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Gibson Cove Recreation Area
Gibson Cove Recreation Area is a public boat ramp on Chatuge Lake near Hayesville, North Carolina.

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
Boating rules
- No-wake zone · zone at Gibson Cove, at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Chatuge Lake
Lake in North Carolina. All launches on Chatuge Lake.
Community
Where people who use Chatuge Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Chatuge Dam Reservation · 1.1 mi · Chatuge Lake
- Jackrabbit · 1.7 mi · Chatuge Lake
- Ledfords Chapel · 2.2 mi · Chatuge Lake
- Towns County Park/Georiga Mountain Fair · 2.9 mi · Chatuge Lake
- Hayesville Access · 3.3 mi · Hiwassee River
- Lake Chatuge Boat Ramp · 4.1 mi · Chatuge Lake
Sources
- TVA Recreation Ramps (named boat ramps on TVA reservoirs) record 1640 · Public data (Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA GIS & Mapping), no use limitations stated; the sibling TVA Recreation Data item says "made publicly available data by TVA Natural Resources"
- OpenStreetMap n6120364227 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by TVA Recreation Ramps (named boat ramps on TVA reservoirs). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.