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If you are in Polk county it's always a good idea to stop by Lake Agape. If you need a spot to stay Athens Super 8 Motel is a delightful choice. Near Lake Agape you find the Chilhowee Forest Walk Trail which is a wonderful hiking trail, and if you're here you will meet lots of people from close by Cleveland. At Lake Agape throughout the summertime highs are in the 80's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 60's. High temperatures
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| | all through the winter are normally in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Lake Agape.
A day at Parksville Beach near Lake Agape is time well spent; going for a hike on the Arbutus Trail is always a delightful adventure. Here at Lake Agape you can catch a glimpse of Little Mountain; after a long day outdoors Athens-Days Inn is a glorious location to spend a night or two. If you want to explore some exciting stuff, explore Loop A, and Lillard | |
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Gap is a good place to spend some time.
Just can't get enough of Lake Agape. One of the best things about Lake Agape is its proximity to Shady Beach, and drift down the rapids of Big Creek in a kayak. You'll need more than a day
to discover everything Lake Agape has to offer, you can camp at A and B Campground; paddling on Gee Creek is so much fun. This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Lake Agape that you need to camp here for a while,
Ocoee River Rats is a fine site for that, and Lake Agape Dam is an exciting thing to check out.
Lake Agape sees pretty high levels of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is March, and October is the month with the least
moisture. But wait, there's more to do right next door to Lake Agape. A lake close by is McKomey Lake, and a short spree to McCamy Spring is always worthwhile. This lake is so wonderful. Go for a hike on the Big Pine Trail; McCamy Lake is a nearby lake that you could check out.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.175
Longitude: -84.615
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| These outdoors activities are available near Lake Agape. |
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Gee Creek, Polk CountyCounty, 7 miles away
Class IV-V - 1 miles long (hike up back to parking area) |
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Big Creek, Polk CountyCounty, 8 miles away
Class III-IV+ - 5.9 miles long (FR221/Peavine Road to US64) |
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Ocoee River, Polk CountyCounty, 8 miles away
Class III+ - 5 miles long (#2 Dam to #2 Powerhouse) |
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Benton Falls Trail
 | Trail starts below the dam, nice walk or bike to top of falls then a little steep or rough to bottom, plus side trails along the way....Great short hike, potentially dangerous at top of falls - no fence or warning signs. Rocks are wet and slimy. Keep going past the top, especially if you have children with you....Trail starts below the dam, nice walk or bike to top of falls. Then a little steep or rough to bottom, plus side trails along the way.... |
Parksville Lake
 | When me and my three brothers were growing up we were poor, so my dad and my stepmother Eunice Howard would take us from cleveland tn to parksville lake every evening after they would get off from their jobs to a place called The Rock, where we woul swim till sundown. I am now 52 ,and I have ever since cherished those moments.... |
Oswald Dome Trail
| Four miles uphill..followed by four miles back down. Fairly strenuous with great views along the way.... |
Shady Beach
 | Can I come here and is there a hotel close to it?... |
Gee Creek Trail
| Nice trail... |
Ocoee River
| 2 years ago copperbasin water treatment plant dumped over 430000 gallons of sewage sludge in the ocoee river exposing all that use this river to MRSA,OVER 200 GUIDES INFECTED documents show plant pled guilty and was fined over 40000 dallors with two emplayees being fined 1500 and 750 dollars if you use this river know your exposing yourself to mrsa... |
Lake Conasauga Campground
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...onasauga for the last few years I am very upset about the way people are treating the facilities offered there. As this area grows in popularity, and more and more people use it, I am saddened by the way this beautiful lake and mountian is being abused and trashed. The catch phrase ''Leave only your footprints'' applies to all US National Forests for a reason. One can only assume that you use this camping area for it's beauty and freshness, so why then do so many people leave it in such a mess? To have to pick up over 50 bags of trash, often left scattered about after a non-holiday weekend, is unreasonable. I don't mean to rant or nag, but, it isn't that hard to put a grocery bag in you pocket when fishing along the lake trail and walk out with the trash you create. The hosts in most camp grounds are volunteers and are unpaid. They pay for all of their own expenses to be there in order to keep the grounds and restrooms clean and stocked. So, PLEASE, read and obey the rules posted. Few places are as beautiful as our National Parks, please lets all make that small effort to keep them t... |
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16 miles away
16 miles away
