The only other hot-water shower on the AT is 133 miles south of Fontana. After walking 2,365 feet across the dam, AT hikers enter the national park. The next major trail landmark is the Shuckstack ...

FONTANA DAM – The Appalachian Trail Conservancy and ... It will also be the 36th designated community along the entire 2,189-mile trail, Judkins said. No. 37 will be in Berryville in Virginia ...

Fontana Dam, on the Little Tennessee River in western North Carolina, is the highest dam east of the Rockies, according to TVA. It was built during World War II.

There are small towns and then there are Fontana Dam-size small towns ... The Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap is nearby, with 11 miles and 318 curves — a popular choice among bikers and car ...

Four towns, 1,311 families, 1,047 graves, and over 60 miles of roads had to be relocated. The village of Welch Cove (later renamed Fontana Village) was constructed just south of the dam to house ...

For the first summer in five years, the Tennessee Valley Authority is spilling water at most of its major storage reservoirs, including through the spillway tunnels at Lake Fontana, its biggest lake.