Next weekend, Oct. 16-18, I'll be camping at Tsali on Saturday night, as that's where the guys chose to meet. For Sunday/Monday, I'm thinking of doing a Fontana sea kayak trip to a trailhead in the park, then hike in a ways, camp, and day hike uphill for a view. My first thought was to paddle from Fontana Dock, across the lake to Eagle Creek, up the creek to the Lost Cove trailhead, camp at #90 or 91, hike up to Shuckstack. We can't take a whole day to hike, since we'll have to paddle, too. We could possibly camp at Birch Spring Shelter for a bit more hiking time.
I'm open to any other suggestions for departures near the dam.