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Lake Norman boating

We are thinking about coming down for a week in June. What is there to do on the lake? Any restaurants or bars to go to by water or anywhere else to go by boat? Do they enforce decibel levels? Do you ever have to watch out for hitting anything or is it deep? Any info will be appreciated, thanks.

Not an expert, but we spent a week down there a few years ago. There were some cool bars / restaurants to go to, and the lake is beautiful. We also usually stop there anytime we are headed north from salt water, makes a nice place to flush the boat and trailer. Certainly worth the trip, you will love it!

Try this link there are a lot of people in that area that can answer your questions.

http://forums.boatfreaks.org/

Artie did you have to watch water depth or is it deep every where? Is the water nice and clear?

Good post, we were talikng about checking it out for July 4 instead of Lake Cumberland.

We are possibly going the last week in June. We have been looking at houses for rent. We are going to Cumberland the last week in July and for the Poker Run.

We've been there half dozen times or more. Awsome lake w/awsome people.
Rented a place called Robin's Nest from VRBO(sumtin like that) Search it...
Didn't go last year but friends did. Said house was showing some wear but still nice. Like 1700 per week. Dock out back near ramps and bars.
Many nice reastauants and bars on the lake. Take yer GPS as you can get lost!
As Artie said, great place to flush out the salt when heading back north as ramp is 10 mins from I-77.
There is a lot of members here who live there and most will be happy to give more info. STeet even gave us his chart and bought us dinner the first time.(this weekend 5 yrs ago)
Last time he brought food and cooked for us at our house! Southern hospitality at its best.

I live 5 minutes from LKN and boat there. Used to live on the lake so spent some time on it although only been in the area 4 years.

GPS is a good idea, its easy to get lost at first. If you launch at Blythe Landing (10 mins off exit 25 off I-77) be a little careful at tieing up some of the slips closer to land, it can get shallow depending on your ride. Like a dumbass, I dinged a prop before I figured that out.
Its a man made lake with levels controlled by the hydro power station dam, so unless there's a drought the lake levels stay pretty consistent throughout the summer.

Water is clear and warm, sometimes gets a little red close to shore if you're on a beach during a busy weekend day.

Bars and restaurants, there are enough to keep you entertained. Google Rusty Rudder, Queens Landing, Vinnies,
they're some of my more common stops. Here's a link that might help you out a bit: http://lakenormanboatersguide.com/node/33

Generally very nice people on Lake Norman. You can run into anyone from a bass fisherman to a Nascar driver depending on the day. Typical Southern friendly folks.

PM me if you like when you come down. If I'm not out of town playing race cars be more than happy to show you around :ernaehrung004:

can you run super fast on weekends or is way to crowded with Morons ?

Now we are going the first week in June, my wife booked the house earlier this week.

I rented a house on the water for the last week in July. My after deployment decompress time. Love that lake.

We live on Lake Norman and have been boating on it for about 5 years. It is a man made lake with many different areas. A lot of areas to explore and plenty of open areas to go fast. It can get crowded on the weekends, but it is a big lake; just need to pay attention and watch for people who do not understand how to boat. I have never had any probs with sound levels. We had dry exhaust on a 502 and none of the sheriffs or fish and game ever bother us, even when idling by them. They have talked about it, but so far I don't think there is a noise ordinance. A lot of go fast boats on the lake.

Bars: Vinnies Raw Bar, Rusty Rudder, Queens Landing, the Hotel Bar, and a couple others by the 150 bridge. Holidays can get crazy on the lake.

Oh yea, you can check out LKNFUN.com for more bar info, etc.

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Originally Posted by Rookie17 (Post 3343755)

Thinking about coming down to Lake norman July 4th weekend, live in raleigh, coming down 77 can you give me some direction on good ramps, I hear the sandbar is the place to go, thanks, any info would be great

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Originally Posted by 2nastee (Post 3435703)

Would like to know too. Were thinking about coming down for the July 4 weekend from Cleveland.
Whats a good marina if we want to stay on the boat. Can we crash on the boat at the bars overnight if we over indulge.
Thanks