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Is lake hickory big enough for water sports? Any place you recommend I launch from?
People wake board and waterski pretty regularly there. Tubing is popular too. It's not a giant lake, so you'll end up kinda going down the lake. We always launched at Whitten burg access when we weren't in the marina. It was pretty easy.
Sherrils Ford is like a different lake up north there, way less crowded that lake Norman is in the huntersville/Cornelius area to the south. If you're staying up in that area it'll probably be pretty quiet. But if you go west towards Mooresville, or south towards Denver, it'll get busier.
On weekends in the summer it can be crazy. I retired to here five years ago and go out during the week and it’s nice. The northern part of the lake is less congested. Let me know when you are ready and I can give you some insight.
Thanks, we were looking around the Denver area but the housing market went crazy. I don’t think we can afford to be on the water anymore. May have to be lake view with a deeded slip.
Definitely try to get a deed slip. My slip has gone from $2300 to 3600 over the last three years. All the marinas are full now with waiting lists. This area is nice though.
South and east sides are. Northwest, less so.
Late responding….. I realize it was Memorial Day weekend and great weather, but I found boating on Norman stressful and not fun. 2 of the 3 days I went north where the river comes in and it was hard to find space to pull kids on the tube. There were boats coming from 10 different directions and it was just stressful. Add to the major waves from wind and a million wake boats all over and it was rough…
Lake Norman is a zoo. It's nearly turned into LOTO. Gaston is unfortunately slowly becoming mini lake norman as people look for slower lakes that aren't as busy and/or as expensive.
Yeah, lots super nice, lots less fancy. It's a river reservoir so there's houses all along it.
The only downside of lake Hickory vs any other lakes in the area is Lake Hickory didn't have any successful restaurants on the lake. There used to be a pizza place at the western end, but it closed (I think it turned into an oyster bar later), and there was a nice restaurant by the 321 Bridge (with a less fancy outdoor section and bar downstairs), but that also closed and the building was demolished.IF this is the lake he's talking about it looks like it does have houses on it.
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Also owned by Duke power, which begs the question when will Duke start letting you build on Harris lake? They've been quietly selling lake front property, but I haven't heard about any possibility of allowing docks and such.
I think that's why Lake Gaston is starting to get so dang busy. Restaurants and fuel on the water, clean/clear lake with consistent lake levels, and what used to be affordable land/houses. Three years ago you could get an awesome lake front house with deep water and really nice boat house for high 300-low 400's. Now those same houses are over $1 mill.
