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Many people like to go to McCamy Lake. This lake is so wonderful. This lake is so wonderful. Looking for something near McCamy Lake? Lake Agape is in the vicinity; float down the rapids of Big Creek in a kayak. Dry warm beds await you at Athens-Days Inn, and some interesting geology is available here, Loop A is right here.
But wait, there's more to do next to McCamy Lake. During your visit to McCamy Lake you'll meet some people from Cleveland for sure,
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| | and a short visit to Benton Falls is always worthwhile. If you want to hit the beach, Shady Beach is around here, and Matlock Valley is another glorious location to go to close by. Good hiking is available along the Chilhowee Forest Walk Trail, of course you could also explore McKomey Lake if you're here; it's not far at all.
If you come at the right time of year, Ocoee River offers some delightful whitewater; if you came for an overnight stay A and B Campground | |
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is a fine place to camp. At McCamy Dam near McCamy Lake there are some interesting things to see; getting to Franklin Spring Branch from McCamy Lake is painless. The high level of rainfall makes McCamy Lake a reasonably wet place;
the wettest month of the year is commonly March, that's the one that rains the most; the driest of the months is October.
This lake is so wonderful. You have to positively stop by pretty Parksville Beach while you're here at McCamy
Lake, and you can go for a hike on the Arbutus Trail. Summertime at McCamy Lake comes with high temperatures in the 80's. Summer nighttime lows fall down to the 60's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's while McCamy
Lake overnight low temperatures throughout the wintertime are in the 20's. This place, McCamy Lake, it just has so much outdoors fun stuff. Don't leave McCamy Lake without first going for a hike along the Big Pine Trail; at McCamy
Lake you can catch a glimpse of Chestnut Mountain.
If you need a site to stay Athens Super 8 Motel is a great choice, and Ocoee River Rats is a perfect local campground.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.15
Longitude: -84.60833
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| These outdoors activities are available near McCamy Lake. |
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Big Creek, Polk CountyCounty, 6 miles away
Class III-IV+ - 5.9 miles long (FR221/Peavine Road to US64) |
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Ocoee River, Polk CountyCounty, 7 miles away
Class III+ - 5 miles long (#2 Dam to #2 Powerhouse) |
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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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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.... |
Shady Beach
 | Can I come here and is there a hotel close to it?... |
Oswald Dome Trail
| Four miles uphill..followed by four miles back down. Fairly strenuous with great views along the way.... |
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... |
Gee Creek Trail
| Nice trail... |
Wolf Ridge Trail
| I hiked via chestnut mnt to bigfrog summit, narrow view in summer. I would like to summit in winter for better views?... Myself and two buddies hiked up Wolf Ridge Trail on 1/18/06 in wintery, full moon conditions. We started the hike around 9:30PM and got to the broad summit of Big Frog shortly after midnight in 2 inches of snow and the wind had to be 25mph or so. Hunter ... |
Lake Conasauga Campground
 | 16 miles away
...e Conasauga 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 the... |
Weehunt Lake
| 19 miles away
my uncle owns where it use to be... |
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
 | 68 miles away
Please repair the annual pass box at the trail head.... |
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