Sampson-Wood Lake, Washington County, Tennessee

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     If you wish for a little side spree, try Maupin Hollow, and if you're here, you could also go to beautiful Halls Mill Pond. Summer at Sampson-Wood Lake arrives with high temperatures in the 80's with night lows in the 60's. For the period of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 40's, and after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Sampson-Wood Lake dip into the 20's. What a place this is for outdoors folks. Sampson-Wood Lake is a delightful  
   place to visit for more than one day, Bristol-Kingsport KOA is a delightful place to camp nearby; close by you stumble on the Patty Ridge Trail which is a perfect hiking trail. Very great water scenery is available at Sampson-Wood Lake Dam in the neighborhood of Sampson-Wood Lake.
Dry warm beds await you at Holiday Inn Express JOHNSON CITY, and there are some magnificent whitewater spots on Nolichucky River. You'll need more than a day to discover everything
 
               Sampson-Wood Lake has to offer, you can camp at Bristol-kingsport Koa Kampground, and lots of people from Johnson City come here. Sampson-Wood Lake is a wet place that gets a great deal of rain; throughout the month of July you get the most rain around here, and the driest month is October.
This lake is so wonderful. Why not have a look at close by Boones Creek while you're here at Sampson-Wood Lake, and you'll come across a beautiful lake called Boone Lake. On a fine day at Sampson-Wood Lake you can take a hike along the Pinnacle Tower Trail, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Watauga. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a place to stay Jameson Inn Johnson City is a tremendous choice, and the Little Dark Hollow Trail is a tremendous hiking trail nearby.

 
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Local climate location: KINGSPORT 8 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.38667
Longitude: -82.425

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These outdoors activities are available near Sampson-Wood Lake.
 Hotels Near Sampson-Wood Lake:
Holiday Inn Express JOHNSON CITY, Johnson City, 1 miles away
Jameson Inn Johnson City, Johnson City, 1 miles away
Value Place Johnson City, Johnson City, 1 miles away
Sleep Inn & Suites, Johnson City, 3 miles away
Comfort Suites Johnson City, Johnson City, 3 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Sampson-Wood Lake:
Bristol-Kingsport KOA, Kingsport, 7 miles away
Bristol-kingsport Koa Kampground, Blountville, 7 miles away
Rocky Top Campground, Blountville, 7 miles away
Warrior's Path State Park, Kingsport, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Sampson-Wood Lake:
Wolf Laurel, North Carolina, 29 miles away
      700 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Sampson-Wood Lake:
Watauga, Carter/ Washington CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class I-II - 20.6 miles long (Watauga Reservoir to Boone Lake)
Nolichucky River, Unicoi/ Washington CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class II+(III) - 0 miles long (Big Rocks)
Nolichucky River, Mitchell/ Unicoi CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class III-IV - 8.1 miles long (Rt 197 Poplar to 19/23 Close to Erwin)
 National Parks Near Sampson-Wood Lake:
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 45 miles away
 Trails Near Sampson-Wood Lake:
Pinnacle Tower Trail, Unicoi County, 10 miles away
Little Dark Hollow Trail, Unicoi County, 14 miles away
Patty Ridge Trail, Unicoi County, 14 miles away
 Lakes Near Sampson-Wood Lake:
Boone Lake, Sullivan CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Halls Mill Pond, Sullivan CountyCounty, 5 miles away

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Rocky Top Campground
Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Gameroom...Quiet, country, hillside setting. RV sites are terraced, level and provide a patio, table, charcoal grill and a fire pit. All sites are full hook up including cable and wi-fi.

Tent decks are nestled in the woods. Each has picnic tables, charcoal grill and a fire pit. Water, electric and porta pots are in the main area.

Rocky Top offers all the amenities from a country store, game room, playground, dog run and a very clean bath house. It's a quiet, relaxing atmosphere.

Phone 1-800-452-6456
Fax 1-423-323-2535
E-mail camping@rockytopcampground.com...

Watauga
... visibilty being greatly reduced at the Bee Cliff Rapids (I once witnessed a canoe flip end-over-end in a fog bank). The Bee Cliff Rapids are also for some reason (mistaken or purposely) referred by some North Carolina-based rafting companies to their customers as the 'Anaconda Rapids' - if you are not aware of this fact, you may end up paying significantly more for a rafting trip on this section of the Watauga River. The Tennessee Valley Authority releases the seasonally scheduled impounded resevoir water from the TVA Wilbur Dam at approximately 1:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday (the main input is just below Wilbur Dam and southeast of Elizabethton, Tennessee). This section of the Watauga River that flows through Elizabethton (Carter County) and is a popular commercial destination for both commercial rafting and fishing float tour companies from both eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina choosing to run this section of the Watauga River as many naturally flowing rivers in this Northeast Tennessee region (such as the Nolichucky River in Unicoi County, Tennessee ) are very depe...

Limestone Cove Trail
15 miles away
Near here outside of a town named Erwin is a National park named Rock Creek. it's located about 15 miles from Limestone Cove. It had camping with showers, electricity, single and double camp sites, a dumping station and swimming. it's one of my favorite places see this. ...

Red Fork Falls Trail
17 miles away
Yes, it is dangerous, I have fallen and slid all the way to one of the small pools after the falls....Hike is very short and falls are very beautiful… You can also camp close the parking area if you want to....my parents took me to red fork falls last weekend. it is beautiful. it is a short hike and very easy to get to. the only problem is the trail brings you out at the top of the falls instead of the bottom. you have to be very careful because the rocks are so slippery. my dad said he knew several people who had fallen from the top and 2 of them had actually died. so be very careful....

Wolf Laurel
28 miles away
Wolf Laurel ski area is really really good, ask anyone....

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