Which urban city has the best in-city lake? (cons, beach, skyline)

[west336]

^I wanted to rep you, but then you voted for Austin (which has no real lakes), and omitted Seattle and Orlando, among others.

[Ghengis]

Originally Posted by ncopus99

Orlando Lake Eola is my pick.

ever swim in that lake? do they still have the notices around the lake warning about the brain eating amoebas?

[Ben Around]

St Paul has lakes, too: Como, Phalen and Beaver. Also, Crosby and Pig's Eye, but those are backwaters of the Mississippi.

[MtnLion512]

Originally Posted by west336

^I wanted to rep you, but then you voted for Austin (which has no real lakes), and omitted Seattle and Orlando, among others.

So what? It doesn't have the same characteristics as a lake because it's technically a dammed-up river? The OP didn't specify that, and Town Lake has views, shoreline and recreational activities that can hang with many of the real lakes we've been talking about. I posted pics on P1.

I'm going to go rep that poster for not re-stating Orlando and Seattle, which have already been mentioned & discussed several times.

[slo1318]

Originally Posted by west336

^I wanted to rep you, but then you voted for Austin (which has no real lakes), and omitted Seattle and Orlando, among others.

definitely should have Seattle on the list, and perhaps Orlando, maybe...they feel more like impounded drainage.....

Austin for sure, doesnt matter to me if its damned. It feels very natural and integrated into the urban environment.

[iNviNciBL3]

Originally Posted by ncopus99

Orlando Lake Eola is my pick.

Lake Eola over Lake Washington and Lake Calhoun?
Or are you just saying Lake Eola is the best in Orlando?

[orzo]

Originally Posted by BobMarley_1LOVE

Lake Eola over Lake Washington and Lake Calhoun?
Or are you just saying Lake Eola is the best in Orlando?

Lake Washingon shares boundaries with other municipalities. Seattle's most prominent completely in-city lakes are Lake Union and Greenlake.

[robertpolyglot]

Originally Posted by orzo

Lake Washingon shares boundaries with other municipalities. Seattle's most prominent completely in-city lakes are Lake Union and Greenlake.

Said this in post #36. I would take Union over Green. Green is more like a big park pond.

[OrlFlaUsa]

Originally Posted by slo1318

Minneapolis
Austin
Oakland
edit: forgot
Seattle
Orlando? hmm honorable mention maybe?

Honorable mention...?? Minneapolis is debatable, but I think Orlando gets more than an honorable mention for its lake culture. And while all bodies of water in Florida can have alligators, most urban lakes are not populated with very many. FTR, swimming is not allowed in Lake Eola but most everywhere else it is permitted.

http://www.citybonita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/orlando.jpg (broken link)
http://www.citybonita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/orlando.jpg (broken link)


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http://paddle-boardorlando.com/images/059.jpg


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http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/m...919/374969.jpg


http://www.orlando-fishingcharters.c...-fishing-1.jpg


http://centralflorida4u.com/assets/i...ola-aerial.jpg

[jaboyd1]

Originally Posted by OrlFlaUsa

Honorable mention...?? Minneapolis is debatable, but I think Orlando gets more than an honorable mention for its lake culture. And while all bodies of water in Florida can have alligators, most urban lakes are not populated with very many. FTR, swimming is not allowed in Lake Eola but most everywhere else it is permitted.

Lol. The lake culture in Minneapolis is as large as anywhere in the country. Everyone might not live on or use the lakes in the cities (which a lot of the population does anyway) but a large portion of the population has cabins on some of the 10,000 or so lakes spread around the state.