I will happily pack my bags to stay anywhere remotely near a body of water. I don't care if it is a lake, river, ocean, or ...

"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 ...

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 weather should cooperate with suitably warm temperatures, and Michigan's lakes are warm enough to feel downright cozy, but it could be risky to get into the water this weekend. The National ...

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 ...

For a family-friendly and scenic place to swim near Utah's Wasatch Mountains, head to this idyllic beach that is one big ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...