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If you are in this part of North Carolina make sure to pay a visit to University Lake. Through the months of summer here at University Lake, high temperatures generally reach the 80's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 60's. High temperatures all through the wintertime are normally in the 40's while University Lake night low temperatures throughout the wintertime are in the 20's. And if that's not sufficient, there's plenty
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| | more to do right next door to University Lake. There's whitewater on New Hope Creek for all you adrenaline junkies, and a great nearby hotel is Siena Hotel - A Summit Hotel. Here at University Lake you'll most likely meet some people from Durham, and if you need a spot to stay The Franklin Hotel is a good choice. Get your pulse rate up on the good whitewater of Haw River. This lake is so wonderful. From University Lake you get a great view of McCauley Mount; | |
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an afternoon playing golf at Twin Lakes Golf Course is always a pleasure. East Branch Price Creek is a good spot to take a look at. You'll need more than a day to look at everything University Lake has to offer, you can camp at Spring
Hill Park. University Lake sees pretty high levels of rainfall; July is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest of the months is April. There's so much to do here at University Lake that you need to camp here for a while,
Birchwood RV Park is a good spot for that; University Lake Dam is a scenic place, absolutely worth taking a look at.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 35.89639 Longitude: -79.0925
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| These outdoors activities are available near University Lake. |
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New Hope Creek, Orange CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class II-III - 5 miles long (Turkey Farm Road to Erwin Road) |
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Haw River, Chatham CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class I-II(III) - 7.5 miles long (Route 1545 to US Route 15-501) |
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Haw River, Chatham CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class I-III - 4 miles long (Bynum to Highway 64) |
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