Richard Wood Upper Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Jackson County, North Carolina

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    It's always fun to stop by Richard Wood Upper Lake. The Blue Ridge Mountains scenery is always beautiful. This lake is so wonderful. Richard Wood Upper Lake is right by the Ellicott Rock Trail, and a nice close by hotel is The Inn at Half Mile Farm. Yep, outdoors exciting things truly is bountiful here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. There are some wonderful whitewater spots on Norton Creek, and if you need a location to stay Old Edwards Inn and Spa is a good  
   choice.
The Whiteside Mountain National Recreation Trail offers hiking at its best, and there's whitewater on Chattooga River for all you adrenaline rush seekers. Laurel Branch is a splendid local stream, and you'll come across a pretty lake called Whiteside Lake. This lake is so wonderful. A great location to camp here at Richard Wood Upper Lake is Ammons Branch Campground; hey, Gotta ski right? Sky Valley is a great place to do that.
There's no way
 
               anybody can get bored here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Why not take a refreshing hike along the Shortoff Mountain Trail; the sight of Laurel Knob is stunning. For the duration of the warm months at Richard Wood Upper Lake highs are ordinarily in the 70's; the overnight is rather cooler of course, usually in the 50's. Throughout the winter highs are usually in the 40's; after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Richard Wood Upper Lake plunge into the 20's. If you want a magnificent time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
If only every place had this much outdoors cool stuff, what a great globe it would be. Golf can be played at High Hampton Inn & Country Club; everyone close by loves skiing at Scaly Mountain. Camping is available at Van Hook Glade Campground, and lakes are such calm places, why not pop by Hurricane Lake. Richard Wood Upper Lake is a reasonably wet place generally with a good deal of rainfall; March is the month that gets the most rain; the driest of the months is April.
And if that's not enough, there's a load more to do near Richard Wood Upper Lake. If you yearn for a little side trip, try Cowee Gap, and not far from Richard Wood Upper Lake you get some magnificent water scenery at Richard Wood Upper Dam.

 
Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands
5 miles away
Where four mountain roads converge in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains lies the quaint village of Highlands, North Carolina. Surrounded by evergreen and rhododendron forests, this is the ideal ...

The Inn at Half Mile Farm, Highlands
5 miles away
The Inn is situated on fourteen acres with wooded walking paths, two stocked fishing ponds and a six acre lake. The courtyard and grounds are beautifully landscaped. Relax on the patio or front porch ...

Current weather conditions at Richard Wood Upper Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Jackson County, North Carolina
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Local climate location: HIGHLANDS 4 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.105
Longitude: -83.135

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These outdoors activities are available near Richard Wood Upper Lake.
 Hotels Near Richard Wood Upper Lake:
Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands, 5 miles away
The Inn at Half Mile Farm, Highlands, 5 miles away
Sapphire Valley Resort, Sapphire, 6 miles away
Comfort Inn Franklin, Franklin, 16 miles away
Franklin-Days Inn, Franklin, 17 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Richard Wood Upper Lake:
Ammons Branch Campground, Macon County, 5 miles away
Van Hook Glade Campground, Highlands, 5 miles away
Singing waters Camping Resort, Tuckasegee, 7 miles away
Arrowmont Stables and Cabins, Cullowhee, 7 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Richard Wood Upper Lake:
Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, 13 miles away
      225 vertical feet
Sky Valley, Georgia, 18 miles away
      210 vertical feet
Cataloochee, North Carolina, 23 miles away
      740 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Richard Wood Upper Lake:
Norton Creek, Jackson CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 2.5 miles long (Above Thorpe Lake)
Chattooga River, Jackson CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class V - 6 miles long (North Carolina 1107 to Bull Pen Bridge)
Cullasaja River, Macon CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class I-III+(V+) - 5 miles long (Ravenel Lake to Mirror Lake)
 National Parks Near Richard Wood Upper Lake:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN, 43 miles away
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 49 miles away
 Trails Near Richard Wood Upper Lake:
Whiteside Mountain National Recreation Trail, Jackson County, 1 miles away
Shortoff Mountain Trail, Macon County, 4 miles away
Ellicott Rock Trail, Macon County, 5 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Richard Wood Upper Lake:
High Hampton Inn & Country Club, Cashiers, 3 miles away
Fairfield Sapphire Valley Sapphire Mountain Golf Club, Cashiers, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Richard Wood Upper Lake:
Hurricane Lake, Jackson CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Whiteside Lake, Jackson CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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