilliant place to camp here at Persimmon Lake is Poteete Creek Camp Ground. Persimmon Lake is a quite wet place typically with a lot of precipitation; during March this area sees the most rain; the driest month of the year is October.

 
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Current weather conditions at Persimmon Lake, Great Smoky Mountains, Cherokee County, North Carolina
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Local climate location: COPPERHILL 5 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.06833
Longitude: -84.16667

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 Hotels Near Persimmon Lake:
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Murphy, Nc, Murphy, 8 miles away
Days Inn Murphy, Murphy, 10 miles away
Best Western Inn - Murphy, Murphy, 11 miles away
Blue Ridge - Days Inn, Blue Ridge, 15 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites, Blue Ridge, 16 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Persimmon Lake:
Pine Creek Cabins Campground, Murphy, 5 miles away
Poteete Creek Camp Ground, Blairsville, 8 miles away
Whispering Pines Campground, Morganton, 10 miles away
Lakewood Landing Campground, Fannin County, 13 miles away
 Whitewater Near Persimmon Lake:
Bald River, Monroe CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class II-IV(V) - 6 miles long (ForkSouth 126 bridge to Bald River Falls)
Turtletown Creek, Polk CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class IV-V - 4.2 miles long (Highway 68 to Hiwassee River)
Tellico River, Monroe CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class II-III - 8 miles long (Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River)
 National Parks Near Persimmon Lake:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN, 58 miles away
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Atlanta - GA, 63 miles away
Obed Wild & Scenic River, Wartburg - TN, 64 miles away
 Trails Near Persimmon Lake:
Kirkland Creek Trail, Monroe County, 11 miles away
Sugar Mountain Trail, Monroe County, 12 miles away
Doc Rogers Trail, Monroe County, 13 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Persimmon Lake:
Cherokee Hills Golf Club, Murphy, 3 miles away
 Lakes Near Persimmon Lake:
Lake Cherokee, Cherokee CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Sandy Gap Lake Number One, Cherokee CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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