LakeLubbers.com Features 1,000 Lakes for Vacation and Recreation

Lakelubbers.com, a Website that features lakes known for vacation and recreation, added its 1,000th lake this month. Lakelubbers includes tourism and historical information for 850 lakes in 50 U.S. states, and for 150 lakes in 40 other countries.
Homeowners and property managers can list their vacation rentals on each lake. Lake-related real estate agencies and other local businesses can also advertise.
Ten writers in three countries research and profile nearly 100 new lakes each month. Lakelubbers plans to add another 5,000 of the world’s best-known vacation and recreation lakes to the Website during the next five years.
Each lake profile highlights vacation-related information—fishing, boating, water sports, camping, hiking, vacation rental homes, residential development, and more. Many of the lakes are photo-illustrated. Lakelubbers invites visitors to post photos that they personally take of their favorite lakes, and to suggest lakes that are not yet included.
Lakelubbers identifies the size, depth, shoreline length, fish species, and other information that allows visitors to compare lakes where they might like to vacation or retire. The largest 50% of the lakes cover 4,000 to 20 million acres, and shorelines of 25 to 25,000 miles. Lake depths run from a few feet to one mile.
Lakelubbers’ visitors can search for lakes that are nearest to their hometown or zip code— ideal targets for a weekend fishing expedition or camping vacation. They can also zero in on specific states to find lakes to consider for retirement homes, relocation, or investments in vacation rentals.
Lakelubbers’ homepage includes a section “Why Vacation or Retire on Lakes?” One of the 12 reasons highlights the low cost of lake vacations. Another promotes lakes’ year-round appeal: “After brilliant fall colors fade and temperatures dip at your favorite lakes, winter activities—snowmobiling, cross-country and downhill skiing, ice fishing, and hiking— take center stage on lakes.”

Our Members’ Top 10 Lakes

1. Belews Lake
Belews Lake is nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in beautiful north central North Carolina. The lake straddles Stokes, Forsyth and Rockingham counties and is surrounded by the towns of Walnut Cove, Belews Creek, Stokesdale...

2. Kerr Lake
The 50,000 acre John H. Kerr Reservoir straddles the Virginia-North Carolina border. This impoundment of the Roanoke and Dan Rivers, completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1952, was created originally for flood control and generation...

3. Douglas Lake
Douglas Lake, also known as Douglas Reservoir, stretches out over more than 28,000 acres and 500 shoreline miles in eastern Tennessee. Douglas Lake is conveniently located near the intersections of Interstates 81 and 40, approximately 25 miles...

4. Bull Shoals Lake
Tucked in the Ozark Mountains, Bull Shoals Lake offers year-round opportunities for relaxation and recreation. With over 45,000 surface acres of water it is the larger of the Ozark Twin Lakes (Norfolk Lake being the other), extending from ...

5. J. Strom Thurmond Lake
J. Strom Thurmond Lake, otherwise known as Clarks Hill Lake, holds the prize as the second largest artificial lake east of the Mississippi River. A mind-boggling 71,000 acres in area, the lake straddles the Georgia-South Carolina border and ...

6. Lake Sinclair
With 15,330 acres of sparkling water against the backdrop of the Oconee National Forest, Lake Sinclair in Georgia is an outdoor enthusiast’s premier destination. Located in both the Historic Heartland and Classic South tourist areas of Georgia, ...

7. Torch Lake
Torch Lake holds the dual distinction as Michigan’s longest inland lake (18 miles) and its second largest inland lake (18,770 acres). The lake’s unparalleled beauty is often attributed to its unique turquoise color. Torch Lake’s name is translated...

8. Burt Lake
Twenty miles south of the Straits of Mackinac is the ancient inland waterway from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. This series of connecting lakes and rivers extends from Lake Huron to within a very few miles of Lake Michigan. One of those lakes...

