take my kayak to Cherokee / Maggie Valley NC ?

We live northwest of Cherokee in Eastern TN and there are many places to kayak. TVA has dammed many of the rivers creating beautiful lakes. Northern GA has some beautiful lakes too. I would recommend bringing your kayak.

Check out Fontana Lake. it is a very large lake.
If you are around Asheville, the French Broad River has many sections that are good for easy kayak paddling.
We did a 70 mile section in our canoe

jack L

Cheoah River out of Robbinsville has kayakers but they have areas of Class V.

Calderwood Lake just below the Cheoah dam has kayaking and canoeing. Beautiful and calm.

You can put in at Rymer's Ferry or Cable Cove for Fontana Lake. There's also RV camping at Fontana Village: the area has water and electric and is booked through the Village.
http://www.fontanavillage.com/the-campground/

Nantahala Lake is also a gooder. http://www.westernncattractions.com/nantahala-lake/

I sure see alot of tube floating around the Little River that goes through Smoky Mtns especially around ELKMONT CAMP...

I know KAYAKing in the rivers in WVA into VA and NC are popular...

Never done KAYAKing before so it must have something to do with either not much stream flow or maybe too much ????

Seems like the Maggie Valley run all the to Cherokee along US19 had alot of trucks with KAYAKS in their beds... Have made the run between Maggie Valley down into GEORGIA areas and have seen KAYAKS in the Nantahala River coming out of Fortuna LAKE I guess that the NC 28 road follows through the high country there...

I would think Fishing in an around the Natl Forest there would be really good...

I am more into the OFF-ROAD camping through this area. Love it...

Roy Ken

riven1950 wrote:
Thanks for reading this.

We are going from the East Coast of NC to the West of NC for about a week soon, specifically Cherokee NC and thereabouts.

I like to kayak fish and usually take my kayak and spinning outfits when going to Fl. etc.. I no longer fly fish... Just trying to remember from our last trip to the area if there is any reason to haul my kayak with us.

I know there are rivers there and fishing, as I did that from shore last trip before I got a kayak. Best I remember rivers there are not good for kayaking / fishing from a kayak.

Comments?
Suggestions on places to fish?
Things to do we should not miss?

thanks in advance

You have Lake Fontana near by, the rivers and creeks in the Smoky's are more for rubber rafting but Lake Fontana is beautiful and clear and full of fish!!