Gatlinburg Real Estate Blog

With the many pressures of modern day life, we all need a safe haven to escape to occasionally. For some, it may be a quiet hike in the woods while for others it is as simple as time on the couch relaxing. For a fortunate few however, their escape is to one of our area lakes. For lake lovers, Douglas Lake offers lots of recreational choices from all types of boating, to bass fishing, to just floating about aimlessly and our newest listing provides for all of these! This is truly a spectacular lot as it offers both year round access to the water AND you can walk to the water. The nature of our area lakes is that they were created by the Tennessee Valley Authority to protect the area against flooding which used to be an annual concern. For this reason, the lakes are lowered in the winter to provide extra capacity to hold our Smoky Mountain spring and fall wet seasons. Many local property owners enjoy lake access only during the summer when the lake is at its maximum height. Others who do...

With the many pressures of modern day life, we all need a safe haven to escape to occasionally. For some, it may be a quiet hike in the woods while for others it is as simple as time on the couch relaxing. For a fortunate few however, their escape is to one of our area lakes. For lake lovers, Douglas Lake offers lots of recreational choices from all types of boating, to bass fishing, to just floating about aimlessly and our newest listing provides for all of these! This is truly a spectacular lot as it offers both year round access to the water AND you can walk to the water. The nature of our area lakes is that they were created by the Tennessee Valley Authority to protect the area against flooding which used to be an annual concern. For this reason, the lakes are lowered in the winter to provide extra capacity to hold our Smoky Mountain spring and fall wet seasons. Many local property owners enjoy lake access only during the summer when the lake is at its maximum height. Others wh...