Raleigh Area Lakes. Jordan, Harris, Falls.

[CarolinaJet]

Harris has the best water of the three big lakes. That said we end up on jordan more often because of proximity.

I live in apex and it’s a great town, we are very happy. But yeah the secret is out. We are growing like mad and the new developments are generally higher density (townhouses and closely spaced houses ) or very expensive. There are established neighborhoods with larger lots and smaller homes that won’t cost a fortune. But inventory is low so you have to be patient - and get a good local realtor who specializes in - and is very successful in - the neighborhoods you want to target.

If I were moving here now I would look at pittsboro…. Night life would be in chapel hill.

 

[suke]

Harris has the best water of the three big lakes. That said we end up on jordan more often because of proximity.

I live in apex and it’s a great town, we are very happy. But yeah the secret is out. We are growing like mad and the new developments are generally higher density (townhouses and closely spaced houses ) or very expensive. There are established neighborhoods with larger lots and smaller homes that won’t cost a fortune. But inventory is low so you have to be patient - and get a good local realtor who specializes in - and is very successful in - the neighborhoods you want to target.

If I were moving here now I would look at pittsboro…. Night life would be in chapel hill.

Harris definitely has the best water, but it's a tiny lake. I do like my boat basically being clean when I pull it out though. Always a scum line I have to wash off when going to Jordan. We never went to Jordan once last year. We used to go all the time. Now we just go to Harris since we're so close and the covid craziness has gone away.

 

[bubbasuwannee]

Harris definitely has the best water, but it's a tiny lake. I do like my boat basically being clean when I pull it out though. Always a scum line I have to wash off when going to Jordan. We never went to Jordan once last year. We used to go all the time. Now we just go to Harris since we're so close and the covid craziness has gone away.

I like Harris. Easy in/out and a nice lake. Our last lake trip was there. My wife does like Falls lake though. Our favorite place to go is still the coast.

 

[suke]

I like Harris. Easy in/out and a nice lake. Our last lake trip was there. My wife does like Falls lake though. Our favorite place to go is still the coast.

It got really bad during covid, but it was also the first to return to normal. With it being small it seems folks have returned to the larger lakes and/or went back to doing other things. Which is fine for me. We're like less than 10 mins to one of the boat ramps at Harris.

 

[bubbasuwannee]

It got really bad during covid, but it was also the first to return to normal. With it being small it seems folks have returned to the larger lakes and/or went back to doing other things. Which is fine for me. We're like less than 10 mins to one of the boat ramps at Harris.

Yea it was pretty busy during Covid, that's for sure. We're in between Angier and Lillington so maybe 20-25 minutes to get to the Sharon boat ramp. It's always where we go if we're not planning a whole day.

 

[DRock3d]

11316 Rumshill rd looks to be a decent price..... Think it is in Coachmans trail which is a nice subdivision (close to where we live). Short ride to airport, downtown etc

Needs a little work but location is great. Gives me hope we'll have options we can afford. Housing is way up in Columbus as well so we'll be rolling a lot of equity out to help offset the additional costs. The murky waters kinda bum me out but we were looking at Lake Norman and cancer bums me out too lol

 

[CarolinaJet]

Anybody here looking to replace your scupper valve?

https://jetboaters.net/threads/extra-stainless-steel-scupper-valve-in-raleigh-nc.41298/

 

[Shookie]

Nice day on Jordan Saturday morning/afternoon

 

[suke]

Nice day on Jordan Saturday morning/afternoon
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Harris was busy! Like holiday weekend busy. I didn't get out there until 4ish so everyone was leaving. Stayed out until it was dark. Starting to see some serious high dollar boats out there. Saw a new G23, and several new X boat Mastercrafts. Used to be you'd see one high dollar boat, and then a bunch of older wake boats. This area is starting to get stupid expensive so I suppose no surprise the big money boats would follow.

 

[bubbasuwannee]

Harris was busy! Like holiday weekend busy. I didn't get out there until 4ish so everyone was leaving. Stayed out until it was dark. Starting to see some serious high dollar boats out there. Saw a new G23, and several new X boat Mastercrafts. Used to be you'd see one high dollar boat, and then a bunch of older wake boats. This area is starting to get stupid expensive so I suppose no surprise the big money boats would follow. View attachment 201423

Nice! We've been out of the country, but hoping to get out on the water again this coming weekend. Harris seems to get busy sometimes and when it is, it's hard to get away from the other boats.

 

[Julian]

Nice! We've been out of the country, but hoping to get out on the water again this coming weekend. Harris seems to get busy sometimes and when it is, it's hard to get away from the other boats.

The only time I have that problem on Falls Lake is 1) holiday weekends, 2) the east end of the lake where the free ramp is

 

[bubbasuwannee]

The only time I have that problem on Falls Lake is 1) holiday weekends, 2) the east end of the lake where the free ramp is

We've only been to Falls a few times, but it's my wife's favorite! so much lake...always easy to get away.

 

[suke]

The only time I have that problem on Falls Lake is 1) holiday weekends, 2) the east end of the lake where the free ramp is

Harris is very very very small. I can get from one end to the other in less than 10 mins. If I wasn't literally 7 mins away from the closest ramp I'd probably go to Jordan. Which is like Falls in that it is massive, but the water quality isn't as good as Harris.

 

[StanM]

I was on Jordan Lake Saturday also. Didn’t seem crowded at all. No wait to launch or pull our boat out.

 

[Shookie]

If the water in Jordan was cleaner, it would be hard to beat that lake compared to any others..... that would probably make it way more crowded as well. I hauled down to Lake Keowee for Memorial Day weekend and man what a difference. The water is so clear down there.

 

[suke]

If the water in Jordan was cleaner, it would be hard to beat that lake compared to any others..... that would probably make it way more crowded as well. I hauled down to Lake Keowee for Memorial Day weekend and man what a difference. The water is so clear down there.

Part of why I prefer Harris. Sooooo much cleaner than Jordan. That and the ramp is only 7 mins from my house. Gaston is the same way, love how clean it is. If Jordan was cleaner I would for sure make the drive more often. It's a lot less clean up at the end of the day when the lake is not so muddy.

 

[Shookie]

I keep saying I'm gonna make it up to Gaston/Kerr and have yet to do so..... this somewhere, at some point, I'm doing it. It's hard to justify picking my boat up from Crosswinds and hauling it an hour plus away when I could just drop it in the water right there.

 

[suke]

I keep saying I'm gonna make it up to Gaston/Kerr and have yet to do so..... this somewhere, at some point, I'm doing it. It's hard to justify picking my boat up from Crosswinds and hauling it an hour plus away when I could just drop it in the water right there.

It isn't really worth it for the day, but if you rent a place on Gaston it's awesome.

 

[CarolinaJet]

I’m thinking about doing Kerr lake day trip this weekend just to explore something new. Any tips?

 

[StanM]

I’m thinking about doing Kerr lake day trip this weekend just to explore something new. Any tips?

I put in a Nutbrush Bridge Campground, then head up to the Virginia side of the lake. We like to relax/anchor and there are some quiet coves without any houses. Because of its size, the lake can get a bit choppy at times.