Looking to Head South! Need Advice....

[dlb]

There are folks around here who go out year round.  There are a couple of lakes with heaters that get a fair amount of use.

[Rednucleus]

2 hours ago, dlb said:

There are folks around here who go out year round.  There are a couple of lakes with heaters that get a fair amount of use.

Lakes with HEATERS?!?!?! Tell me more!!

[pauley71]

Lake Anna  in VA is heated by a nuclear power plant (1/3 of it).  Temps right now are over 70.  It can get warm in the summer but you can also go to the other side if you want cooler water.  Prices are high though b/c its near Wash DC area.  A newer house with good waterfront is going to be more like 700k.

I'm not even hard core and surfed until 1 Dec and will start any day now.  3 months of layup isn't bad for being this far north.

[dlb]

5 hours ago, Rednucleus said:

Lakes with HEATERS?!?!?! Tell me more!!

The lake closest to home has a nuke and north of here are a couple with coal fired plants.

[Rednucleus]

1 hour ago, dlb said:

The lake closest to home has a nuke and north of here are a couple with coal fired plants.

Wish I could get our lake owner to install something similar!

[malibudog]

We are on Lake Oconee in Georgia.  If golf is something that interests you, there are not many lakes in the south with 8 golf courses - look up Reynolds Lake Oconee for the best pictures. We also like the fact that there are numerous restaurants on the lake that you can boat to.   Here is a local real estate description of the lake.  

Popular Lake Convenient to Atlanta, Augusta, the University of GA

One of Georgia's youngest manmade reservoirs, Lake Oconee was created in 1979 when the Wallace Dam was completed on the Oconee River.

Lake Oconee covers about 19,000 acres with 374 miles of shoreline in Greene, Morgan and Putnam counties about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta, about the same distance from Augusta, and about 30 miles from Athens, home of the University of Georgia.

Lake Oconee, along with its nearby sister lake, Lake Sinclair, are the core of what is sometimes called Georgia's Lake Country.

Extensive Recreational Opportunities

Lake Oconee has excellent opportunities for the whole family fishing, swimming, water sports, boating, camping, picnicking, waterskiing, wakeboarding, canoeing and kayaking.

There are plenty of campsites available, but Georgia's Lake Country is known for its luxury resorts, including the Ritz Carlton Lake Oconee, with its fine dining and day spa, and for golf, the Harbor Club Golf resort or any of the 130 holes of golf in the city of Greensboro.

There are special events almost year-round, including weekend summer concerts and fireworks over the lake,

Fishing, Hunting in National Forest

Lake Oconee's uniquely long and narrow shape produces noticeable water current throughout the lake during power generation and pump back. Fish tend to be more active and feed more aggressively when water is moving through the dam.

The best bets for Lake Oconee fishing include largemouth bass, white bass, striped bass, hybrid striped bass, crappie and catfish.

The Oconee National Forest adjoins the lake to the south, which offers miles of hiking and equestrian trails within the forest and one trail for dirt bikes and four-wheelers.

The area is a popular hunting area during deer season.

Historic Tours, and Shopping, and Weddings, Too

Greene County and the surrounding area is full of historical sites, with many walking and driving tours.

The small towns have a number of local shops and boutiques offering a fine collection of antiques, fashion, decorative accessories and jewelry.

Historic downtown Greensboro has small-town charm and a unique selection of shopping, dining and events.

 

For $500k, you could get lakefront outside of the golf communities.  In the golf communities, $500 would get you reasonable lake access, and some of the communities have dry stack inside marina storage.  We usually ride without wetsuits from April through mid October, and with shorties in March and November.  

[electricjohn]

On ‎2‎/‎23‎/‎2017 at 9:34 PM, Sailvi767 said:

No one moves north to retire!

Live life in the north, go south to die.