My friends want to go to a lake tomorrow to grill and drink...the girls want to lay out and go swimming...any recommendations from tdubbers? Thinking about Falls Lake but not sure where to go exactly.

7/4/2012 1:22:01 AM

Lake Norman

7/4/2012 1:24:46 AM

Lake Hickory.

7/4/2012 2:13:15 AM

Jordan lake last year was not as crowded as I expected it to be on the 4th.

7/4/2012 2:50:47 AM

Crystal Lake

Just beware of anyone wearing a hockey mask

7/4/2012 10:04:39 AM

Seriously though--

Not sure how far you want to travel, but White Lake sounds like a good bet considering what you're looking for. It's about 1.5 hours from Raleigh. Here's some photos: http://www.pbase.com/sentforth/white_lake_north_carolina

7/4/2012 10:11:20 AM

more like brown lake amiright?

7/4/2012 10:26:18 AM

Drink plenty of non-alcoholic fluids!

I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a hellscape of hungover patriots.

7/4/2012 10:31:24 AM

lake gaston?

7/4/2012 10:40:36 AM

Jordan Lake has a pretty big public beach with a roped off swim area right where Highway 64 crosses it. You'll see it over to your left as you cross the lake.

I love Gaston, but don't know a lot of places you can do what you're wanting to do without owning some property or having a boat you can take to an island. There is some sort of public beach right by the dam on the south side of it...Roads access it from the Littleton area I think. There are a few pieces of undeveloped and un-managed land that get commandeered for that purpose, but it's technically private property and there will be tons of people you might not want to be around on a holiday week.

Kerr Lake has some campgrounds. You could try Satterwhite Point if you feel like getting out of the Raleigh area.

[Edited on July 4, 2012 at 11:23 AM. Reason : s]

7/4/2012 11:21:09 AM

Do they allow alcohol at any of the lake swimming areas around here? I could see the park service having fun writing tickets all day.

7/4/2012 12:46:43 PM

White Lake is definitely not white anymore. We used to have a place down at Camp Clearwater years ago.


I think there's a beach at Beaver Dam recreation area on Falls Lake. I don't think alcohol is allowed at any county or state parks.

7/4/2012 1:41:35 PM

White Lake is really nice for swimming, practically no chop and the water temp has always been good there when I've had a triathlon. The local folks are really nice, too.

7/4/2012 2:00:12 PM

http://www.whitelakenc.com/

warning: visiting this website is like taking a trip back in time.

7/4/2012 3:33:01 PM

^ That hurts my eyes.
Badly.

7/4/2012 4:41:08 PM

^^White Lake is like a trip back in time. Went there two weeks ago.

7/4/2012 9:07:05 PM

http://whitelakenc@yahoo.com

YAHOO.COM

LOLZ

7/5/2012 2:05:12 PM

White Lake...lulz.

7/5/2012 2:29:01 PM

Quote :

"warning: visiting this website is like taking a trip back in time."

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"Revised:June 25, 2012"

7/5/2012 2:58:48 PM

Wow....that about burned my eyes out of my head. Jesus H. Christ.

7/5/2012 3:50:12 PM