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Smith Pond is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. So much fun stuff to do here at Smith Pond, too great to be true. On a fine day at Smith Pond you can take a hike along the Burrells Ford Trail, and lots of folks from Toccoa come here. Cedar Creek is a great whitewater spot near Smith Pond, and a glorious nearby hotel is Toccoa Days Inn. If the weather is beautiful, you obtain a fine panorama of Grassy Mountain from Smith Pond; you
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| | can stay the night at Yellow Branch Campground. At Smith Pond through the warm days of summer highs are in the 80's. All through the moonlight hours it's commonly in the 60's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 50's; after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Smith Pond fall into the 20's. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Knights Inn Toccoa is a pleasant spot to spend a night or two; Smith Pond is | |
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not the only site nearby, Miller Pond is a nearby lake. Smith Pond is a good location to visit for more than one day, Cassidy Bridge Campground is a good location to camp nearby; a lake close by is Cox Pond. Gotta ski! Scaly Mountain
is a nice site to do that. This lake is so wonderful. Visit Little Toxaway Creek while you're here at Smith Pond; going for a hike along the Chattooga Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this area. A great site for whitewater
paddling near Smith Pond is Chauga River, and since you're here you can take a hike along the Bartram Trail. Smith Pond is a wet location that gets a lot of precipitation; during the month of March you get the most rain around here, and the driest month of the year is October.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 34.69361 Longitude: -83.18667
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Sky Valley, Georgia, 21 miles away 210 vertical feet |
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Chauga River, Oconee CountyCounty, 1 miles away Class I-II(III) - 7.5 miles long (Cobbs Bridge Road to North Horseshoe Bridge Road) |
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Cedar Creek, Oconee CountyCounty, 3 miles away Class IV-V - 3 miles long (Blue Hole Falls to Cobbs Bridge Road) |
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Chauga River, Oconee CountyCounty, 3 miles away Class IV - 9.8 miles long (Route 290 /Cassidy Bridge Road to Cobbs Bridge Road) |
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Cox Pond, Oconee CountyCounty, 1 miles away |
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Stonecypher Lake
 | 13 miles away ...n Stonecypher and was constructed in the mid 1950's. The shorelines are constant except in times of heavy rainfall and original life of lake was projected to exceed 100 years. Silt accumulation after 20 years was approximately .5 inche. Normal elevation is apporximately 800'. Feeder streams maintain lake levels even during extended periods of insufficient rainfall and at the same time provide spill into the exiting stream bed. The lake has been pulled down during periods of heavy construction of highways across the feeder streams to allow silt to return to the streams and pass thru thedrain gates. Buena Vista Dr crosses the lake in two places; one being the main dam and again on the Coe Branch inlet. Original construction of dams accommodated these crossings. Over the years sport fishing has been excellent with large mouth Bass, Crappie, Brem, Pike And Catfish, however fishing is limited due to private ownership of property including the lake basin. The shorelines and surounding hills are populated with native hardwoods and pine, creating scenery which is uns... |
Winding Stairs Trail
 | 15 miles away Winding Stairs in in Salem, SC. I have lived here my whole life and have been to the top many times. You can drive all the way up just be careful due to the fact that there are no gaurd rails....I was told the Winding Stairs trail was at Devil's Fork State Park. Is this correct?...From Walhalla, take 28 north/east and bear right on 107. You will pass oconee State Park, and then park at Cherry Hill Campground. The trail is behind Cherry Hill campground....Unless I'm missing something I have no idea how to get to this trail without a gps. I live in GA and would like to visit.... |
Panther Creek Campground
 | 16 miles away 1 PHOTO Hi!? I am looking for information.? Recently, I have been going thru old black and white photos that belong to my grandmother.? I have several dozen that are dated Easter Sunday, 1945 (April 1st).? I have being attempting determine the location where these pics were taken.? The only thing grandmother can remember is a name:? Panther Creek Park.? She thought it was somewhere around Corniela.? I found this web page while doing a search for it.? I have included some pics.? The most obvious feature in a lot of this photos is a round brick object that people seemed to spend a lot of time lounging around.? I don't know what to actually call it.? Is this the right park??... |
Three Forks Trail
 | 16 miles away I went there 8/09 and it was nice and clean. 6 people went through the camp site some were packing large knives so if you camp over night make sure you have some form of protection and a night light. Crawfish are in the creek area and fun to catch to pass the time. It gets cold at night so dress warm stay away from cotton as it soaks up water and you will freeze. If you want private time go durning the week!!! Firewood is hard to get as the trees around the site can't be burned without harming you so gather wood durning the daytime....Been there back in the 60's when I was 9, the 70's, and the 80's while in college. Want to go back and take my sons some day soon. Bury me at Three Forks has it right: no cars, no trash, and not for the faint of heart and definitely not an easy place to get to. A very special place in one of the great parks of this nation. Treasure it.... |
Sky Valley
 | 21 miles away Sky Valley only has snow tubing at the moment.... |
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