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    Go to Rainbow Lake if you want to go to a nice lake. Rainbow Lake is a beautiful lake in the Blue Ridge Mountains. If you came to camp Gwynn Valley is a nice place to do that; paddling on French Broad River - North Fork is so much fun. There's just no way someone can get bored here at Rainbow Lake.
This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Art Loeb Trail, and Rodeway Inn Brevard is a glorious spot to get some rest. There's so much to
 
   do here at Rainbow Lake that you need to camp here for a while, our 100 Acre Woods - Primitive Campground is a good place for that, and if you've had enough of Rainbow Lake, Lora Young Lake is nearby. The Mullinax Trail offers hiking at its best, and of course, A visit to Wallace Gap is always fun.
This lake is so wonderful. There's some attention-grabbing stuff to spot at Lake Wanteska Dam close to Rainbow Lake, and it's a great idea to check out Boring Creek.
 
               So many cool things to do in the Blue Ridge Mountains, not sufficient time. Whitewater paddling is fine on French Broad River - East Fork; there's good hiking along the Black Mountain Trail. Any time is a perfect time at Rainbow Lake if you like the outdoors. Crawford Mountain is simple to spot from Rainbow Lake; you'll meet a lot of people from Brevard here.
Rainbow Lake regularly gets much rainfall; through the month of March you get the most rain around here while January is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Through the summertime at Rainbow Lake highs are regularly in the 80's while nighttime lows are mostly in the 50's. High temperatures throughout the winter are normally in the 40's while Rainbow Lake night low temperatures through the winter are in the 20's. This place, the Blue Ridge Mountains, has so much outdoors entertaining things. Rainbow Lake is not the only spot close by, Lake Wanteska is a close by lake, and dry warm beds await you at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brevard, Nc.

 
Rodeway Inn Brevard, Brevard
7 miles away
This Brevard hotel features a free continental breakfast, free RV and truck parking, seasonal outdoor pool, indoor coin laundromat, vending machines, and copy/fax services. Several restaurants are wit...

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brevard, Nc, Brevard
9 miles away
The Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brevard can be found nestled in the mountains of NC near Brevard College and at the Entrance of Pisgah Nat'l Forest in the Land of the Waterfalls Hotel features...

Current weather conditions at Rainbow Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Transylvania County, North Carolina
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Local climate location: WAYNESVILLE 15 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.13278
Longitude: -82.77139

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These outdoors activities are available near Rainbow Lake.
 Hotels Near Rainbow Lake:
Rodeway Inn Brevard, Brevard, 7 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brevard, Nc, Brevard, 9 miles away
Sapphire Valley Resort, Sapphire, 20 miles away
Easley-Days Inn West Of Greenville/Clemson Area, Easley, 22 miles away
Asheville-Days Inn West, Candler, 23 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Rainbow Lake:
our 100 Acre Woods - Primitive Campground, Brevard, 1 miles away
Gwynn Valley, Brevard, 3 miles away
Lazy J Campground, Rosman, 3 miles away
Adventure Village at Headwaters, Rosman - Brevard, 3 miles away
 Whitewater Near Rainbow Lake:
French Broad River - East Fork, Transylvania CountyCounty, 1 miles away
      Class II-IV - 5.5 miles long (East Fork Road at Laurel Branch to French Broad River)
French Broad River - North Fork, Transylvania CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class III-IV+(V) - 7.2 miles long (Route 1326 Bridge to US Route 64 Bridge)
French Broad River - West Fork, Transylvania CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class IV-V - 3.4 miles long (SR 1309 Bridge to US 64 Bridge)
 National Parks Near Rainbow Lake:
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 30 miles away
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN, 61 miles away
 Trails Near Rainbow Lake:
Art Loeb Trail, Transylvania County, 11 miles away
Black Mountain Trail, Transylvania County, 11 miles away
Mullinax Trail, Transylvania County, 14 miles away
 Lakes Near Rainbow Lake:
Lake Wanteska, Transylvania CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Lora Young Lake, Transylvania CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Camp Rockbrook
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