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The beauty of Nelson Lake attracts many people from all around. You're sure to come across some wonderful people from Dallas -Fort Worth-Arlington here; unsurprisingly Bluff Creek flows through this vicinity. There are some magnificent whitewater spots on Rowlett Creek, and Rockwall is a nice place to get some rest. Hiking along the Trinity Trail is wonderful fun; there's whitewater on Duck Creek for all you adrenaline people.
Now, you may think that's lots
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| | but there's even more exciting stuff to do here at Nelson Lake. While you're here at Nelson Lake you can take a hike along the Sister Grove Park Trail, and if you came for an overnight stay Mc Elroy Mobile Home Park is a brilliant place to camp. An average amount of rain falls at Nelson Lake; all through May this area sees the most rain, and the driest month of the year is January.
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at Nelson Lake. During the moonlight hours it's regularly in the 70's. The winter brings highs down to the 50's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Nelson Lake. Going for a hike along the Wylie Community Park Trail will
let you absorb the natural beauty of this area; you don’t have to go far from Nelson Lake to spot the water at Greenes Lake Dam. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a site to stay Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Rockwall, Texas
is a splendid choice, and Collin Park RV Resort and Marina is a magnificent campground nearby.
This lake is so wonderful. Why not spend some time golfing at a close by golf course like Buffalo Creek Golf Club; Caruth Lake is a nearby lake that you could stop by.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 32.96444
Longitude: -96.42472
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Rowlett Creek, Dallas CountyCounty, 12 miles away
Class II-III(IV) - 2 miles long (Pleasant Valley Road in Garland TX) |
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Duck Creek, Dallas CountyCounty, 16 miles away
Class II-III - 5 miles long (Beltline Road to Miller Road) |
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Spring Creek River, Collin Dallas CountyCounty, 19 miles away
Class II(III) - 3 miles long (Renner Road to Jupiter Road) |
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3 miles away
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