One other suggestion if you haven't done this; Glendale fish and wildlife has Dogwood lake, manmade flooded deal. When I was a kid, it had standing timber. Now over the years the tops have broke off so it's kind of creepy to canoe around with massive trees up to just below the surface but it's a fun lake with 10 hp limit so it's canoe/kayak friendly. They also have a decent campsite and no one has ever messed with my camp while I was off fishing. No reservations, just pull up, sign up and enjoy the weekend. I've always had a great time there. Pan fishing is great, largemouth fishing is what I mostly do. Mostly plastic worm due to all the structure complications but there are places where you can do a bit more casting and obviously topwater is a no brainer in the mornings and evenings.
Anyway, I was hoping to do this one soon too for a fishing day or 2.
Another thing I like to do is Astronomy. I've got a 20" dob and mostly take it to Dolan's Lake over in Illinois. Much darker skies there. We could do a joint adventure sometime if anyone else has a scope or you'd be welcome to join me sometime. If you haven't experienced a big dob, it's a lot of fun. Mostly deep sky objects like galaxies, globular clusters and nebulas.
