The boat launch with the deepest channel. The trail to the gorge. The farm stand that takes Venmo. The icon you've heard of and the one you haven't.
The lake's main marina, closest to the dam — pontoon, canoe, kayak, and paddleboard rentals, plus sunset boat tours of Fontana Lake.
A free TVA public boat launch near Bryson City, one of two ramps close to town.
The second free TVA public boat launch near Bryson City, on the lake's north shore.
The tallest dam east of the Rocky Mountains at 480 feet — a gravity-type concrete structure, 2,365 feet long, built by the TVA between 1942 and 1944 to power Oak Ridge's Manhattan Project war effort. Water first flowed through in January 1945. Building the dam and lake required relocating over 1,300 people and flooding the towns of Fontana, Bushnell, Forney, and Judson.
A small park on Fontana Lake with picnic tables, public restrooms, and a swimming area — one of the lake's few developed beach access points.