Explore beautiful lakes across Ohio, from sandy beaches to quiet forest shores, perfect for swimming, kayaking, fishing, and ...

The Bluegrass State has its fair share of gorgeous swimming holes, but here are some of the most notable, most beautiful, and ...

This Midwest state park features the Great Lake of Michigan and various water activities. Plus, there is plenty of nature to ...

"Just do it." Yes, that’s a 20-year-old advertising slogan and practically a cultural joke now. But that tagline gets startlingly real as my bare toes clasp a gnarly rock ledge and I stare 30 feet ...

Lake Norman, North Carolina's largest man-made lake, stretches 34 miles long with 520 miles of shoreline just north of Charlotte. It's a go-to escape for swimming, boating, shopping and lakeside ...

There is an under-the-radar beach for water recreation activities near Grand Rapids, and it's one of Michigan's little-known ...

AND RIGHT NOW, EASTERN LAKE IS HEADED INTO ITS SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK UNDER A SWIM ADVISORY. POLK COUNTY CONSERVATION SAYS E-COLI TESTS ONCE AGAIN SHOWED HIGH LEVELS OF THAT BACTERIA. BUT THE BEACH IS ...

The swim beach at Blue Marsh Lake is to reopen Saturday, but officials warn that it is still under a harmful algal bloom status, the Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday. “The update to the swim ...

UPDATE: The Manchester Health Department announced Tuesday that Crystal Lake is closed again due to elevated E. coli levels. The public beach will be re-opened once the bacteria level is in an ...

It’s a Godless 90 degrees. You’ve escaped the inferno of your non-airconditioned apartment and high-tailed it to Madison Beach. The dock is waiting for you to jump off of it into the cool of Lake ...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued by the National Weather Service on high swim risk days, and are largely dictated by the wind direction. High risk days for swimming and boating are typically ...