Carter Lake, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Scott County, Tennessee

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    Carter Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. High temperatures at Carter Lake throughout the summertime months are in the 80's while overnight lows are commonly in the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's, and night lows through the winter for Carter Lake tend to be in the 20's. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Carter Lake has to offer, you can camp at Bandy Creek Campground; do go to Carter Dam since  
   you're here. All the water falling down from the sky makes Carter Lake a wet place; during March this area sees the most rain while October is ordinarily the driest month.
This lake is located in the wonderful Cumberland Plateau Mountains. But wait, there's more to do in close proximity to Carter Lake. There's so much to do here at Carter Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Charit Creek Campground is a nice site for that. This place, the Cumberland
 
               Plateau Mountains, has so much outdoors exciting stuff. A fine place for whitewater paddling in the neighborhood of Carter Lake is Pine Creek; an afternoon playing golf at Oneida Golf & Country Club is always a diversion.
This place, Carter Lake, it definitely has so much outdoors entertaining stuff. You can run the rapids of New River near Carter Lake, and hiking along the Racoon Loop is splendid fun. This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike along the Laurel Creek Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this area, and a visit to Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area is recommended. Have a pleasant hiking adventure along the Deer Loop, and after a long day outdoors Comfort Inn Pioneer is a delightful site to spend a night or two.
If you like the outdoors you'll like it here in the Cumberland Plateau Mountains. A lake close by is Cooper Pond; the summit of Smith Knob can be seen from Carter Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Phillips Hollow is a great place to spend some time at, and swing by Cotton Creek it's a brilliant spot to stop by. Best Western South Fork Inn is a fine site to get some rest, and if you get bored of Carter Lake you could also explore nearby Newport Lake.

 
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Current weather conditions at Carter Lake, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Scott County, Tennessee
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Local climate location: MONTICELLO 3 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.48833
Longitude: -84.55167

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These outdoors activities are available near Carter Lake.
 Hotels Near Carter Lake:
Best Western South Fork Inn, Whitley City, 15 miles away
Comfort Inn Pioneer, Pioneer, 22 miles away
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, Corbin, 25 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Caryville, Caryville, 26 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Monticello, Ky, Monticello, 29 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Carter Lake:
Bandy Creek Campground, Scott County, 10 miles away
Charit Creek Campground, Scott County, 12 miles away
Big South Fork Lodge Campground and Motel, Jamestown, 14 miles away
Great Meadow Campground, McCreary County, 15 miles away
 Whitewater Near Carter Lake:
New River, Scott CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class II-III - 8.9 miles long (US 27 Bridge to Clear Fork River)
Pine Creek, Scott CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class IV-V - 1.62 miles long (Close to Toonley to Leatherwood Ford)
Cumberland River - Big South Fork, Scott CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class II-IV - 10.2 miles long (Burnt Mill Bridge over Clear Fork to Bridge at Leatherwood Ford)
 National Parks Near Carter Lake:
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, Oneida - TN, 3 miles away
Obed Wild & Scenic River, Wartburg - TN, 25 miles away
 Trails Near Carter Lake:
Racoon Loop, McCreary County, 14 miles away
Deer Loop, McCreary County, 15 miles away
Laurel Creek Trail, McCreary County, 16 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Carter Lake:
Oneida Golf & Country Club, Oneida, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Carter Lake:
Newport Lake, Scott CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Cooper Pond, Scott CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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