There are many water activities at Watauga Lake: swimming, fishing, power boating, houseboating, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, parasailing, water …
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Apr 13, 2023
Lovely lake for kayaking, hiking, and camping but the boat traffic gets intense on summer weekends. I highly recommend going during the off season, when you can have the lake and trails to yourself. Full review by reneb759
Nov 1, 2022
Beautiful lake, not a lot of houses so the views are great. We were here in October so the leaves were so pretty. Did some fishing and just tooled around. Full review by RBonTheLake
Oct 4, 2022
Watauga Lake near Elizabethton, TN is beautiful, deep, wide, and clean. With the Blue Ridge Mts. as a backdrop, it is ideal for paddle boarding, kayaking, and fishing. We highly recommend this bea… Full review by JMBraswell
Hi Joe, My husband and I are considering a move to Watauga Lake. Would you be so kind as to tell us how early in the year we could plan to swim in the lake? Also how late in the year would you continue to swim? Thanks much
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We were just passing through area so I am really not sure on when you can swim. I would imagine that the water is a bit cooler than some lakes due to the fact that it is in a higher …
We were just passing through area so I am really not sure on when you can swim. I would imagine that the water is a bit cooler than some lakes due to the fact that it is in a higher elevation and surrounded by mountains. Sorry I could not be more specific.
Headed to the lake and looking for suggestions. We have a house on the lake and are renting a pontoon boat for 2 days out of the week. What are some of the must do hikes? Restaurants? Day trips within an hour? Whitewater rafting, caving? Any advice would be greatly appreciated? Closest grocery store?
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Not many restaurants around the Lake--------Have to go to Mtn. City for those 30 miles away....go to one of the Gemstone mines there. They also have better restaurants there and they …
Not many restaurants around the Lake--------Have to go to Mtn. City for those 30 miles away....go to one of the Gemstone mines there. They also have better restaurants there and they have many outfitters there. Also visit Linville Falls and Grandfather Mtn. about 40 minutes away.
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