Swimming & cliff jumping.
Spring-fed water, sandy beach, roped kids' area, rope swings, and cliff jumps when the lifeguards call it green.
Cold, clear, and actually tested.
Our quarry filled the hard way — rock-quarry machinery hit a spring in the late 1950s and 30 acres filled themselves within days. Average water depth is 30 feet with shelves, rock formations, and a bottom full of catfish, bluegill, crappie, and the occasional freshwater jellyfish.
Water is officially tested twice per season and rates as one of the lowest-contaminant bodies of water in Ohio. We rarely need to treat it — and never with copper sulfates, so plant life, turtles, and small freshwater species stay where they belong.
The beach has a large shallow, roped-off area for children. Past the rope, depth drops into the 30-foot range. Red-Cross-certified lifeguards are on duty 10 AM to 7 PM during the regular season.
30ft average depth. 15ft clear-day visibility. One quarry, fifty summers.
Short list, taken seriously.
- No swimming when lifeguards are off duty. The quarry is deep. Off-hour swimmers are expelled from the park without refund.
- Swim inside the marked area. Buoys set the boundaries for lifeguard sightlines. Crossing them clears the whole quarry.
- Cliff jumps only when posted safe. Conditions below the ledges change with rainfall and wind. Lifeguards call it by the day.
- No glass, no alcohol, no cigarettes, no thongs on the beach. This is the children's area. Treat it that way.
- No fishing in the swim quarry. State law. We have two other fishing lakes on the property.
- 70°F-and-sunny rule. If conditions don't meet the bar, the quarry is closed for the day.
The usual, plus hard-soled shoes.
Swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, water bottle, cans (no glass), and a photo ID. Hard-soled shoes matter here — the rocks around the ledges aren't forgiving on bare feet.
Cash or card at the gate if you haven't pre-booked. Kids 0–3 are always free; all guests sign a waiver on arrival.
Things you won't have to pack.
Two public showers by the main gate, water refill station nearby, bathhouses throughout the park, concessions and a small general store during summer season, rental tubes, and a free-to-use raft compressor in the green Quonset hut by the gate.
Ready to swim?
Weekday passes start at $12 adult, $5 kids 4–14. Ages 3 and under always free.