Lake Michael — Attraction in Mebane

10/19 There are other reviews under Lake Michael and Michael Lake. Good news good news good news the park is now open every day - every day of the year!! Boat house not always open. Great hike along the lake. I am told that soon you will be able to walk all around the lake. We were stopped by no trespassing signs, when we visited in the spring. We did not get that far the last time we visited in October. Boat house was open with all types of vessels to rent. Docks for fishing, benches, pavilions with benches for sitting, well marked trails and clean restrooms. Great place to walk your dog! On a Wednesday morning there were only 2 other people in the park. There are trails for bikes. We will be back often!! By the entrance and Across the lake construction was under way, I was told for a developments of houses....

I go to Lake Michael frequently to walk to trails. I love that we have this sweet little oasis where you can almost forget there’s a town nearby. The trails are generally well maintained and marked. I do wish the docks had some work done, as some of them have holes and kids are playing on them often. Outside of that, there’s a few parking areas, a few shelter spaces you can reserve, playgrounds, boat rentals, and loads of wildlife. Ducks are always near the boat launch but if you take the trails back you can sometimes see other birds like eagles or herons. I’ve even seen an otter swimming...

It a neat little lake with a park could be taken care of better. My comparison is how well mebane takes care of all of the many flower displays around town but the playgrounds, shelters and grounds at the parks and lake Michael always look neglected. The city also still closes this park 2 days during the week, I would think that with the sharp increase in population and tax revenue from the many fast fast food places built in the last few years that they could not only take better care of of the parks and playgrounds but have this one open 7...