White
Lake's first commercial operation opened in 1901.
The town was incorporated in 1951 and has a
population of approximately 500 year-round
residents with thousands of tourist visiting the lake each
summer. White Lake offers swimming,
boating, and water skiing for the perfect family
vacation. The lake has an amusement
park, miniature golf, and a first class Water Park.
Motels, cottages, and campground accommodations
are available as well as permanent home sites.
A beautiful 18-hole golf course is located
between Elizabethtown and White Lake. Because it is fed by subterranean springs, White
Lake has a white sandy
bottom and crystal clear waters.
There
are no currents, no tides, and no hazardous depressions. It has been labeled "The Nation's Safest
Beach." Some accommodations are
open all year. It is a choice resort area for
southeastern North Carolina. White Lake is home
to the annual White Lake Water Festival. For more information, visit their website at www.whitelakenc.com.
Fishermen find the U.S. Locks and Dam site, located on the banks of the Cape
Fear River at Elizabethtown, one of the most productive areas anywhere for
shad fishing.
Bladen Lake State Forest, under the Game Lands Program of the N.C. Wildlife
Commission, has 3,500 acres set aside for still hunters and 29,000 acres available
for still or dog hunting for big and small game.
N.C. State Parks operate nearby Jones Lake and Singletary Lake. Water sports, hiking,
camping, and picnicking are available at each lake.
The Bladen County Recreation Department provides parks with areas for softball, soccer, football
and tennis.
Historic Tory Hole Park in Elizabethtown is the site of a Revolutionary
War battle. Picnic areas, a playground, a fitness trail, and an amphitheater are part of the park.
LOCATION
OF WHITE LAKE:
In Bladen County on US Hwy 701 and NC Hwy's 41 &53, ten miles North
of Elizabethtown.
SIZE:
11/2 miles wide X 2 miles long, 7 mile drive around the Lake
that covers 1,065 acres.
CLIMATE:
Average Temperature: 63F Average rainfall per year: 49.06"
POPULATION:
Est. year round: 500 Tourists per year: 200,000
TOWN OFFICE:
Open 5 days per week Phone: (910)862-4800
TAXES:
City property taxes are $.48 per $100 based on 100% valuation.
County taxes are $.7375 per $100 bases on 100% valuation plus user fees.
PETS:
No pets at large. (City Rule)
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Motels, Apartments, Trailers, Rooms, Cottages, Campgrounds.
AVERAGE RATES:
Motel Room:
Family of 4: $54.00-$65.00 per night
Family of 6: $65.00-$89.00 per night
Efficiency Rooms & Apartments:
Family of 4: $67.00-$90.00 per night
Family of 6: $90.00 per night
Family of 8: $125.00 per night
Trailers:
Family of 6: $100.00 per night
$550.00 per week
Cottages:
Prices are determined by sleeping accomidations and size.
Prices are $375.00-$900.00 per week.
Camping Spaces: $25.00-$35.00 per night.
WEEKLY RATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL ACCOMMODATIONS
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FISHING,
BOATING, HUNTING & SWIMMING
REGULATIONS:
Regulations are set by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.
The lake is patrolled by Wildlife Protectors.
REPORT ALL BOATING ACCIDENTS WITHIN 10 DAYS to the
White Lake Police at 862-4057.
Skin diving is permitted with divers flags, no spear fishing.
The poles are the dividing line between boating and swimming areas and
there is a no-wake speed limit between the poles and the shoreline.
Boats towing skiers must travel straight in and straight out from the shoreline to the boating area beyond the erected poles.
Boats may not travel parallel to shore between the poles and the shoreline, at any speed. This is a designated swimming area.
A Town ordinance makes diving illegal. Do not dive off piers.
No lifeguards are on duty due to the clear shallow waters of the Lake. Do
not leave children unattended.
Fishing is fair for Bream, Large Mouth Bass, Yellow Perch
and Catfish.
Three rivers are available for fishing.
RECREATION:
Amusement Parks with
Rides,
Games, Miniature Golf, Bingo, Sunbathing, Arcades, Swimming, Boating, Water Skiing,
Souvenirs, Food, Golf, and Groceries
FISHING LICENSES can be purchased at Wal-Mart in Elizabethtown. |
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