9. High Rock Lake
The northernmost of the Uwharrie Lakes, High Rock Lake secures its spot as North Carolina’s second largest lake by reaching its watery fingers out over 15,180 acres. The lake, whose name comes from the neighboring High Rock Mountain, begins...

10. Jordan Lake
Jordan Lake, initially called New Hope Lake, is a 13,940-acre reservoir in central North Carolina’s Piedmont region, part of the Upper Cape Fear River Basin. The lake was created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, water ...

Why Vacation or Retire on Lakes?

1. When you vacation on lakes, you won’t need to travel hundreds of miles. There are probably 2-5 recreational lakes near you. Find them on Lakelubbers!

2. Lakes provide year-round recreation. After brilliant fall colors fade and temperatures dip at your favorite lakes, winter activities—snowmobiling, cross-country and downhill skiing, ice fishing, and hiking—take center stage on lakes.

3. Lakes offer miles of shoreline and coves to explore. If you enjoy fishing, boating, jet skiing, canoeing, kayaking, bird watching, hiking, camping, or hunting, lakes offer varied terrain: bucolic farmland, green forests, lush parks, mountains, rocky cliffs, and more.

4. Freshwater lakes are more comfortable for swimming than saltwater. Freshwater lakes leave no itchy salt residue on your skin.

5. You can swim or water ski on lakes without fearing stinging jellyfish, sea nettles, Portuguese man-of-war, sharks, and other saltwater hazards.

Featured Lakes and Reser-voirs

Lake Brienz
(Switzerland - 7,364 acres, 857 feet max. depth)
Lake Brienz (Brienzersee in Swiss) is actually turquoise, that color so often associated with the shallow waters of Caribbean beaches. It is turquoise, blue, and emerald green, which has something to do with the glacial deposits in it. Not at all shallow, it plunges to a depth of around 800 feet. Surrounded by mountains that jut steeply out of the water to great heights, Lake Brienz is settled in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland, a highland region where tiny charming villages have settled for thousands of years. The river Aare, which rises in the Bernese Alps, tummels through amazing...

Kootenay Lake
(British Columbia, Canada - 96,124 acres, 124 miles of shoreline, 505 feet max. depth)
He’s waited months for this day, checking his tackle, scouring articles for tips on flies and planning every detail of the trip. It has finally arrived. Today is the day he gets to fish for the Gerrards Rainbow, the world’s largest trout, and Kootenay Lake in British Columbia is the place to catch them. Out on the boat after a few casts of the line, there’s time to relax and enjoy the majestic beauty of the surrounding Selkirk and Purcell Mountain Ranges. Lake Kootenay’s deep, clear water stretches over 60 miles and 96,000 acres, reflecting the icy peaks of Kokanee Glacier. The lake is beautiful...

Elk Lake
(Michigan, USA - 7,730 acres, 26 miles of shoreline, 192 feet max. depth)
A visit to Elk Lake is a fisherman’s dream come true. The huge lake is nearly 200 ft. deep in some areas and is actually deep enough to offer lake trout fishing winter and summer. Further, it’s affordable and versatile enough to keep the entire crew happy. Elk Lake is the tail-end of the 14 lakes and rivers in the Elk River Chain of Lakes. A mile or so up the Elk River and you will find yourself in Grand Traverse Bay. Elk Lake is not an extension of the Bay, but a glacial lake gouged into the river valley and sports its own ecology and fish populations. It is the third largest inland lake...

Lake Tulloch
(California, USA - 1,260 acres, 55 miles of shoreline, 80 feet max. depth)
An impoundment of the Stanislaus River, Lake Tulloch is part of a much larger water system and provides water for both irrigation and recreation. With its recreational boating, fantastic fishing, and local gold rush history, Lake Tulloch has something for everyone. Created in 1958 with the construction of the Tulloch Dam and power plant, Lake Tulloch is one of three reservoirs in Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties, California that make up the Tri-Dam Project. The three reservoirs, including Beardsley Reservoir and Donnells Reservoir, are operated by the Oakdale and South San Joaquin Irrigation...