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     North Carolina has many beautiful lakes and Simpson Lake is one of them. I don't want to stop, cause I'm havin' a good time here at Simpson Lake. On a brilliant day at Simpson Lake you can take a hike along the Mullinax Trail; get dripping wet paddling on Looking Glass Creek. So much entertaining stuff in the Blue Ridge Mountains, just fantastic. Simpson Lake Dam is an out of the ordinary thing to check out, and camping is available at Camp Rockbrook.
 
   You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the entertaining things at Simpson Lake. Allison Creek is a great local stream; a wonderful place to camp here at Simpson Lake is Camp Carolina. Connestee Falls Golf Club is a great golf course nearby, and a good nearby hotel is Rodeway Inn Brevard. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brevard, Nc is a brilliant spot to spend a night or two, and at Simpson Lake  
               you always meet someone from Brevard.
Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting stuff in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Whitewater paddling is brilliant on Davidson River, and from Simpson Lake you obtain a good vista of Bearpen Mountain. All year is a wonderful time in the Blue Ridge Mountains if you love the outdoors. You could also go to Lake Frances if you're here at Simpson Lake; it's nearby; Dodsworth Spring is a splendid local attraction. For the period of the summertime highs here at Simpson Lake get into the 80's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's, and after the sun is down through the wintertime temperatures at Simpson Lake sink into the 20's.
Simpson Lake sees pretty high levels of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is March while October is regularly the driest month. Nearby lakes? Sure, Siniard Lake is near Simpson Lake, and while you're here you can take a hike along the Black Mountain Trail. Simpson Lake is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
This lake is so wonderful. Andy Cove is in the neighborhood of Simpson Lake and is a great spot, and the Buck Spring Trail is a glorious hiking trail close by.

 
Rodeway Inn Brevard, Brevard
2 miles away
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brevard, Nc, Brevard
2 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Simpson Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Transylvania County, North Carolina
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Local climate location: WAYNESVILLE 11 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.26694
Longitude: -82.73917

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These outdoors activities are available near Simpson Lake.
 Hotels Near Simpson Lake:
Rodeway Inn Brevard, Brevard, 2 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brevard, Nc, Brevard, 2 miles away
Asheville-Days Inn West, Candler, 15 miles away
Fairfield Inn By Marriott Asheville, Asheville, 17 miles away
Comfort Inn Asheville Airport, Arden, 17 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Simpson Lake:
Camp Carolina, Brevard, 2 miles away
Camp Rockbrook, Brevard, 5 miles away
Gwynn Valley, Brevard, 5 miles away
Cove Creek Campground, Transylvania County, 5 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Simpson Lake:
Cataloochee, North Carolina, 29 miles away
      740 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Simpson Lake:
Davidson River, Transylvania CountyCounty, 1 miles away
      Class I-II - 5 miles long (FS Road 475 to Sycamore Flats)
Looking Glass Creek, Transylvania CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class III-IV(V+) - 5 miles long (Along Highway 278)
Davidson River, Transylvania CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class III+(IV) - 3.5 miles long (Forest Service Road 475-A to Looking Glass Creek)
 National Parks Near Simpson Lake:
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 23 miles away
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN, 59 miles away
 Trails Near Simpson Lake:
Black Mountain Trail, Transylvania County, 4 miles away
Mullinax Trail, Transylvania County, 6 miles away
Buck Spring Trail, Transylvania County, 7 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Simpson Lake:
Connestee Falls Golf Club, Brevard, 2 miles away
Glen Cannon Country Club Golf, Brevard, 3 miles away
 Lakes Near Simpson Lake:
Lake Frances, Transylvania CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Siniard Lake, Transylvania CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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