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City Lakes

2011 Season: March 17 - November 13

March 17 - May 29 (open four days per week)

Thursday - Sunday, 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Open Monday, April 25 and May 30

June 3 - August 28 (open three days per week)

Friday - Sunday, 6:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Open Monday, July 4

September 2 - November 13 (open three days per week)

Friday – Sunday, 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Open Monday, September 5

 

Lake Michie / Little River

Lake Michie (919) 477-3906

Recreational Area:

Lake Michie offers some of the finest largemouth bass fishing in the Piedmont. Rent a city boat and motor from us or launch your own boat for a relaxing day of fishing without the hassles found at larger lakes.

Little River Lake (919) 477-7889

Recreational Area:

The boating and fishing facilities offer bank fishing as well as electric motor and rowboat rentals. The facility is located at the intersection of Orange Factory Road and Blalock Road in Northern Durham County. For more information and rates, call (919) 471-1623, or the lake boathouse (919) 477-7889.

Special Notice:

Little River is a primary water supply for the City of Durham. For this reason, we must limit and control recreational activities at the lake. Please adhere to the following guidelines and instructions to protect our water source:

1. Privately owned boats and motors are not permitted on the lake.