Rose Creek Campground
Campground
Campground · 2.5 mi from the trail
North Carolina · Lake fishing · Near Highlands
Lake Emory
- Mar–Nov
- best months
Is Lake Emory open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in National Forests in North Carolina. It doesn't name Lake Emory, so check the source for the area it covers.
Table Rock Road construction starts Nov. 2, 2026
Agency closure covering National Forests in North Carolina · USFS · National Forests in North Carolina
Rainbow Springs Road closed for reconstruction
Agency alert covering National Forests in North Carolina · USFS · National Forests in North Carolina
Siddie Fields Day Use Area closed for improvements
Agency alert covering National Forests in North Carolina · USFS · National Forests in North Carolina
Pisgah National Forest Driving Safety Alert
Agency alert covering National Forests in North Carolina · USFS · National Forests in North Carolina
As of · Source: USFS · National Forests in North Carolina. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Lake Emory is an 83-acre lake in North Carolina, at about 2,119 feet.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Haywood Smokehouse
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi- If it rains
Sunset Rock
Viewpoint
In townCliff in Macon County, North Carolina, United States
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More in HighlandsLocal outfitters
- Eclectic Sun Paddlesports30 mi away
- Headwaters Outfitters30 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Cowee CreekCanoeing4.1 mi
- Preservation TrailHiking6.9 mi
- Burningtown FallsWaterfall7.3 mi
- Savannah CreekCanoeing8.3 mi
- Riverside AccessBoat launch8.6 mi
- Walton Bog InterpretiveHiking8.6 mi
Cullasaja FallsWaterfallPhoto: Sdrtm at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.8 mi- Butterfly PathHiking9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Jackrabbit MountainLake fishing · ~47 min drive
- Fontana LakeLake fishing · ~30 min drive
- Chatuge LakeLake fishing · ~50 min drive
- Nantahala National ForestRiver fishing · ~28 min drive
- Chattooga RiverRiver fishing · ~41 min drive
- Massey Branch AreaPier fishing · ~47 min drive
- Cassidy Bridge Primitive CampSaltwater fishing · ~53 min drive
- Cliffside LakeLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Lake KeoweeLake fishing · ~1h 4m drive
- Andrew Pickens Ranger DistrictRiver fishing · ~53 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Cowee CreekCanoeing · ~7 min drive
- Cullasaja FallsWaterfall · ~15 min drivePhoto: Sdrtm at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Jones Gap TrailHiking · ~18 min drivePhoto: pmuellr, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Van Hook Glade CampgroundCamping · ~20 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Lake Emory
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°
10 wet
Feb
53° / 29°
10 wet
Mar
60° / 35°
11 wet
Apr
69° / 42°
11 wet
May
76° / 51°
11 wet
Jun
82° / 60°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 64°
12 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
11 wet
Sep
79° / 57°
9 wet
Oct
70° / 44°
8 wet
Nov
60° / 33°
8 wet
Dec
51° / 29°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Franklin, NC, 2.7 mi away at 2,125 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
