Blewett Falls Lake
Blewett Falls Lake is a 2560-acre lake in the south-central part of the state between Wadesboro, NC and 
Rockingham, NC. The lake is the storage reservoir for the Blewett Falls Hydroelectric Dam and is located at approximately mile 195 on the Yadkin-Pee Dee River between Anson and Richmond counties in central North Carolina. The dam has a maximum height of about 50-feet above the river bed, and forms the Blewett Falls Lake.
The Blewett Falls development began operation in 1912 and is owned and operated by Progress Energy. The surface area of Blewett Falls Lake covers about 2560 acres at the normal full pool elevation of 178 feet above mean sea level. At full pool elevation, the lake contains approximately 34 linear miles of shoreline.
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attractions nearby Blewet Falls Lake
| Cheraw State Park | 21 miles |
| Cheraw, SC South Carolina's first state park originally built in the 1930's, Cheraw State Park is located in the sandhills region. The park's 360-acre lake offers fishing and various recreational opportunities in a beautiful setting. |
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| Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge | 22 miles |
| Wadesboro, NC Pee Dee was established with the purpose of providing sanctuary and wintering habitat for migratory birds. |
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| Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve | 23 miles |
| Southern Pines, NC Imagine the trees of Weymouth, England as did the former owner of this estate when he viewed the longleaf pines. The endangered red-cockaded woodpecker is a permanent resident of the Sandhills. Tour the nature center museum dedicated to the study, interpretation and protection of the threatened longleaf pine ecosystem. |
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| Sand Hills State Forest | 31 miles |
| Patrick, SC The Sand Hills State Forest is located in north central South Carolina, in Chesterfield and Darlington Counties. Here you'll find picnic shelters, a fishing lake, a mountain bike trail, and a nature trail. |
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| Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge | 33 miles |
| McBee, SC Thirty ponds and lakes dot the 1,400 acres of fields and forests and 42,000 acres of woodlands on the Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is one of the southeast's premier sites for viewing the rapidly diminishing longleaf pine/wiregrass ecosystem. |
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| Uwharrie National Forest | 38 miles |
| Troy, NC The Uwharrie National Forest is located in central North Carolina, in an area known as the Piedmont. Although it is the smallest National Forest in the state, the Uwharrie offers some great recreation opportunities. |
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| Morrow Mountain State Park | 39 miles |
| Albemarle, NC View the skeletal remains of a once-mighty range of peaks. Located in the Uwharrie Mountains along the Pee Dee River and Lake Tillery, Morrow Mountain features miles of mountain trails to wander on foot or horseback. |
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| Boones Cave State Park | 40 miles |
| Albemarle, NC Boone's Cave is a day-use park located north of Salisbury and west of Lexington along the Yadkin River. |
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| Little Pee Dee State Park | 43 miles |
| Lake View, SC Quiet camping in an unspoiled setting is popular at this park, which features a small river swamp and part of the scenic Little Pee Dee River. |
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| Lumber River State Park | 43 miles |
| Orrum, NC Recognized as a National Wild and Scenic River, the Lumber River offers excellent wildlife viewing and a taste of natural communities unique to blackwater streams, such as a cypress gum swamp and pine savannah. Facilities include a visitor contact station, boat ramp, canoe camping, trails, picnic area and picnic shelter. |
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