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re: Lake houses in Alabama. Best area?
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:23 am to Auburntiger
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:23 am to Auburntiger
Weiss Lake is known as the “Crappie Capital of the World” but is a very shallow lake as someone mentioned earlier. It’s in a rural, low middle class area, but has a “Mayberry” type feel to it. The lake is near Little River Canyon and Cherokee Rock Village making it one of the more beautiful areas of our state. Chesnut Bay Resorts are very nice and also has an impressive water park (Pirates Bay) on the property as well. The lake was developed in the 60s and you will see lots of campers (including old buses converted to campers); however, there are some really nice areas and homes as well. Money goes a long way there... which is way many from the Atlanta area have homes on Weiss. For $300k you can have yourself a very, very nice place. The county seat of Centre is in the middle of the “ABC Triangle” with travel times of 1 1/2 to Bham... 1 hr to Chattanooga and 2 hrs to ATL.
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Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:23 am to Centinel
Yeah it can be a pain depending on where you are. But if you fish Guntersville is the obvious answer.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:26 am to Centinel
Lake Tuscaloosa. Then you can play golf at Northriver
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:34 am to Slippy
I would look hard at Smith. Guntersville has world class bass fishing. Smith is less developed, and you can still get a reasonable house/lot. The water at Smith is crystal clear. Below the dam, they stock Rainbow trout the water is so cold.
ETA:
I am on the Tallapoosa. If I had to live on one of the AL lakes, it would be Lake Martin. It is one of the better recreational lakes in the country.
ETA:
I am on the Tallapoosa. If I had to live on one of the AL lakes, it would be Lake Martin. It is one of the better recreational lakes in the country.
This post was edited on 4/23/20 at 10:38 am
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:36 am to Slippy
Ono Island is the only OT answer.
Lake Martin, which you said is too far south, is the best full time residency lake I've been on. For full time residency, I weigh in closeness to stores (gas, grocery, hardware, etc), things to do/sight see/cruise, restaurants on water, places/islands to anchor and explore, safe places to pull young ones on tubes/ski/kneeboard, etc. It's the best all around.
Smith Lake is gorgeous and I think it being affordable has passed on. Good locations are snatched up. To get in affordable category, your "waterfront" may be a 100' shear cliff and surrounded by trailers/camps.
Guntersville is Alabama's largest lake. It's also my favorite to be on. It varies greatly from north to south. However I don't think I'd choose it for full time residency unless I had something tied to Huntsville.
Lake Martin, which you said is too far south, is the best full time residency lake I've been on. For full time residency, I weigh in closeness to stores (gas, grocery, hardware, etc), things to do/sight see/cruise, restaurants on water, places/islands to anchor and explore, safe places to pull young ones on tubes/ski/kneeboard, etc. It's the best all around.
Smith Lake is gorgeous and I think it being affordable has passed on. Good locations are snatched up. To get in affordable category, your "waterfront" may be a 100' shear cliff and surrounded by trailers/camps.
Guntersville is Alabama's largest lake. It's also my favorite to be on. It varies greatly from north to south. However I don't think I'd choose it for full time residency unless I had something tied to Huntsville.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:42 am to Aubie Spr96
quote:This image looks to be taken in late Fall and is beautiful.
I will say that Yellow Creek in the summer is a nice place to be. Bikinis in the water fall coming off the mountain is a sight to behold.
Also "Bikinis coming off in the waterfall" can be an even better sight to behold.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 11:02 am to The Spleen
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Smith Lake
you mean "Death Lake". that lake has too many horror stories!
Posted on 4/23/20 at 11:08 am to PBD4BAMA
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that lake has too many horror stories
Go on.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 11:36 am to Titus Pullo
We got a place on Point Road across from DoubleHead. Beautiful up there.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 11:44 am to auisssa
Gutersville is my favorite on the TN River system.
Tims Ford Lake in TN is just North of Huntsville and would be a top choice.
Stay away from Smith. Were crowded as it is.
Tims Ford Lake in TN is just North of Huntsville and would be a top choice.
Stay away from Smith. Were crowded as it is.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 11:50 am to Slippy
If you insist on Alabama, then Smith Lake would be the best choice. Very clean, deep water. It is methy in some areas but so is most of Alabama in rural parts.
If you just want to be close to Huntsville Tims Ford is about an hour north just across the Tennessee state line. Beautiful and deep lake but prices are going up as Nashville residents are buying second homes there.
Someone mentioned Weiss Lake, my wife's family owned much of the farmland that was flooded by TVA to create that lake. They still have a lot of land in that area and several houses in Cedar Bluff that are lakefront. I'm not a fan of that lake for some of the reasons mentioned so we never go there.
If you just want to be close to Huntsville Tims Ford is about an hour north just across the Tennessee state line. Beautiful and deep lake but prices are going up as Nashville residents are buying second homes there.
Someone mentioned Weiss Lake, my wife's family owned much of the farmland that was flooded by TVA to create that lake. They still have a lot of land in that area and several houses in Cedar Bluff that are lakefront. I'm not a fan of that lake for some of the reasons mentioned so we never go there.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 11:51 am to Chris4x4gill2
My retirement plan is to buy a house a few minutes from Lake Guntersville and use the State Park as a boat ramp.
This way I can sell my house and buy a house for the same money.
Now, if my wife leaves me before then I will gladly buy a lake lot and live happily in a trailer.
This way I can sell my house and buy a house for the same money.
Now, if my wife leaves me before then I will gladly buy a lake lot and live happily in a trailer.
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