COVID spurs swimming, boating ban at Blue Lake this summer
Visitors unable to swim, paddle boat, fish from dock this summer due to pandemic, construction
This summer families will not be able to access the water at Blue Lake Regional Park due to ongoing concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic and infrastructure changes being made by Metro Regional Government.
The 185-acre park at 21224 N.E. Blue Lake Road in Fairview has long been a destination for tens of thousands of visitors looking to fish from an accessible dock, swim and paddle boat. But all three of those activities are prohibited this summer, and there is no clear picture of when they will return. Fishing is still allowed from the banks of the lake.