ABOUT HIGH ROCK LAKE

High Rock Lake is a reservoir located on the Yadkin River in central North Carolina in the counties of Davidson and Rowan. Built in 1926-27 by the Tallassee Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), the lake is the northernmost of a series of four hydroelectric projects designed at the time to support the company’s Badin Works, a large aluminum smelting operation located 16 miles downstream in the community of Badin. After the permanent closing of the Badin Works in 2007, Alcoa continued to operate its Yadkin hydroelectric facilities until selling them to Cube Hydro Carolinas in 2016 

With its 360 miles of shoreline, High Rock Lake is the best kept secret in North Carolina. Unlike Lake Norman and Lake Wylie, High Rock Lake doesn’t have near the crowds nor congestion of the other two major lakes in the area. This family friendly lake has gorgeous scenery and homes to look at which adds to the overall experience.