Badin Lake
Lake Acreage: 5,350
Location: Davidson County Access via I-85, NC 8
Activities: Boating, Fishing, Camping
Information: 800-847-4862
High Rock Lake
Lake Acreage: 15,750
Location : Chatham County, 21 miles southwest of Raleigh on US 64
Activities: Boating, fishing camping
Information: 800-332-2343
Jordan Lake
Lake acreage: 13,900
Location: Chatham County, 21 miles southwest of Raleigh on US 64
Activities: Boating, fishing, swimming, camping
Information: 800-847-4862
Jones Lake
Lake Acreage: 224
Location: Bladen County, NC 242, four miles north of Elizabethtown
Activities: Small boats under 10 horsepower, fishing, camping, picnics, nature study
Information: 910-588-4550
Shearon Harris Lake
Lake Acreage: More than 5,000
Location: Wake, Chatham counties
Activities: Boating, fishing, hiking, nature study, 2,600 acres of wildlife refuge
Information 919-834-5900
Lake Tillery
Lake Acreage: More than 5,000
Location: Montgomery County, accessible from NC highways 731, 73 and 24-27
Activities: Boating, fishing
Information: 1-800-847-4862
Lake Waccamaw
Lake Acreage: 8,936
Location: Columbus County, near town of Lake Waccamaw
Activities: Boating, fishing, swimming, camping, picnics
Information: 910-646-4748
Falls Lake
Lake Acreage: 12,000
Location: Wake, Durham counties. From eastern North Carolina, access from NC 98 or NC 50
Activities: Boating, fishing, swimming, camping, hiking, picnics
Information: 919-834-5900
The Cape Fear, Lumbee, South, Black, Little, and Lower Little rivers offer varied fishing opportunities. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission maintains about 300 public boat-launch sites. For detailed information on specific sites call the NC Wildlife Resources Commission at 919-733-3391.
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