Bull Shoals Lake is a magnet for fishing and other recreational water activities. Fishing may top the list year 'round, drawing bass fishermen as well as anglers who enjoy the search for walleye, crappie, catfish, and lake trout. Stay on Highway 125 until it meets Highway 14 at Lakeway. Make a left turn at Highway 14, and after a short drive south on Highway 14, you will come to the Welcome Ridge public access area sign. A paved, winding road with beautiful views, County Road 801, eventually descends from high ground down toward the lake and old Midway.
Skiers share the massive lake with boats of all types.
Activities in the Midway locale revolve around the Pine Mountain Community Center and Volunteer Fire Department. Willing volunteers provide the emergency services all communities need from the Pine Mountain Fire and Rescue Department. A paved, lighted helicopter pad became a reality here in late 1996, allowing emergency transport of an ill or injured person to expert medical care in area hospitals. The state Department of Aeronautics funded the helicopter pad construction on the site donated by a local property owner. Controlled from flooding by a series of dams along its stream bed, it flows cold now, through its dams, from the bottom of the lakes.