Raleigh/durham end of summer / fall gathering

[bronze_10]

Still working on getting a few more people to show.... the picnic shelters at sandling beach have all be reserved.. I guess I waited too long... @Julian is looking at a few places on the rolling view side of the lake...

 

[Julian]

We can always just raft up at one of the boat beaches.....and/or setup a pop up....

 

[robert843]

We can always just raft up at one of the boat beaches.....and/or setup a pop up....

I agree we will be fine with out a shelter.

 

[bronze_10]

That's fine too... we can still use the bathrooms at the sandling beach areas even if we didn't rent them... the bathrooms are always open to the public.

 

[redthumper9]

Although I'm not ruling it completely out yet, I am most likely not going to make it. I am going to Hatfield and McCoy in West Virginia a couple of weeks after and it's just crowding the schedule too much with the start of school and fall sports. Hope it's a blast for you peeps!

 

[bronze_10]

@Marvin willis

 

[bronze_10]

We have a pop up shelter we can bring also.. we haven't used it since we bought the boat but it is still in the storage room..... I think.

 

[veedubtek]

An EZ-up lives on my boat.

 

[Julian]

I checked out the shelter at Rollingview and it is set back from the water quite a ways and there really isn't much boat accessible beach there. So either just use the Sandling boat beach, or grab the cove in the NE corner where there is a nice beach and shuttle anyone that needs a bathroom over to Sandling (1/2 mile away)

This is the photo I posted in the "Show us what you see thread"...of the NE cove on the main lake:

 

[justason]

An EZ-up lives on my boat.

I vote that cove....and we could bungee up and make a NC version of the Bimini social scene across the swim decks......whats the water there? knee to waist deep ?


edit: how do we find it ? I've never been on falls and only know of 1 boat ramp somewhere off creedmor rd

 

[Julian]

Here is the map....red dot is where the cove is.

 

[justason]

where do ya'lls typically launch from.....or better yet, what is the "calm" launch area or non peak times?......

 

[Julian]

where do ya'lls typically launch from.....or better yet, what is the "calm" launch area or non peak times?......

@veedubtek always launches at ramp #2.
I'm in a slip at the marina (they have their own ramp...with no dock...I don't recommend it).
The Rollingview ramp is always quiet....I've NEVER seen a line there. I think it has 4 ramps.

 

[Julian]

we could bungee up and make a NC version of the Bimini social scene across the swim decks......whats the water there? knee to waist deep ?

Yup...perfect depth for a raft up, and because it is around the corner from the main lake....really calm so rafting up would be easy with no banging boats.

 

[AndyD]

Rolling view is a good place to launch. It's through the state park though so there's a $6 fee to get in. But plenty of room with lots of parking and a calm place to put in at

 

[justason]

Rolling view is a good place to launch. It's through the state park though so there's a $6 fee to get in. But plenty of room with lots of parking and a calm place to put in at

six dollars !!!!!!! aww man !!!

 

[bronze_10]

We launch at hwy 50.. same. 6 bucks.. or just pay 50 dollars and get the entire season ...

 

[bronze_10]

@Tracy Short

 

[bronze_10]

I'm good with the raft up....

 

[bronze_10]

Ok so I think we r down to 7 boats..... I messaged a few other locals or Simi locals and offered for them to come as well.. a few have said they will possibly come.. still waiting on the confirmation from them...
Still with 7 families it will be fun... it the more the merrier..