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What a nice lake Matthews Lake is. Lots of folks from Durham come to Matthews Lake, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Eno River. This lake is so wonderful. A brilliant nearby hotel is Holiday Inn Express Chapel Hill, Nc, and you can stay the night at Birchwood RV Park.
If you're a golfer then a great close by course is Twin Lakes Golf Course. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Matthews Lake has to offer, you can camp at Spring Hill Park.
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| | All the outdoors enjoyable stuff near Matthews Lake will keep you coming back time and again. After a long day outdoors Four Points by Sheraton Durham at Southpoint is a good place to spend a night or two; there's some out of the ordinary stuff to make out at Matthews Lake Dam near Matthews Lake. The high level of precipitation makes Matthews Lake a rather wet spot; the wettest month of the year is ordinarily July, that's the one that rains the most, and April | |
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on the other hand is the driest.
Getting to Sandy Creek from Matthews Lake is simple, and drift down the rapids of New Hope Creek in a kayak. High temperatures at Matthews Lake all through the warmest time of the year are in the
80's. Through the moonlight hours it's generally in the 60's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's with temperatures at Matthews Lake dipping down into the 20's during winter nights.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.93167
Longitude: -78.965
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| These outdoors activities are available near Matthews Lake. |
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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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2 miles away
2 miles away
