Amenities
There is a playground and park near the beach. The park is full of large beautiful trees that shade much of the beach. There are bathrooms, but they are far away from the beach. There is also a drinking fountain and lots of picnic benches. We also found some clay deposits along the beach, which we dug into and brought home a bunch of clay to make into works of art.
Safety
There are no lifeguards and the swimming area is not marked by lines; just several large buoys. I felt very safe because the beach is very small. I could see all of my kids all of the time.
Water
Because there are no lifeguards, the beach is covered in floating water plants. We made a game of cleaning them up. After 20 minutes of occasionally scooping up water plants, the beach was pretty much clear. The water was warm, and it was nice to walk in. There were a few sticks on the bottom of the lake, but other than that it was smooth and muddy.
I think that occasionally playing in water along side water plants builds character. I want my children to learn that nature is normal, good, and fun; not something to be feared an avoided. The county tests the levels of blue-green algae at every beach every week, and closes beaches that are unsafe. They also put watches on beaches that are near unsafe levels, so swimming at this beach is perfectly fine. Just full of seaweed. Like swimming in a salad.
I liked this beach, but my kids did not like the floating water plants. It is a great small beach and would be perfect for activities that lifeguards do not allow- water guns, throwing people in the water, inner tubes, etc.
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