This would be the perfect park but the power plant across the lake was very loud the day we were there. it's a 300 acre lake that offers fishing, boating, paddle boats, a playground, a volley ball court, horseshoes, and picnicking.. The lake itself is nice, pretty easy to launch from. cost was $8 per kayak. they have annual passes available for $50 per year per kayak. for the annual pass they will put a sticker on your yak indicating that you are an annual pass holder. a few amount of people fishing and paddling the waters. the park offers paddle boats for rent, fishing is. Lake julian has an abundance of bass, catfish, brim, crappie and imported tilapia. because lake julian is used as a cooling agent for progress energy the lake is “thermal.” some of the best fishing occurs from october through march. paddle boats and canoes are available for rental. these boats can be rented by the