Winding Stair Campground
Campground
Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
North Carolina · Lake fishing · Near Highlands
Moore Creek Lower Lake
- Mar–Nov
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 18 h ago
Is Moore Creek Lower Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in National Forests in North Carolina. It doesn't name Moore Creek Lower Lake, 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.
Moore Creek Lower Lake is a 5-acre lake in North Carolina, at about 3,296 feet.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after - 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 Paddlesports36 mi away
- Headwaters Outfitters41 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Park Creek-Ridge Connector TrailHiking2.1 mi
- Park CreekHiking2.5 mi
- Standing Indian Campground StoreCamping2.6 mi
- Berties FallsWaterfall3.7 mi
- Frog MountainSummit4.1 mi
- Deadening KnobSummit5.3 mi
- Nantahala Lake Dispersed Camping Site - Lake AccesCamping7.5 mi
- Nantahala National ForestRiver fishing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Jackrabbit MountainLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Chatuge LakeLake fishing · ~27 min drive
- Fontana LakeLake fishing · ~36 min drive
- Nantahala National ForestRiver fishing · ~16 min drive
- Massey Branch Fishing PierPier fishing · ~38 min drive
- Chattooga RiverRiver fishing · ~48 min drive
- Cassidy Bridge Primitive CampSaltwater fishing · ~51 min drive
- Lake EmoryLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Nottely LakeLake fishing · ~52 min drive
- Nantahala RiverRiver fishing · ~25 min drive
Also worth it near here
A.T. Rock Gap ShelterCamping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Warren LeMay from Covington, KY, United States, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Berties FallsWaterfall · ~6 min drive
Chunky Gal TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Albert MountainSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: Thomson200, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Moore Creek Lower 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
45° / 26°
Feb
49° / 29°
Mar
55° / 34°
Apr
64° / 42°
May
69° / 50°
Jun
74° / 59°
Jul
77° / 61°
Aug
76° / 60°
Sep
72° / 55°
Oct
65° / 45°
Nov
57° / 36°
Dec
49° / 30°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mtn City 2 Sw, GA, 16.1 mi away at 3,464 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
