Lake Clark sits off Cook Inlet southwest Anchorage, Alaska, which sits on Knik Arm off the northern end of Cook Inlet. Cook Inlet branches off into the Turnagain Arm on its northern end. Cook Inlet merges with Chugach Passage, Kennedy Entrance, Shelikof Strait, and Stevenson Entrance on its southern end. Alaskan captains and bush pilots…
Lake of the Ozarks lies almost exactly in the center of Missouri. This lake winds around and around for miles and miles, 92 of them, like a slow-moving waft of fog. Most of Lake of the Ozarks’ western stretch nestles into a remote wilderness. Its major development grew up around its eastern S-curve arm. The…
Flathead Lake in far northwestern Montana lays claim as one of the cleanest lake in the world. The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation cooperatively manage Flathead Lake. The Flathead Reservation wraps around Flathead Lake’s southern and southeastern shores, and MFWP takes care of…
Lake Powell lies on the central Arizona/Utah border, with most of the lake stretching northeast into Utah for 185 miles. Several small arms flow into Lake Powell, AZ on its southern section. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA) entirely flanks Lake Powell with over 1.2 million acres. Glen Canyon, including Lake Powell, is almost unpopulated. …
Caddo Lake is Texas’ only recognized natural lake. The addition of a dam to accommodate oil well drilling operations in 1914 turned it into a partially natural lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the Caddo Lake Dam in Louisiana from 1968 to 1971. It forms Caddo Lake’s easternmost border. Most of Caddo Lake…
Lake Havasu is sunny almost all year. On average, Lake Havasu sees 300 days of golden rays per year. Lake Havasu sports some of the most gorgeous beaches in the southwest. At Lake Havasu, visitors can get somewhere totally secluded, or they can have a great night on the town or at the beaches at…
Lake Okeechobee in southern Florida epitomizes rural Florida culture and excitement. The Okeechobee region’s breathtaking flora and fauna characterizes natural Florida. Okeechobee, on the southeastern side of Florida, is a natural inland sea. The romantic Caloosahatchee River flows west from Okeechobee, past Ft. Myers and Cape Coral, to the Gulf of Mexico. Lake Okeechobee…
Big Bear Lake lies in the northern region of the San Bernardino National Forest in southwestern San Bernardino County, California. The City of Big Bear Lake stretches along the lake’s southern shoreline, and the unincorporated area of Big Bear City is east of The City of Big Bear Lake. Bear Mountain, and the Big Bear…
Lake Winnipesaukee lies in eastern New Hampshire about 11 miles east of the Maine border as the crow flies. It is further if when are driving through the Ossipee Mountains on the northeast, the Belknap Mountains on the southwest, and the foothills of the White Mountains on the north side of the lake. This lake…
If you love the northern summers, winters, and four distinct seasons on the most lush prairie lands in the U.S., then head out to Lake Benton, Minnesota, in Lincoln County. Lake Benton rests as a shallow lake with an average depth of seven feet. We called this prairie a gracious land because of all the…
