Garden & Gun: Five Underrated Southern Lakes
/This feature over at Garden & Gun caught our eye right away. In the June/July issue of the magazine, journalists Caroline Sanders and T. Edward Nickens highlight Five Underrated Southern Lakes that you should be visiting this summer!
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1. Caddo – Located on the Louisiana/Texas state line. This is the South's largest freshwater lake. Visitors can camp at Caddo Lake State Park, which has 46 campsites ranging from water only, to full hook up.
Caddo Lake State Park. Photo Courtesy of Texas Parks & Wildlife
2. Oconee – Located just an hour east of Atlanta sits Oconee, a resort paradise. Our camping guests can find beautiful waterfront sites all around the lake at Parks ferry Campground, Lake Oconee KOA, and Old Salem Campground. And for the golf fans in the family, the 10,000-acre resort community Reynolds Lake Oconee boasts 117 holes of golf, plus the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and ten restaurants on site.
Great Waters Golf Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee
3. Lure – Located just south of Asheville, NC, Lake Lure is a hiker's dream. The Hickory Nut Gorge provides fantastic views and a hike to the 404-foot Hickory Nut Falls. It's no wonder that Dirty Dancing and The Last of the Mohicans were both filmed in this gorgeous location.
Courtesy of Town of Lake Lure
4. Smith Mountain – Smith Mountain Lake is Virginia's largest lake, located between Roanoke and Lynchburg. This getaway has a classic feel to it, with activities centered around a day out on the water sailing, water skiing, or relaxing out on the pontoon. In town there are art galleries to visit, and plenty of wineries to taste!
Smith Mountain Lake - Courtesy of Visit Roanoke
5. Mattamuskeet – Another North Carolinian gem, Lake Mattamuskeet is a sporting lake, primed for duck hunting, bird watching, and fishing.
