Fontana Lake
Robbinsville - Graham County NC
Bryson City - Swain County NC
Fontana Lake is
located in the western North Carolina. Appalachian Mountains of Graham County and Swain County. Fontana Lake is a 29-mile-long scenic
mountain lake with more than 280 miles of shoreline and nearly 11,000
acres of water. The 480-foot-high
Fontana Lake Dam on the Little Tennessee River is the tallest dam in the
TVA system. The Appalachian Trail, which extends over 2,000 miles from
Georgia to Maine, crosses the top of Fontana Lake Dam.
With most of Fontana Lake's 280 miles of shoreline preserved by the
the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and USFS Nantahala National
Forest, Fontana Lake's breathtaking beauty remains unspoiled. Quiet
secluded coves and inlets on Fontana Lake provide excellent
opportunities for swimming, boating, fishing, or just relaxing and
enjoying the view. From the spring's mountain laurel to the glorious
colors of fall, Fontana Lake's engaging scenery can be enjoyed year round.
Game fish in Fontana include smallmouth and largemouth bass, white
bass, walleye, and crappie.
Fontana Dam

Hikers on the Appalachian Trail stop to admire the view from atop Fontana Dam.
The highest dam east of the Rocky Mountains, Lake Fontana is on the Little Tennessee
River in western North Carolina.
Lake
Fontana Reservoir occupies a site of particular splendor deep in the Great Smoky
Mountains. Fishing, boating, and swimming are all popular at Fontana, but it is
perhaps most appreciated by wilderness hikers and campers.
The Appalachian Trail, which extends over 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine,
crosses the top of Fontana Dam. The hot showers available at the trail shelter
maintained by TVA have led grateful hikers to dub it the Fontana Hilton. The
Great Smoky Mountains National Park borders the reservoir to the north.
Fontana was built during World War II to provide electric power for the war
effort. A new town, housing some 5,000 people who worked around the clock in
three shifts, sprang up in the forest, and the project broke construction
records. What was once the construction village is now a resort offering
recreational activities such as boating, horseback riding, and crafts making.
The Fontana Dam Visitor Center is is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
daily from May through November. It will be closed when the homeland security
alert level is high (orange) or higher.
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Lake Santeetlah
Reservoir
Robbinsville - Graham County NC


Lake Santeetlah
reservoir is located in Graham County and surrounded by the Cheoah
District of the Nantahala National Forest. While the lake surface and
land below the high water level is owned and managed by Tapoco, Inc.,
almost 80 percent of shoreline is public land managed by the Forest
Service. Santeetlah Lake has a wide variety of fish including
smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, and walleye. Formerly, Lake
Santeetlah was the home of the state record largemouth and walleye.
Santeetlah also has a good population of crappie, sunfish, and trout.
Access: From Robbinsville follow Hwy 129 North to Santeetlah
Reservoir. Follow signs to boating and fishing access areas.
Cheoah Point is located approximately 7 miles from Robbinsville on Hwy
129 North. Turn left at sign and go 0.8 miles to Cheoah Point
Cheoah Point is open all year around and offers a swimming beach, tent
and trailer campground with restrooms and water and picnic area. This
campground is offered on a first come first serve basis and there is a
fee required for overnight stay.
Lake Santeetlah reservoir
is popular among a diverse group of anglers. Trout fisherman and bass
fisherman enjoy the wide variety of fisheries within Santeetlah
Reservoir.
For more information: Contact the
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission for more information
on local fishing regulations and license requirements. Trail and local
topographic maps are available from:
Cheoah Ranger District
Route 1, Box 16A
Robbinsville, NC 28771
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Graham County is in South Western North Carolina, in the beautiful Great
Smoky Mountains of the southern Appalachians. This region has some of the
highest mountains east of the Mississippi with elevations ranging to 5560
feet. Graham County is nestled among hundreds of thousands of acres of
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