We sail at both Jordan Lake and Kerr Lake
Jordan LakeJordan Lake (Summer) – Directions to Vista Point:
For GPS use address: 3300 N Pea Ridge Rd Pittsboro, NC 27312 From Raleigh: Take US 64 West toward Pittsboro. You will cross Jordan Lake about 7 miles before you get to Pittsboro. From the traffic light at Wilsonville which is right before you cross the lake, go 3.1 miles and as soon as you have crossed all of the lake, take the first left onto Seaforth Road (state route 1941) - Note this is not the Seaforth launching area. At 2.0 miles on Seaforth, the road will dead-end into another road. Take a left, onto North Pea Ridge Road (state route 1700). Vista Point parking lot will be 1.5 miles after the left turn. The road will dead-end into the parking lot. Just before entering the Vista Point Park, you will see a guard station, where during summer months a fee of $5 (cash only) is collected from each car. From Pittsboro: Take US 64 East toward Raleigh. About 5.5 miles from downtown, there will be a red light at Griffins Crossroads. Take a right onto North Pea Ridge Road. You will dead end into the Vista Point parking lot in about 2.25 miles. From Chapel Hill/Durham: From the East: Take 751 south until you intersect with US 64. Take a right on US 64 West to Wilsonville. From Wilsonville, follow Raleigh directions. From the West: Take 15-501 South to Mt Gilead Church Rd (shortly after the Fearrington Inn). Take a left onto Mt Gilead Church Rd and follow it to US64. Where it crosses US 64, it turns into North Pea Ridge Road, which will take you straight to Vista Point. |
Kerr LakeKerr Lake - Directions to Henderson Point:
For GPS use address: 1260 Rev Henderson Road Henderson, NC 27537 From Raleigh: If taking Route 1 from Raleigh, exit Route 1 in Henderson at Route 39. Turn left onto NC-39 North toward Henderson and Townsville. After 13.5 miles the road forks, stay right. There will be a church in the middle of the fork. Go 3 miles and turn right, there will be a sign for Henderson Point. Once in the Park area, turn left just past the ranger's house to get to the community building on Henderson Point. From Durham/Chapel Hill: From Durham, Chapel Hill and parts of Raleigh, take I-85 toward Virginia to the NC-39 exit, number 214. Turn left onto NC-39 North toward Henderson and Townsville. After 13.5 miles, shortly after Townsville, the road forks, stay right onto Rock Spring Church Road. There will be a church in the middle of the fork. Go 3 miles and turn right, where there is a sign for Henderson Point. Once in the Park area, turn left just past the ranger's house to get to the community building and parking areas on Henderson Point. |
