Kayaking and small motor (up to 20 hp permitted) boating for fishing and recreation is also plentiful.

The water is stained by vegetation and has a very faint current, since the lake is part of the course of Tohickon Creek.

Visitors to the lake can stay in one of several cabins, at the nearby Weisel Youth Hostel, or at one of the many local private campgrounds.

[3][4] Creation of the lake was first proposed by the Secretary of the Department of Forests and Water, Dr. Maurice K. Goddard, for recreational uses.

It was originally to be called Tohickon Lake, after the creek, but its name was later changed to Nockamixon, meaning "place of soft soil" in the Lenape language.