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Have The Best Lake-Side Vacation At Norris Lake

One of the best ways for a family to get away, is to find an idyllic location, rent a cabin, hitch up the boat to the family vehicle, load up the family and get away. One of the best places to accomplish this is with a cabin rental at Norris Lake in Northeast Tennessee.

Norris Lake is just north of Knoxville and is conveniently located to I-75. The location of Norris Lake makes it convenient to Knoxville, home to the University of Tennessee, Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains. The Dollywood theme park is but a short hour drive away and after the hustle and bustle of the city and the theme park, the return to the rural settings of Norris Lake is refreshing for the entire family.

Norris Lake is nestled in the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains. To the North is the Cumberland Gap, which provided access to the west during colonial times. The Cumberland Gap leads to the historic Wilderness Trail, which was first marked by Daniel Boone, a Tennessee native. Set at the convergence of the Clinch and Powell Rivers, Norris Lake was created by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) with the construction of the Norris Dam. With the creation of Norris Lake, the lake stretches over 50 miles up both of the rivers. In all, Norris Lake covers 33,000 acres.

While Norris Lake attracts visitors from Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and Virginia, it also attracts visitors from as far away as Wisconsin. These visitors come to enjoy crystal clear waters that the TVA rates as the purest in the TVA system. The TVA measures the water quality at 96% pure and visibility in the water is up to 25′. This rural setting provides views of crystal clear blue water with banks lined with natural stone and hardwood trees.

When the family tires of waterskiing, fishing and wakeboarding there are two nearby wildlife areas provide hiking and biking trails horseback riding. Norris Lake cabin rentals truly offer the vacationer the opportunity to get away from it all while still maintaining access to a major city and theme park for fun and adventure for all of the family.

If Tennessee is a bit too far for you to travel, you might consider a Big Bear cabin rental at Big Bear Lake, located in Southern California. The amenities include anything from horseback riding, to para-sailing, to skiing (in the winter).

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