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     Newport Lake is always a pleasure to visit. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are such calm places, why not pop by Cooper Pond near Newport Lake, and dry warm beds await you at Best Western South Fork Inn. These mountains rock, just check out all the enjoyable stuff to do in the Cumberland Plateau Mountains. A pretty lake like Cooper Pond in the vicinity of Newport Lake is a great location to go to. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Newport Lake  
   has to offer, you can camp at Charit Creek Campground. If you want a delightful time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Cumberland Plateau Mountains. Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we recommend Pine Creek; while you're here and you like golf, you can explore Oneida Golf & Country Club.
You feel that's sufficient? Just getting warmed up. There are tremendous places to look at along the Hidden Passage Trail, and Big South
 
               Fork National River & Recreation Area is a good national park. For the period of the long summer days at Newport Lake highs are typically in the 80's, and throughout summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's while Newport Lake overnight low temperatures during the winter are in the 20's.
Going for a hike on the Deer Loop is always a fine adventure; if you need a place to stay Comfort Inn Pioneer is a delightful choice. You clearly have to like Newport Lake. Get your pulse rate up on the delightful whitewater of New River; Newport Lake is a tremendous place to visit for more than one day, Bandy Creek Campground is a tremendous place to camp nearby. Newport Lake is located in the Cumberland Plateau Mountains.
Near Newport Lake you discover the Racoon Loop which is a great hiking trail, and getting to Cotton Creek from Newport Lake is easy. Newport Lake sees pretty high levels of precipitation; March is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month is October. This lake is so wonderful. Newport Dam is a place that is close to Newport Lake, and if the weather is wonderful, you obtain a delightful panorama of Smith Knob from Newport Lake.

 
Best Western South Fork Inn, Whitley City
15 miles away
The Best Western South Fork Inn is conveniently located just off Highway 27. Our three-story hotel features 55 interior rooms, including, suites, family suites, and Jacuzzi® rooms. All rooms include i...

Comfort Inn Pioneer, Pioneer
23 miles away
Nestled in the peaceful Cumberland Mountains, off Interstate 75, just minutes from the Kentucky border. Enjoy more than 1500 antiques and pictures of local and national history placed throughout the h...

Current weather conditions at Newport Lake, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Scott County, Tennessee
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Local climate location: MONTICELLO 4 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.49
Longitude: -84.565

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These outdoors activities are available near Newport Lake.
 Hotels Near Newport Lake:
Best Western South Fork Inn, Whitley City, 15 miles away
Comfort Inn Pioneer, Pioneer, 23 miles away
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, Corbin, 25 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Caryville, Caryville, 27 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Monticello, Ky, Monticello, 28 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Newport Lake:
Bandy Creek Campground, Scott County, 9 miles away
Charit Creek Campground, Scott County, 11 miles away
Big South Fork Lodge Campground and Motel, Jamestown, 13 miles away
Great Meadow Campground, McCreary County, 14 miles away
 Whitewater Near Newport Lake:
Pine Creek, Scott CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class IV-V - 1.62 miles long (Close to Toonley to Leatherwood Ford)
New River, Scott CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class II-III - 8.9 miles long (US 27 Bridge to Clear Fork River)
Cumberland River - Big South Fork, Scott CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class II-IV - 10.2 miles long (Burnt Mill Bridge over Clear Fork to Bridge at Leatherwood Ford)
 National Parks Near Newport Lake:
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, Oneida - TN, 4 miles away
Obed Wild & Scenic River, Wartburg - TN, 25 miles away
 Trails Near Newport Lake:
Racoon Loop, McCreary County, 13 miles away
Deer Loop, McCreary County, 14 miles away
Hidden Passage Trail, Pickett County, 16 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Newport Lake:
Oneida Golf & Country Club, Oneida, 3 miles away
 Lakes Near Newport Lake:
Cooper Pond, Scott CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Cooper Pond, Scott CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Big South Fork Lodge Campground and Motel
12 miles away
Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Gameroom... - 13 RV hookups, PETS:Must be in cage inside rooms, POOL:Nearby Public Pool, GAMEROOM:At Store...Big South Fork Lodge is located at the West Entrance of the Park and directly across the street from the Cumberland Valley Trail Head. With access to other trails also. We have a motel, cabin, campsites and horse stalls.  Our rooms are large with 2 doublebeds and group rooms with 2 double beds and 3 singles, kitchen, ref and microwave.  All rooms have private entrance.  Campsites with water and electric and community dump.  Stalls are large 12x12 box.  We have 2 stocked ponds for your enjoyment....

Saddle Valley Campground
13 miles away
...nd ride back along the west side of river, up the ''horse ladder'', and along Jack's Ridge to Bandy Creek, and back to the campground. This will be a challenging ride, not for the faint of rump! When we leave the campground, all your gear will be loaded in our trailer, a hauled to the campsite, while you ride. Riders should bring a small tent, sleeping bag or bedroll, if you have a small cot, we can carry that also, a duffle type bag for clothes, grain for you horse, a nose bag for feeding works great also, we will provide grass hay. If you want to carry a cooler with your personal beverages, that’s also allowed. We will have a saddle bag lunch on the trail, and ride into camp, with the fire already going, and the barbecue smokin!

The cost is $100. 00 per rider- bring your own horse

$250. 00 with rental horse

Price includes: campsite Friday night at campground (late check-in, after 4:00 p. M. ), saddlebag lunch Saturday and Sunday, BBQ dinner Saturday night, and hot breakfast Sunday, and we haul all your gear, and do all the cooking

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Cumberland River - Big South Fork
13 miles away
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Hidden Passage Trail
16 miles away
Hidden passage trail has a little of something for everyone's liking. This trail with its waterfalls, caves, hemlock forests, rock formations and the unobstructed views of adjacent mountains that seem as if you could reach out and touch them make this a must see and at the top of my list. The trail is moderate/difficult depending on your pace. We started this 10 mile trail at 3:30 pm and finished it at 7:30pm with frequent 10 minute stops along the way but would not recommend this to someone not looking for a workout. This trail can be quite dangerous as you walk along cliff edges less then a foot from the trail. I would NOT recommend taking children on this trail. We hiked this trail in august on a cool day cloudy low 80's. ...

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