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Cliffside Lake

Macon County, NC

Cliffside Lake is a small mountain lake at the center of the Cliffside Lake Recreation Area in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands in Macon County. The day-use area offers swimming, fishing, picnic shelters, and several trailheads, and sits near the waterfalls of the Cullasaja Gorge.

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