I guess you could call it that. The old timers here call it "Raleigh Beach" because people used to swim there. However, there is a strong hydraulic below the dam and a number of people have drowned there over the years. So, I think they prohibit or discourage swimming now. The dam is the furthest upstream that striped bass can migrate on the Neuse River, and I often see people fishing there. I might try to catch a striper there this spring.