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Lakes Near Asheville, North Carolina

37 counted North Carolina lakes sit within 60 miles of Asheville - the largest is Lake James at 5,965.05 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake James	Burke	39 mi	5,965.05 acres	-
Rhodhiss Lake	Caldwell	59 mi	2,122.39 acres	-
Lake Glenville	Jackson	44 mi	1,389.72 acres	-
Lake Lure	Rutherford	23 mi	729.7 acres	-
Bear Creek Lake	Jackson	37 mi	437.87 acres	-
Lake Adger	Polk	26 mi	370.91 acres	-
North Fork Reservoir	Buncombe	13 mi	336.71 acres	-
Waterville Lake	Haywood	27 mi	314.27 acres	-
Lake Julian	Buncombe	8 mi	298.74 acres	-
Lake Summit	Henderson	27 mi	222.89 acres	-
Lake Junaluska	Haywood	24 mi	200.66 acres	-
Lake Tahoma	McDowell	28 mi	166.45 acres	-
Wolf Creek Lake	Jackson	35 mi	164.54 acres	-
Cedar Cliff Lake	Jackson	38 mi	107.99 acres	-
Summit Lake	Transylvania	29 mi	102.92 acres	-
Lake Logan	Haywood	24 mi	91.92 acres	-
Atagahi Lake	Transylvania	32 mi	83.16 acres	-
Lake Emory	Macon	53 mi	83.03 acres	-
Ticoa Lake	Transylvania	32 mi	81.16 acres	-
Muddy Creek B S A Lake	McDowell	38 mi	77.55 acres	-
Fairfield Lake	Jackson	42 mi	72.15 acres	-
Noname	Transylvania	25 mi	70.82 acres	-
Enka Lake	Buncombe	7 mi	70.5 acres	-
Cascade Lake	Transylvania	27 mi	68.41 acres	-
Sapphire Lake	Jackson	43 mi	54.86 acres	-
Thunder Lake	Transylvania	33 mi	50.53 acres	-
Beaver Lake	Buncombe	3 mi	47.78 acres	-
Land Harbors Lake	Avery	48 mi	47.67 acres	-
Lake Sequoyah	Macon	53 mi	47.04 acres	-
Beetree Reservoir	Buncombe	9 mi	41.14 acres	-
Tanasee Creek Lake	Jackson	36 mi	39.29 acres	-
Price Lake	Watauga	59 mi	38.55 acres	-
Grandmother Lake	Avery	52 mi	38.06 acres	-
Bald Mountain Lake	Rutherford	22 mi	34.1 acres	-
Osceola Lake	Henderson	21 mi	30.48 acres	-
Lake Wanteska	Transylvania	33 mi	29.75 acres	-
Lake Sandy Plains	Polk	35 mi	28.66 acres	-

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.