Fontana Lake
- Mar–Nov
- best months
Is Fontana Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It doesn't name Fontana Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Seasonal road closures
Park closure covering Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NPS · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Straight Fork and the one-way section of Balsam Mountain Road closed.
Park closure covering Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NPS · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Park Headquarters Road is closed
Park closure covering Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NPS · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Fontana Lake is a lake in North Carolina, at about 1,764 feet. It is managed by the National Park Service.
Local outfitters
- Volunteer Landing Marina41 mi away
- Headwaters Outfitters45 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Flat Branch boat launchBoat launch0.4 mi
- Gray Wolf WalkHiking1.6 mi
- Windy Gap LoopHiking1.9 mi
- Left OverlookHiking2.1 mi
- Tsali Boat RampBoat launch3.1 mi
- Tsali CampgroundCamping3.2 mi
- Buckhorn BaldSummit6 mi
- Andrews BaldSummit7.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Jackrabbit MountainLake fishing · ~56 min drive
- Fontana LakeLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Chatuge LakeLake fishing · ~1h drive
- Massey Branch AreaPier fishing · ~30 min drive
- Nantahala National ForestRiver fishing · ~30 min drive
- Chattooga RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 14m drive
- Fontana LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Nantahala RiverRiver fishing · ~19 min drive
- Massey Branch Fishing PierPier fishing · ~30 min drive
- Tellico River AreaRiver fishing · ~59 min drive
Best time to visit Fontana Lake
Best months: March–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
48° / 26°
Feb
52° / 29°
Mar
60° / 34°
Apr
69° / 42°
May
75° / 51°
Jun
80° / 60°
Jul
84° / 63°
Aug
83° / 62°
Sep
78° / 56°
Oct
70° / 44°
Nov
60° / 34°
Dec
50° / 29°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bryson City 4, NC, 5.2 mi away at 1,985 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
