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It's always fun to stop by Watauga Lake. The yearly rainfall here at Watauga Lake is about average; July is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest month of the year is October. During the days of summer at Watauga Lake highs are generally in the 80's. During the moonlight hours it's commonly in the 60's. Highs through the winter are commonly in the 40's, and overnight lows in the 20's for Watauga Lake. A quick visit to Big Laurel Branch in the vicinity
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Fork. Americourt Hotel-Mountain City is a great place to get some rest. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Watauga Lake has to offer, you can camp at Cardens Bluff Campground. Dry warm beds await you at Americourt
Hotel Elizabethton, and a wonderful place for whitewater paddling is Doe River. Don't leave Watauga Lake without first checking out Bee Cliff; a trip to Pierce Spring will fill your spirit with great feelings. This lake is so wonderful.
A perfect site close to Watauga Lake is Nancy Campbell Hollow. There's so much to do here at Watauga Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Laurel Creek Lodge is a wonderful site for that. People from Bristol love to come to Watauga Lake.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 36.3225 Longitude: -82.12222
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Hawksnest, North Carolina, 22 miles away 619 vertical feet |
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Doe River, Carter CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class III-IV - 5.7 miles long (Blevins Bridge on Bear Cage Road to Highway 19E bridge) |
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Doe River, Carter CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class II-III - 8.5 miles long (Hampton to Elizabethton) |
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