You’re in the middle of nowhere, or at least an approximation of it. The closest towns, Covington and Clifton Forge, are 14 and 25 miles away. There are no houses and no development on the lake-only campgrounds. The stunning mountain lake in the Alleghany Highlands of Virginia is surrounded by unspoiled, richly forested land. Really want to get away from lots of other people? Consider Lake Moomaw, a four-and-a-half-hour drive from DC. Photograph by Fire at Will Photography/FOAP.
Trip highlights: Boating, swimming, fishing, hiking.īest place to stay: A lakefront house, which you can rent through Lake Anna Rental Properties, Airbnb, or VRBO.Ī Hidden Gem: Lake Moomaw Lake Moomaw, four and a half hours away, offers gorgeous mountain scenery-and quiet. For fun with the kids, there’s the Boardwalk on Lake Anna ( 200 Boardwalk Way, Mineral 54), with mini-golf and beach volleyball. While water activities are the reason to head to Lake Anna, visitors can also enjoy concerts and exhibits at the Louisa Arts Center ( 212 Fredericksburg Ave., Louisa 54) or a wine-tasting at Lake Anna Winery ( 5621 Courthouse Rd., Spotsylvania Courthouse 54). For a good workout, you can hike the Goodwin Gold Mine Loop, a seven-to-eight-mile combination of trails through the woods.
With ten miles of shoreline, the park is a picturesque place to swim, picnic, and fish it also has a pond that’s more accessible to children and the disabled. During summer, it’s key to arrive early-the park turns away visitors when it fills. To boat on the lake, you must own or rent a house on the private side or else launch from Lake Anna State Park ( 6800 Lawyers Rd., Spotsylvania Courthouse 54) or one of the marinas that offer boat rentals on the northern end. (The lake was built in 1971 as a water supply for the plant.) The southern section is privately owned, the northern side open to the public. The body of water itself has a split personality, as it’s divided into two parts to serve the operation of the North Anna Nuclear Power Station. For a week in August, expect to pay $1,300 to $2,500 for a three-bedroom cottage with lake access or $2,800 to $4,000 for a six-bedroom house with a private dock, according to Lake Anna Rental Properties. It’s also a quieter spot than Deep Creek Lake to go sailing, waterskiing, and fishing.Īccommodations range from two-bedroom cottages to luxurious six-bedroom lakefront homes. Want a getaway nearer to DC? Lake Anna, Virginia, is just an hour and a half away. Close and Quiet: Lake Anna A 90-minute drive away, Lake Anna is Washington’s closest lake escape.
Trip highlights: Boating, water sports, hiking, mountain and road biking, golf.īoat traffic and noise level: Very noisy in the center of the lake, with lots of jet skis and powerboats.īest places to stay: A lakefront house- Railey Mountain Lake Vacations handles more than 450 properties for rent-or Suites at Silver Tree, a four-star lakeside hotel ( 565 Glendale Rd., Oakland 80). 80), where in summer both resort guests and non-guests can ride the Mountain Coaster, a hybrid alpine slide and roller coaster challenge themselves on the Flying Squirrel canopy tour’s five ziplines or take a scenic chairlift ride to enjoy the mountain views. The largest of the three towns, it’s also home to Wisp Resort ( 296 Marsh Hill Rd. The best place to stay if you’re visiting with kids is on the lake’s northern tip, near McHenry-about a three-hour drive from DC. A two-bedroom townhouse or cottage with lake access is about $1,500 to $2,000 a week in August, according to Railey Realty, while a six-bedroom house with a private dock might be $5,300 to $10,000. The surrounding towns of McHenry, Oakland, and Swanton don’t have much in the way of knickknack shopping-a mixed blessing-but all offer house and condo rentals, rustic cabins and lodges, cozy B&Bs, and economy hotels. Deep Creek Lake is in the breathtaking mountains of western Maryland, with 74,000 acres of state parks and forests, Wisp Resort, Adventure Sports Center International which is home of the world’s only mountaintop white water course, and of course, Deep Creek Lake! Enjoy paddle boarding, kayaking, boating, water skiing & wake boarding, swimming and fishing all year long.Still, you can usually also find a quiet cove to go for a swim, especially at the southern end of the lake. Come Vacation with Us in one of our private homes, cabins, lakefront chalets or condos in Deep Creek Lake and enjoy the outdoor recreational vacation fun all four seasons of the year! From lakefront homes with private boat docks and ski-in/ski-out mountain chalet homes with views, to slope side condos and lake access homes, there’s a vacation property for every family or group.
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