LOWELL JOHNSON PARK SWIMMING HOLE CLOSURE

It is closed to complete construction and approvals on the well, and keep the public safe.  

Because this is an active construction site, safety conditions will be shifting as work continues. Once construction is done, we cannot put the well back into use until we have approval from both the State and the County. 

With more than 75% of visitors to the Swimming Hole coming from off-island, working bathrooms are necessary to maintain sanitary conditions.

We do hope to have it opened as soon as permitting allows.  We have no way of being sure but we are hoping for the work to be approved by mid summer.

• The gate to the swimming hole will be closed. 
• Signs will be posted that parking at the adjoining Guthrie Center is private parking on a sandwich board placed in the center of the driveway.
• There are already street signs on Guthrie that indicate no parking close to the park.
• At our discretion, vehicles illegally parked - especially those causing safety concerns - will be booted by a local towing company and required to pay $150 to release their cars.

We were trying hard to have this work done ahead of opening for the summer but delays in construction and permitting have been unusually prolonged by changes in permitting and timelines for approvals.

In many of our parks, we do utilize porta potties but they are not as busy as the swimming hole can be. It is not possible for us to have them emptied more than once a month and they could easily overfill in one busy weekend. This makes them not viable for use at the swimming hole.  

No. 

All other freshwater swimming access on the island is privately held by homeowners associations. Please do not trespass and use those facilities because you see others accessing the lake.