This area recently opened. It has a gravel parking area (handicapped spot is paved), with concrete…read moresteps leading down to the Ararat river. Two wooden beams down the middle of the steps for boat access.

Great place to relax…read more Grab a book or a set of head phones, and wait for the fish to bite. Lakshore is a great place to go to get away from the daily grind. Don't have bait? Don't have a tackle box? Not a problem at Lakeshore. Mike, the owner and fishing expert, helps you with everything you need to get started. Very affordable for a family outing, and there are two large ponds, so it is never "too crowded." It was only $6 per person to fish all day. Forget the Blackberry at home, but not the fishing chair. Take a day and try something different at Lakeshore Fishing.

I went and wonder if this place is abandoned. I paid the $10 in the box, we walked around and…read moreleft. All I saw was tons of trash everywhere and a boarded up building. Wish I would have paid attention before I wasted my money.

This picture was taken by ourselves at Cooleemee Falls a few years ago, it was great!read more

Beautiful place....a beach right in your neighborhood. I love coming here for a peace of mindread more

I was here for 3 hours didn't catch nothing then I caught trash everything but a fish but good…read moreplace for walking and bring dogs

After driving 9 hours on our way to the NC shore, we decided to stop for the night. We checked in…read moreto our hotel and decided we must stretch our legs and do some walking. A quick search indicated that this greenway was nearby. What a great find! The paved path is approximately 1/2 -3/4 mile around a beautiful lake and includes several beautiful wooden bridges for taking photos, fishing and viewing the lake. The entire area is well-maintained and is wheelchair friendly. There is a large pier at one end of the lake for fishing and many fishing spots around the perimeter of the lake. The paved path is not directly by the lake, rather up the bank from the water's edge. There are several benches placed along the path for resting or taking in the scenery. We saw geese, ducks, turtles, and rabbits. Had we stayed longer, I feel certain we might have seen other wildlife. There was not a dedicated parking lot, but cars were parked along the road in the bike lanes. If I lived in the area I know that I would be a frequent visitor!

This place was absolutely amazing I could bit believe how…read morebig it really is. The lake is really nice. It is pricy though. There were plenty of boats on the dock that were cool. The gas on the docks in 2024 is $5.99. I can't wait to come back and fish this area one day

This place is huge! And you can choose from a pretty long list of activities: Camping, hiking,…read morepicnicking, mountain biking, boating, etc etc. We only stopped in for a quick hike on the Lakeshore Trail, which I think only scratches the surface of this park. Nicely laid out, with good roads and clean and tidy pullouts with marked trails, but road signs could be a bit clearer. A beautiful spot - or at least what little we saw.

Wonderful park with well marked trails Feels like a hike…read moremore than a walk which is awesome

The Photograph Club from Trilogy had scheduled a fall photo shot for today with the goal of taking…read morein Murray's Mill Historical Site and the Bunker Hill Covered Bridge, both in the same area. While at the Bridge, I mentioned that I was also considering going over to Riverbend Park which was only about 20 additional minutes from where we were. A couple of the folks decided to join me. I've been here probably a half a dozen times but never checked in and left a review although I did post some photos. Our group leader was familiar with the Park because she had hiked the trails often but was not aware of the Dam for Lake Hickory which is just upstream. The other lady was aware of the Dam but did not realize that there was a Park just downstream. When you pull into the main parking lot, at the back side is a small road with a sign that says "Trailheads" to the right and Picnic Rest Rooms to the Left. Not obvious but if you take the Left Fork, you go down the hill to the River. At the bottom of the hill is another parking lot next to the Catawba River. When you first to into the lot, there is an observation deck that extends out into the edge of the Catawba River. Great view of Fall foliage from here. If you go back past the covered picnic shelter you end up at the Canoe Launch area. Another beautiful area. We missed it but they open up the dam on occasion for the Canoe's and Kayaker's to create whitewater. At that time. all the rocks you see in the photographs are submerged. A little past peak color but the maples with their shades of rea were still beautiful.

a nice enough spot to drop a line in or maybe cook out on the shores of lake norman surrounded by…read morelarge living and the well heeled. getting here is a challenge and parking is limited and there's only two slips but what do you expect from public access? there's a few tables under the shelter and a pair of heavy duty built-in grills plus a couple more tables out closer to nature if you prefer. not sure what's up with the bear-proof garbage receptacles but there you go... btw: the red ants aren't too much of a bother if you keep moving :-) the fishing pier is accessible and currently in good repair. at this writing there are several low spots in the railing to accommodate the needs of folks with needs needing accommodation... I don't fish so I don't know but I'm pretty sure those who do will, maybe for youths?

Got to the park today to take my grandsons fishing and it was closed for repairs. There mom has…read morebeen checking the website for a week now no mention that pier was closed.

My husband recently ran a 5K here and was excited to show me the park. It was my first time and I…read morewas impressed by the cleanliness, plentiful seating and children's playground. This is a nice park to take kids to for something to do. They had signs saying you shouldn't enter the water in certain places, but people seemed to ignore those. Lots of laughs and splashing heard as we walked around. :) They have several restrooms which were pretty clean for the most part also, which was a good thing. Parking is plentiful, but how close you can park depends on how crowded it is. We were initially directed to an overflow lot but just as we got out of the car, some spaces opened up in the main lot so we were able to move. I believe you can also get on a chartered boat here to go on Lake Norman. Nice place, we will return.