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Go to Matthews Lake if you want to go to a nice lake. Matthews Lake gets a good deal of water; July is when you get the most rain here, and the driest of the months is April. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Matthews Lake has to offer, you can camp at Birchwood RV Park; Sandy Creek is right next door to Matthews Lake and is always a pleasure to go to. This lake is so wonderful. Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we
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| | recommend Eno River, and most likely you're looking for close by lakes? Sure, Clark Lake is just a very short distance away. An afternoon playing golf at Twin Lakes Golf Course is always a pleasure. This location is peerless, just check out all the exciting stuff to do right next door to Matthews Lake. There's so much to do here at Matthews Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Spring Hill Park is a tremendous location for that, and the wonderful | |
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folks of Durham like to hang out close by. Do have a look at Matthews Lake Dam since you're here at Matthews Lake, and after a long day outdoors Four Points by Sheraton Durham at Southpoint is a good location to spend a night or two.
If you come at the right time of year, New Hope Creek offers some tremendous whitewater; dry warm beds await you at Holiday Inn Express Chapel Hill, Nc. Through the warm months at Matthews Lake highs are mostly in the 80's. Summer
nighttime lows plunge down to the 60's. Daytime highs through the wintertime are in the 40's with temperatures at Matthews Lake dipping down into the 20's throughout winter nights.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 35.93167 Longitude: -78.965
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New Hope Creek, Orange CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class II-III - 5 miles long (Turkey Farm Road to Erwin Road) |
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Eno River, Orange/Durham CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class I-III - 8.5 miles long (Route 1567 below Duke Dam to US Route 501) |
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Stone's Creek, Orange CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class IV+ - 0.08 miles long (Pleasant Green Dam to Eno River) |
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