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Land Harbors Lake

Crossnore, North Carolina — Avery County.

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48Surface acres
0.5 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 141326531).

Location & fast facts

Where Land Harbors Lake is in North Carolina

The red circle marks Land Harbors Lake.

Fast facts

About Land Harbors Lake

  • County: Avery
  • Nearest city: Crossnore (about 1.9 mi from the lake)
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 395 mi from Jacksonville and 411 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. 0.5 mi of trail near the shore (trails)
  • Camping. 41 campgrounds within 15 mi (list)

Watch for

    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

    Land Harbors Lake shoreline

    ¼ 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 141326531), 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

    0.5 miTrail within 90 m of shore
    About 45%Of the shoreline
    NoLoops the whole lake
    North and east shoresWhere

    OpenStreetMap shows about 0.5 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 90 m (300 ft) of the Land Harbors Lake shoreline, mostly along the north and east shores.

    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 90 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

    Campgrounds near Land Harbors Lake

    We found 41 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Land Harbors Lake, 4 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 (36.0404, -81.8931). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Land Harbors Lake. 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 Land Harbors Lake

    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.

      Contact & official info

      Questions about Land Harbors Lake

      How big is Land Harbors Lake?

      Land Harbors Lake covers about 48 acres in Crossnore, North Carolina (Avery County).

      Are there campgrounds near Land Harbors Lake?

      Yes. We list 41 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles, 4 of them within 5 miles.

      What towns are on Land Harbors Lake?

      Land Harbors Lake touches Crossnore in Avery County, North Carolina.

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