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At Ritchies Lake Dam close to Ritchies Lake there are some attention-grabbing things to see, and Ritchies Lake is wonderful enough to spend more than a day at, Whip-o-will Family Campground is a wonderful local campground. At Ritchies Lake you always meet someone from Albemarle, and High Rock Lake is a good lake nearby. If you want a delightful time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Ritchies Lake. Paddling on Rocky River is so much fun, and dry warm beds
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| | await you at Sleep Inn & Suites. Ritchies Lake frequently gets a lot of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is mostly May, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest month of the year is November. High temperatures at Ritchies Lake during the months of summer are in the 80's while night lows are typically in the 60's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's, and overnight lows at Ritchies Lake during the wintertime typically | |
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descend into the 20's. The Uwharrie National Recreation Trail is a nice hiking trail near Ritchies Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Uwharrie River has a delightful whitewater paddling spot close by, and a pretty lake like Tuckertown
Reservoir is a splendid location to have a look at. If you came to camp Cotton Patch Gold Mine is a tremendous site to do that, and Hampton Inn Albemarle is a delightful site to get some rest.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 35.49833 Longitude: -80.26833
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Uwharrie River, Randolph/Montgomery CountyCounty, 18 miles away Class I-II - 17.2 miles long (Route 1301 to Morrow Mountain State Park) |
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Rocky River, Stanly/Union/Anson CountyCounty, 18 miles away Class I-II - 25 miles long (Route 1440 Bridge to US Route 52 Bridge) |
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Cotton Patch Gold Mine
 | ...el or crushed gold bearing vein rock mined from the Cotton Patch property. Pan by the bucket, by the tractor load or by the day. Bring your own pans, sluices and supplies or rent ours Cotton Patch Gold Mine is now an Official GPAA (Gold Prospectors Asssociation of American) Member. Show membership card for 10% discount on our mining supplies.
Panning: Pan for gold in one of our many stand up panning troughs. Easy on the back and fun. We supply the pan, material (dirt)... you supply the excitement of finding gold! No reservations needed to pan...just stop on in, we'll have a spot for you and instructions if needeed.
Magic Spiral Wheels: Rent one of our Gold Magic Spiral Wheels. Just slowly scoop in the material and let the Magic Wheel do the rest. All the gold collects in the very center of the wheel.
Sluicing & Hibanking: Reserve your spot in the creek for Sluicing, Power Sluicing or Hibanking. Take prospecting to the next level... it's simple to learn and fun to watch the gold collect.
Cotton Patch Gold Mine & Campground is open year round... |
High Rock Lake Marina and Campground
 | High Rock Lake Marina and Campground in lexington is great camping.? Our family goes at least 10times per summer, with it could be more....work gets in the way!...What a wonderful family campground. We are in a motorhome and our daughter is in a cabin. I am sitting here using the FREE WI_FI creating this review. This campground is clean, friendly and great for families. It is QUIET at quiet hour! We even rented a pontoon boat!Best campground in the area. Highly recommended....We stay at High Rock Lake Marina and Campground at least 5 times a summer. Great People, Great Place, clean and Friendly! We rent a boat while we are there and have a great time! We have not found a better family campground!... |
Falls Reservoir
 | 14 miles away Outstanding scenery! Like a storybook setting , although last time I went , it was close to 100 degrees....It is a very great lake for fishing. There is absolutly no recreation(jet-skiers, water skiers). You must be careful, there are many unmarked water hazards (most are near the upper dam). I wouldn't take an expensive boat on the lake....The perfect place to find yourself lost among nature and forget all of your ''big'' city problems without a 3 day hike into the woods....Falls Reservoir is a hidden jewel. Located between two dams. No development whatsoever.... |
Uwharrie River
 | 17 miles away ...canoes. The water was way high flowing over the bridge at Low River bridge on SR 1301, our putin point. With the water that high the current was swift with a lot of low lying trees dwarfing the banks. We no sooner put in and the second canoe got caught in the current and capsized. We in the third were unable to upright it before it became lodged between two trees with the current making it impossible to free it. We were able to recover the two boys and rejoin with the first canoe which had continued on downstream. Long and short of our adventure we all made it to Morrow Mtn State Park in about 5 hours time in two canoes (11:30 AM - 4:30 PM). We stayed to the center of the river as much as possible and negotiated the rapids without mishap. It was very unpredictable with alot of unsuspecting trees in the middle of the river (sumerged islands). We then returned to Low River Bridge to recover the lost canoe. The water was now some four to five feet lower clearing the bridge. With much of the pressure of the current on the canoe now gone we were able to free it and get it out of the river... |
Uwharrie National Recreation Trail
 | 18 miles away I hiked this trail today and saw a bear sleeping in the middle of the trail.... |
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