I've been shopping for a waterfront lot to either lease or buy that I can park my travel trailer on. Been looking at Logan Martin and Lake Martin. Lay is closer but I hear it's very stumpy and can be rough on a boat if you don't know the lake. I've only been on it once. We will be fishing and pulling the kids on the tubes. So, is the lake as stumpy as they say? Any areas worse than others? Any advice?

It's. really not that bad. We had a house in Shelby Shores. I would never buy a lot on a lake without learning the features first anyway.

To answer your question, anything from narrows to dam is fine for pulling kids but there are numerous sloughs and cuts that are stump free throughout the lake.We used to pull tubes up and down the lake all the time. Once you've been there for a while you will learn the channels cut through the stickup fields and all the places that are perfect for recreation. I prefer lay because of the drawdown and numerous shallow spots on Logan.

around spring creek and up towards okimo its stumpy but not bad once you learn the channels

Lake maps make navigating a new lake much easier, navionics phone app is $9 and will show you the channels. The hazardous areas are pretty well marked on Lay, it has a reputation for being "stumpy" because lots of recreational boaters can't read the navigation signs.
I wouldn't buy a lake lot without being familiar with the lake, ask a friend to show you around or highlight hazardous areas on a paper map.

We live on the main channel before you get to the steam plant...and there are alot of areas for recreation tubing, etc. Gotta learn the lake. Great lake in my opinion, and I also looked hard at Smith before I bought.

I know it's not lay lake, but if you haven't looked into wind creek on lake Martin you may want to consider it. I spent my childhood camping down there. Awesome place. Plenty of area for recreational boating, and it's on the best end of the lake for fishing too.

Lay can be dangerous. There are lots of areas with standing timber and stumps. With that said, there are plenty of areas for recreation. Just make sure you know the lake.

Logan Martin has less obstacles, but they drop the water there.

Yeah we love it down there but people with property for sale down there must love it too.

Thats the truth. My parents bought a house down there after we outgrew the camp scene (3 rowdy boys) 10 years later they can easily sell it for double what they paid.