FONTANA LAKE NEAR BRYSON CITY, NC & THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS

Enjoy Boating, Fishing, and Hiking on Your Next

Vacation in the Smokies

ontana Lake offers a unique experience for the boating, fishing, or hiking enthusiast.  It is 29 miles long, covers 10,230 acres, and has 238 miles of shoreline.  Fontana is bordered on the North Shore by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and on the South Shore by National Forest and a small amount of privately held land. As a result, Fonatana Lake remains mostly undeveloped.

If you like to fish, you might catch a Bass, a Walleye, an occasional Steelhead Trout, a Giant Golden Carp, or the increasingly elusive and mysterious Muskie.

If you like to swim, just pull your boat into a hollow and jump in.  You probably won't have to worry about hitting bottom. Fontana Lake is almost 400 feet deep in places.

If you like to hike, park the boat on the shore and hike the trails of Hazel Creek, Tsali, or the North Shore Trail.

This waterfall can be accessed by boat via the Nantahala River prong of Fontana Lake.

Keep an eye out for the wildlife as well. You might see a bear swimming across the lake.  Or a deer. Or even a squirrel.  If you look up, you might also see an eagle hunting for his next meal.  Or a family of Wild Turkeys gobbling from the bank.