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| In addition to a lodge that can be rented by groups for a pretty good price, Balsam Lake has a day use area with a couple of handicapped-acessible trails and accessible fishing piers.
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| I was there with my brother Tim and his wife, Tara, at the end of July 2008. The gate to the lodge was locked, so we could only see it from across the lake. The Balsam Lake brochure shows some pictures of the lodge and has rental details. | ![]() |
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| Another trail that runs along Wolf Creek, which feeds the 8-acre lake, was home to a classically shaped hornet's nest. | ![]() |
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You won't likely just happen upon Balsam Lake; it's a couple of turns off of N.C. 281, to N.C. 1756, in Jackson County. Here's an interactive map from the Recreation.gov site. |