Lake Monkey Business

The lakes were drawn down during spring and summer months and refilled by the autumn rains and attract many migrating waterfowl.

In 1964, Headley sold Bull Run Plantation to a financial syndicate of sportsmen interested in a recreational preserve.

The lands on the southern and eastern perimeter of the lake form a part of the private Golden Eagle development.

The park is located on a grassy isthmus with ample shade provided by many Spanish moss-draped live oaks and three docks useful to residents for catching various species of panfish (genus Lepomis).

The lake is generally green in color with photosynthetic plankton and low in weeds due to invasive grass carp.

The bottom of the lake is between 6–10 feet (1.8–3.1m) in depth and strewn with small branches and trees due to beaver activity.

No swimming is allowed due to alligators and rare plankton blooms that have turned the water bright orange for months.