Porter Lake, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Rhea County, Tennessee

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    What a nice lake Porter Lake is. If you're interested in hydro structures, you can pop by Porter Lake Dam; if you need a place to stay Howard Johnson Spring City is a glorious choice. This lake is so wonderful. But wait, there's more exciting stuff to do in the Cumberland Plateau Mountains. While you're here at Porter Lake you will meet lots of folks from close by Athens, and a short visit to Ward Spring is always worthwhile.
A good deal of rainfall falls
 
   at Porter Lake; the month of March is the wettest with most of the rain while October is commonly the driest month. Why not camp at Cotton Port Marina and Campground since you're here at Porter Lake, and whitewater paddling is good on Piney River. Yep, outdoors enjoyable things to do are truly plentiful here at Porter Lake. Bush Creek is in the vicinity of Porter Lake and is always a delight to take a look at, and a delightful close by hotel is Best Western  
               Dayton.
This lake is so wonderful. Camping is available at Cottonport Fish N Camp, and don't leave Porter Lake without first going for a hike along the Fooshee Pass Trail. Through the summertime months, highs frequently are in the 80's at Porter Lake. Throughout the moonlight hours it's commonly in the 60's. Highs all through the winter are regularly in the 40's, and throughout the dark hours in the winter at Porter Lake temperatures sink to the 20's. Porter Lake is one of the lakes here in the Cumberland Plateau Mountains.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Cumberland Plateau Mountains. In the event that you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Little Piney Creek; good hiking is available along the Laurel-Snow Trail.

 
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Current weather conditions at Porter Lake, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Rhea County, Tennessee
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Local climate location: CROSSVILLE FAA AP 15 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.60944
Longitude: -84.83222

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These outdoors activities are available near Porter Lake.
 Hotels Near Porter Lake:
Howard Johnson Spring City, Spring City, 5 miles away
Best Western Dayton, Dayton, 13 miles away
Comfort Inn Athens, Athens, 15 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Athens, Tn, Athens, 15 miles away
Econo Lodge Athens, Athens, 16 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Porter Lake:
Cottonport Fish N Camp, Decatur, 6 miles away
Cotton Port Marina and Campground, Meigs County, 8 miles away
Stump Hollow Campground, Rhea County, 8 miles away
Arrowhead Resort, Spring City, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near Porter Lake:
Little Piney Creek, Rhea CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class III-IV(V+) - 1.75 miles long (Grandview TenNorth to Piney River)
Piney River, Bledsoe Rhea CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class III-IV+ - 10.4 miles long (Wash-Pelfrey Road to Spring City)
Moccasin Creek, Rhea CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class I-II - 1 miles long (Shut-In Gap Road to Piney River)
 National Parks Near Porter Lake:
Obed Wild & Scenic River, Wartburg - TN, 29 miles away
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, Oneida - TN, 55 miles away
 Trails Near Porter Lake:
Fooshee Pass Trail, Meigs County, 6 miles away
Laurel-Snow Trail, Rhea County, 14 miles away

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