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Falls Lake State Recreation Area is a North Carolina state park in Durham and Wake counties, North Carolina in the United States. Near Wake Forest, North Carolina , it covers 5,035 acres (20.38 km 2 ) [ 1 ] along the shores of 12,410-acre (50.2 km 2 ) Falls Lake .
Falls Lake is a 12,410 acre (50 km 2) reservoir located in Durham, Wake, and Granville counties in North Carolina, United States. It extends 28 miles (45 km) up the Neuse River to its source at the confluence of the Eno , Little , and Flat rivers, and has a shoreline of 175 miles (280 km).
State Recreation Area Web-site Region Counties Size Established Status Remarks Falls Lake State Recreation Area: Piedmont Wake, Durham [2] 5,035 acres (20.38 km 2) [5] 1982 [2] Open This recreation area is located along the shores of Falls Lake, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built reservoir. Fort Fisher State Recreation Area: Coast New Hanover [2]
Falls Lake was created in the 1970s to provide Raleigh’s future water needs. Unable to buy and fence off all the land surrounding the lake (the watershed), the next best thing was to zone that ...
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Wake County is home to three state parks: Falls Lake State Recreation Area, Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, and William B. Umstead State Park. Falls Lake Park is located in northern Wake County and contains the 12,000-acre (49 km 2) Falls Lake and 26,000 acres (110 km 2) of woodlands. [32] Umstead Park is situated between Raleigh and Cary ...
The 30-foot Silver Run Falls pours into another mountain swimming hole, with a similarly short, easy trail leading to the area. More: WNC city voted among 10 Best Small Towns in the South: Here's why