Lake Norman — Attraction in Cornelius

Wow! This lake is a perfect slice of paradise smack dab in the middle of North Carolina. Great for boaters, swimmers, or just chilling on a quiet dock somewhere. The water is murky green and you can’t really see to the bottom, and there are small leeches in the clay that’ll attach to your feet and legs, so there’s all that. The Duke Nukem power plant pulls water from Lake Norman to cool off the reactor, which I’ve heard heats the water a bit in the South end. Pretty sure it’s not radioactive but I didn’t bring my Geiger counter. If this place ever goes Three Mile Island, those million dollar homes will be worthless, so rent, and enjoy the lake while you can. Watch out for Normie the Lake Monster. Reports say you’ll see him if you have...

For us this was an exploratory visit. From Charlotte (south of the lake), Google brought us to the northern most point, where the visitors' center is located.

I expect there are other points on the lake that would be more convenient to Charlotte but going to the visitor center explained the park's main feature is the bike trails (Hiking too, I guess).

Visitor center: gift shop & public restrooms. No entry fee. No parking fee. Picnic areas, some with BBQ pits, for family sized group. Larger areas for organized events also available (reservations may be required). Canoe & paddle board rentals. Nearby boat...

Lake Norman is an absolutely Beautiful Lake and is nice and big so you can have alot of fun on it. It is great for swimming, boating, tubing, waterskiing, and to just chill out on your boat for the day just relaxing and having fun. My cousin Vinny has a house right on Lake Norman and I always enjoying coming to visit him and going on his boat and having fun on Lake Norman. Lake Norman is one of the most beautiful lakes in the U.S along with the Great Lakes. If you are visiting the Charlotte area at least come visit Lake Norman you won't be...