Pine Beach Resort-Side Lake

Side Lake is one of those places where the water is actually as good as people say, and Pine Beach Resort puts you right on it. There’s a big open grass field for the kids to run around, plus a BBQ area when you’re ready to grill after a day on the lake. It’s an all-ages kind of spot — families with little ones, older couples, people who bring their dogs — it all works here. The kind of place where you show up stressed and leave wondering why you don’t just move up north permanently.