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Access road to the Fontana Lake Dam (Dirt road right next to small waterfall). Drive a mile up on the road (stop right before the road gate). Awesome place for a night on the middle of the woods.

State
North Carolina

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USGS Topo Good road labels

Nearby (≈ 5 miles)

Quick hits within ~8 km.

Fontana Dam, NC 28733 feature • 2.8 km FONTANA TRAIL HEAD trailhead • 3 km Twentymile Creek Cascade feature • 3.3 km LEWELLYN COVE TRAILHEAD trailhead • 3.4 km Fontana Dam Shelter feature • 4.2 km Judy Branch Falls feature • 4.5 km Yellow Creek Falls feature • 5.6 km Cable Gap Shelter feature • 7.4 km A.T. CABLE GAP SHELTER freecamp • 7.4 km Aiken Branch Falls feature • 7.6 km
Relief / Topo Great for terrain & contours

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