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The beauty of Paint Creek Lake attracts many people from all around. For the period of the months of summer at Paint Creek Lake highs are generally in the 80's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 60's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's, and during the dark hours in the wintertime at Paint Creek Lake temperatures descend to the 10's. A splendid place for whitewater paddling near Paint Creek Lake is Rocky Fork Creek; if you're here
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| | you will meet lots of folks from nearby Washington. Stay the night at Long's Retreat and Campground, and you're almost certainly keen on lakes, Paint Creek Lake is one of those nearby. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Washington Court House Knights Inn is a great site to spend a night or two, and the scenery at Paint Creek Dam is scenic. In the event that you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on | |
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Paint Creek, and needless to say Plum Run is a beautiful stream that is worth stopping at. This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike on the George Trail is always a wonderful adventure, and Hillsboro Days Inn is a brilliant location
to get some rest. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the exciting things at Paint Creek Lake. There is a great hiking trail in close proximity to Paint Creek Lake called the Bench Trail; you can hit the slopes at
Spicy Run Mountain in the vicinity. Paint Creek Lake is a rather wet place commonly with lots of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is May while February is frequently the driest month. Near Paint Creek Lake you locate
the Wildwood Trail which is a magnificent hiking trail, and Shady Trails Campground is a wonderful campground here.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.24833 Longitude: -83.3775
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Rocky Fork Creek, Highland CountyCounty, 2 miles away Class II - 7.5 miles long (McCropping Mill Road to Paint Creek) |
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Paint Creek, Ross CountyCounty, 4 miles away Class I-II(III) - 7 miles long (Paint Creek Reservoir to Route 41 Bridge) |
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Rattlesnake Creek, Highland CountyCounty, 10 miles away Class II(IV) - 3 miles long (Fishback Road to St. Route 28) |
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