Ripshin Lake, Great Smoky Mountains, Carter County, Tennessee

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    Why not stop by Ripshin Lake if you're passing through these parts. This lake is one of the great places here in the Great Smoky Mountains.

- - Briefly about the area around Ripshin Lake:
If you want to get a better view of the area you could always climb Pine Mountain and Americourt Hotel Elizabethton is a great place to get some rest. And if that's not enough there's lots more to do in the Great Smoky Mountains. You might want to pay a visit to
 
   Harrison Street Hollow while you're here at Ripshin Lake and Ripshin Lake is a great place to camp, Laurel Creek Lodge is a good place. This lake is so wonderful. If you haven’t been to Blue Ridge Parkway you should schedule some time for it while you're here, getting to George Creek from Ripshin Lake is a piece of cake. Get your heart pumping on the excellent whitewater of Doe River and there's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby Hawksnest. What  
               an area this is for outdoors people. After a long day outdoors Comfort Inn Johnson City is a good place to spend a night or two, this is a popular place for people from Johnson City. Now, you may think that's plenty but there's even more stuff to do here in the Great Smoky Mountains. If you're reading this you're probably into lakes, Hall Lake is one of those nearby and everybody loves Loggers Flat. This lake is so wonderful. Great skiing awaits you at Sugar Mountain and why not check out Miller Lake Dam while you're here. Dennis Cove Campground is a nice campground here.

- - Local climate at Ripshin Lake:
An average amount of precipitation falls at Ripshin Lake, July is the wettest month with most rain, the driest month of the year is October. In summer, highs usually are in the 80's at Ripshin Lake, during summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. High temperatures in winter are normally in the 40's and nighttime lows in the 20's for Ripshin Lake in winter.

 
Americourt Hotel Elizabethton, Elizabethton
15 miles away
The Americourt Hotel is located in Elizabethton, TN and is 10-15 miles from Johnson City, Bristol and Roan Mountain. The Hotel is 45 minutes from Kingsport, TN and Boone, NC. The Hotel nestled in the ...

Comfort Inn Johnson City, Johnson City
16 miles away
Easy access off I-181. Appalachian trail 4 miles. Downtown Johnson City - 4 miles, Golf course within walking distance. Coffee in all rooms. FREE dry-cleaning pick up and delivery. Restaurant within w...

Current weather conditions at Ripshin Lake, Great Smoky Mountains, Carter County, Tennessee
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Local climate location: BRISTOL WSO AP 9 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.18167
Longitude: -82.13

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 Hotels Near Ripshin Lake:
Americourt Hotel Elizabethton, Elizabethton, 15 miles away
Comfort Inn Johnson City, Johnson City, 16 miles away
Johnson City Super 8 Motel, Johnson City, 17 miles away
Carnegie Hotel, Johnson City, 18 miles away
Beech Mountain Inns, Banner Elk, 18 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Ripshin Lake:
Dennis Cove Campground, Carter County, 4 miles away
Laurel Creek Lodge, Hampton, 5 miles away
Cardens Bluff Campground, Carter County, 7 miles away
Limestone Cove Campground, Unicoi County, 11 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Ripshin Lake:
Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, 20 miles away
      1200 vertical feet
Hawksnest, North Carolina, 21 miles away
      619 vertical feet
Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina, 23 miles away
      365 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Ripshin Lake:
Doe River, Carter CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      Class II-III - 4.6 miles long (Crabtree to Blevins Bridge on Bear Gauge Road)
Doe River, Carter CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class III-IV - 5.7 miles long (Blevins Bridge on Bear Cage Road to Highway 19E bridge)
Doe River - Laurel Fork, -blank- CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 5 miles long (Dennis Cove to Hampton)
 National Parks Near Ripshin Lake:
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 44 miles away
 Lakes Near Ripshin Lake:
Hall Lake, Carter CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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