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Lake Julian

Asheville, North Carolina — Buncombe County.

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299Surface acres
0.3 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 90695383).

Location & fast facts

Where Lake Julian is in North Carolina

The red circle marks Lake Julian.

Fast facts

About Lake Julian

  • County: Buncombe
  • City or town on the shore: Asheville
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 359 mi from Jacksonville and 362 mi from Tallahassee, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline (North Carolina: incorporated places touching the lake, otherwise the nearest one).

Fishing in North Carolina

Official NCWRC pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Good for & watch for

Good for

  • Walking. 0.3 mi of trail near the shore (trails)
  • Camping. 26 campgrounds within 15 mi (list)

Watch for

  • Non-native/invasive species. Parrot feather recorded. Clean, drain and dry your boat and gear.

Built only from the data on this page: official access lists, OpenStreetMap beaches and trails, campground listings, state and USGS invasive-species records. We don't rate crowds or water quality.

Lake map

Lake Julian shoreline

½ mileN

No public access sites are listed for this water in the NCWRC Boating Access Areas data.

Shoreline trail

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 90695383), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: NCWRC Boating Access Areas. Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

0.3 miTrail within 100 m of shore
Under 5%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
North shoreWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 0.3 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Lake Julian shoreline, mostly along the north shore.

Trails along the shore

The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 9, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Lake Julian

We found 26 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Lake Julian, 3 of them within 5 miles. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

14 more within 15 miles

All campgrounds & RV parks in North Carolina

Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

Campground data: Recreation.gov (RIDB) · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (35.4733, -82.5382). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Lake Julian. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Lake Julian

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in ET (America/New_York), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Non-native/invasive species

    Reported on or near Lake Julian

    Clean, Drain, Dry. Remove plants and mud, drain all water, and dry your boat, trailer and gear before moving to another water.

    USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database

    USGS records matched to this water by location (within about 150 m of the outline) or by the place name in the record. A record shows a sighting was reported; it doesn't prove the species is still there. As of Oct 10, 2026.

    Contact & official info

    Questions about Lake Julian

    How big is Lake Julian?

    Lake Julian covers about 299 acres in Asheville, North Carolina (Buncombe County).

    Are there campgrounds near Lake Julian?

    Yes. We list 26 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles, 3 of them within 5 miles.

    What towns are on Lake Julian?

    Lake Julian touches Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

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