Shafords Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Mitchell County, North Carolina

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     North Carolina has many beautiful lakes and Shafords Lake is one of them. Shafords Lake is a wet place that gets a lot of precipitation; July is when you get the most rain here; October meanwhile is the driest month. If the weather is good here at Shafords Lake, you can go for a hike along the Bald Mountain Trail. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a site to stay Pine Valley Motel is a good choice, and Grassy Creek Golf & Country Club is a brilliant golf  
   course close by.
So much exciting stuff to do in the Blue Ridge Mountains, not sufficient time. Not far from Shafords Lake, you'll hit upon Spruce Pine Reservoir which is a beautiful lake. There's so much to do here at Shafords Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Spruce Pine Campground is a glorious site for that. This lake is so wonderful. Get soaked paddling on North Toe River; a good nearby hotel is Pinebridge Inn. All the outdoors amusing stuff
 
               in close proximity to Shafords Lake will keep you coming back many times. Don't forget to take a pleasant little journey to Banjo Branch, and Shafords Lake is nice enough to spend more than a day at, Springmaid Mountain is a nice local campground.
Briery Mountain is clearly visible from Shafords Lake, and glide down the rapids of Catawba River - North Fork in a kayak. At Shafords Lake throughout the summertime months highs are in the 80's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 60's. High temperatures through the winter are normally in the 40's, and throughout the dark hours in the wintertime at Shafords Lake temperatures dip to the 20's. If you fancy a little side trip, try Gillespie Gap, and Swiss Pine Lake Dam is a delightful spot, without doubt worth taking a look at.
This place, the Blue Ridge Mountains, has so much outdoors enjoyable stuff. The Laurel Fork Trail is a nice hiking trail in close proximity to Shafords Lake, and Appalachian Mountain is a delightful local ski area. Shafords Lake is a beautiful lake in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

 
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Current weather conditions at Shafords Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Mitchell County, North Carolina
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Local climate location: ERWIN 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.87861
Longitude: -82.06083

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These outdoors activities are available near Shafords Lake.
 Hotels Near Shafords Lake:
Pine Valley Motel, Spruce Pine, 1 miles away
Pinebridge Inn, Spruce Pine, 2 miles away
Lemon Tree Inn, Spruce Pine, 3 miles away
Big Lynn Lodge, Little Switzerland, 3 miles away
Mountain View Motel, Little Switzerland, 3 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Shafords Lake:
Spruce Pine Campground, Spruce Pine, 1 miles away
Springmaid Mountain, Spruce Pine, 1 miles away
Bear Ben Family Campground, Spruce Pine, 1 miles away
Blue Ridge Gemstone Mine and Campground, Mitchell County, 4 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Shafords Lake:
Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina, 19 miles away
      365 vertical feet
Hawksnest, North Carolina, 22 miles away
      619 vertical feet
Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, 23 miles away
      1200 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Shafords Lake:
North Toe River, Avery CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class II - 10 miles long (Plumtree to Bush Rd/Rt. 19E)
Catawba River - North Fork, McDowell CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class II-III - 5.6 miles long (Route 1559 to Route 1552 Bridge)
Catawba River - North Fork, Burke CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class IV-V+ - 2.5 miles long (Linville)
 National Parks Near Shafords Lake:
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 38 miles away
 Trails Near Shafords Lake:
Bald Mountain Trail, McDowell County, 7 miles away
Laurel Fork Trail, Carter County, 20 miles away
Laurel Fork Trail, Carter County, 20 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Shafords Lake:
Grassy Creek Golf & Country Club, Spruce Pine, 1 miles away
 Lakes Near Shafords Lake:
Spruce Pine Reservoir, Mitchell CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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