Where is Lake Norman NC?

Lake Norman is within commuting distance of Charlotte, Hickory, Statesville, Denver, Huntersville, Cornelius, Mooresville, Denver, Troutman, the western parts of Concord and Kannapolis, and the eastern part of Gastonia, and Lincolnton.

To put it in perspective, lets take a drive from Charlotte to Lake Norman.  From Downtown you will get on I-77, exit 10 north.  At exit 13 you will pass over I-85 which would take you to Gastonia south and Concord - Kannapolis to the north. Continuing to exit 18 you will find Northlake Mall, a large upscale shopping center to the west and the University area including shopping, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC-C) and Presbyterian Hospital and just north of the university area, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte Motor Speedway and Concord Mills Mall.

Back to I-77 and continuing north to exit 23 and exit 25, Huntersville. Huntersville offers shopping, Presbyterian Hospital, Huntersville Business Park, Joe Gibbs Racing and more. Go east to Concord and Kannapolis and go west to Denver and Lincolnton. Continuing up I-77 to Exit 28, Cornelius NC. Cornelius is on the southeastern shores of Lake Norman. Cornelius, is home to the Lake Norman Visitor Center and Michael Waltrip Racing. At exit 30, you can visit the city of Davidson, home to Davidson College, a leading liberal arts college.

Continuing up I-77 to exit 33 and exit 36, Mooresville.  Lake Norman Regional Medial Center, The Pointe subdivision.  Just north of Mooresville are Troutman, Exit 42  and Statesville, Exit 49..  West of Mooresville on Highway 150 is Sherrills Ford.

That concludes our trip from Charlotte to Lake Norman.  The upper most point of Lake Norman is off Exit 45, just 40 miles from downtown Charlotte.