Highway 7 Recreation Area

Highway 7 is a small, popular scenic area adjacent to State Highway 7. A narrow wooded land spur provides the facilities and environment picnickers enjoy throughout the warm and mild season. This is a day use area featuring a playground, two restrooms, numerous picnic areas, and a reservable group use pavilion. The group shelter is located inside the loop turn-around at the extreme west end of the area, at the end of a tree-covered peninsula. The open and gradually sloping land near State Highway 7 provides two swim beaches where visitors find relief from high summer temperatures. Highway 7 Recreation Area is known for the many black squirrels that call it home. DeGray Lake hosts thousands of professional fishing tournaments and triathlons, and it is one of the most popular swimming destinations in the region; the area is also ideal for boating and jet skiing. DeGray Lake encompasses 13,500 water acres, with 207 miles of shoreline and an average depth of 47 feet. The DeGray Lake State Resort Park lies on the northern shores of the lake, where kayaking tours, golf, tennis courts and a horseback riding trail are available.