Swimming at Dow’s Lake is now permitted in the first time in more than a century. Tobi Nussbaum, CEO for the NCC, was one of those swimmers. He told the Ottawa Citizen, while wearing a drenched ...

However, not all swimming spots have public restrooms. So, what should you do when nature calls? Just pee in the lake?

While swimming is not allowed in the lake, access to the wading pool area and beach is open. The city hopes to allow swimming again on June 27. CORRECTION: A previous version of this article ...

And there I was just a few weeks after the thaw of 2025, preparing to take a swim in it. I’ll admit my first reaction to the notion of swimming at Dow’s Lake was something close to revulsion.

The swimming beach of Laurel Lake, located in Pine Grove Furnace State Park just outside of Adams County in Cumberland County's Cooke Township, was closed on Wednesday June 18, 2025, until further ...

Norris Lake was ranked the No. 3 best lake for swimming in the country in the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards, outranking three of the Great Lakes also on the list. 10BEST noted the ...

Norris Lake was ranked the No. 3 best lake for swimming in the country in the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards, outranking three of the Great Lakes also on the list. 10BEST noted the ...

Fuller Lake, a second lake at the park that also hosts a swimming beach, is not directly fed by Mountain Creek, and had remained open for swimming. The beaches at Fuller and Laurel lakes are both ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WSET) — As temperatures rise, Smith Mountain Lake is proving to be a safe haven for swimmers this summer, thanks to the diligent efforts of local volunteers. Each year ...

Ebenezer Park on Lake Wylie is run by York County. At Lake Murray, on the other hand, much of the shoreline is taken up by private homes and docks, giving the public more limited access.

The swimming area at Swartswood State Park in Sussex County was closed June 19 after state officials detected a harmful algae bloom in the lake.