Thursday, July 15, 2010

Spring Harbor Beach

Today we visited Spring Harbor Beach. It is a neighborhood beach located at 1918 Norman way, just north of Spring Harbor Middle school along the shore of Lake Mendota.


Amenities
The Parking lot for the beach is located across the street from the park. It is a pretty good walk from the parking lot to the sand, but this is the only major inconvenience. There are bathrooms and a drinking fountain located near the water. There are a few shade trees and grass in the park, as well as several picnic tables.

Safety
The entire beach was visible from my spot sitting on a picnic table under a shade tree. The swimming area is well marked with ropes and buoys. A life guard is on duty for part of the day, though we had to provide our own lifeguards....

Caleb kept saying "don't throw sand Martin!"

Sand&Water
There was a little bit of green seaweed. I didn't have a problem with it, but Maddie and Martin who were actually swimming in the water seamed to find a lot. The water was fairly clear and relatively cool. There were lots of boats going by, so there were waves in the water.

I really liked this beach, it is small and safe and I will come here again with my kids to swim.

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