Set at the base of the snow-capped Rockies in Northwestern Montana, sparkling Whitefish Lake is incredibly scenic. And whether you choose to join the crowd at City Beach in Whitefish (where you can ...

"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 ...

August is the best time of the year to take a dip in Lake Michigan, when its waters hover in the balmy upper 60s. Experts say so, and Chicago’s crowded beaches offer proof. But an invisible hazard can ...

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

Visitors to Rock Hill Lake Park take advantage of the beach and swimming area this month. The city-run park is only the second public swimming area on Lake Wylie. TRACY KIMBALL ...

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 ...

More than 100 years ago, Joe Biddle purchased a piece of property on the southeastern shore of Loon Lake, less than an hour from Spokane, and called it Granite Point Resort. In the early days, the ...

The opening of South Carolina’s newest state park has become a flash point for conversations about access to one of the state’s biggest lakes. With Pine Island scheduled to open to the public in ...

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 ...

DENVER (KDVR) — If you had hopes to take a dip at Union Reservoir over the Fourth of July weekend, it’s time to make backup plans: Officials announced Saturday that the beach would be closed. The ...