FARMERSBURG, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking to hire more people as public swim spots open Memorial Day weekend.
The Indiana DNR is looking to hire and certify lifeguards for multiple state parks across Indiana. The current parks looking for lifeguards are:
- the beach at Indiana Dunes State Park
- pool at Brown County State Park
- pool at Cagles Mill Lake (Lieber State Recreation Area)
- pool at Clifty Falls State Park
- pool at McCormick’s Creek State Park
- aquatic center at O’Bannon Woods State Park
- aquatic center at Prophetstown State Park
- pool at Shakamak State Park
- pool at Spring Mill State Park
- pool at Turkey Run State Park
- pool at Versailles State Park
All the pools listed above will be open Saturday through Monday, May 24-26, Saturday and Sunday May 31- June 1, and then daily June 7- Aug 1. The beach at the Indiana Dunes State Park will follow the same schedule. Positions are open to anyone 15 or older. If interested, contact the closest park near you listed above to see when a certification course is available. Phone numbers for the different properties can be found here under “find a park,” and more information can be found here.
All other beaches will be open for swimming on Memorial Day weekend and will remain open through Labor Day weekend. Those beaches are:
• Brookville Lake/Whitewater Memorial State Park,
• Cagles Mill Lake (Lieber SRA),
• Cecil M. Harden (Raccoon SRA),
• Chain O’Lakes State Park,
• Deam Lake SRA,
• Ferdinand State Forest,
• Hardy Lake,
• Mississinewa Lake,
• Monroe Lake,
• Ouabache State Park,
• Patoka Lake,
• Pokagon State Park,
• Potato Creek State Park,
• Salamonie Lake,
• Starve Hollow SRA,
• Summit Lake State Park.
The Beach at Lincoln State Park will close after the 4th of July weekend due to lake levels being down for dam maintenance. The aquatic center at Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County State Park and the pools at Clifty Inn, Potawatomi Inn, and Turkey Run Inn will continue to welcome guests. Beginning August 1, the pools and beach at Indiana Dunes State Park will likely return to weekends only.
