Crystal Lake Park

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  johnroth

  Has a lake people swim in. Comparable to swimming in your own waste.

  18 years ago | reply | hide comment
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  Andy (guest)

  This park is probably most well-known for its 18-hole Disc Golf course. Most holes have an recreational and a pro tee box, with the holes ranging from ~150' to ~350'. All Pro tees are listed as par-3, while the Rec tees are split between Par-3s and Par-4s depending on distance and obstacles. There are some slight changes in elevation with the exception of hole 18 (with most changes being maybe 20'-30' in most areas, and probably 50' or 60' on hole 18.) The whole course wraps anti-clockwise around the Lake after which the park is named - so mind the wind and your control to avoid the water hazard. A few holes also contain tall grass or light marshy hazards. There are no public restrooms on the course itself, but the park's beach maintains a building with restrooms open during peak summer hours. There is fresh water available at a manually-pumped well-based drinking fountain on hole 11. The course is open year around. And actually, unlike what johnroth wrote here 5 years ago, the water here isn't dirty at all. The lake is connected to both the Beaver Dam Lake & the Beaver Dam River. The river, after forking off into countless creeks and tributaries, eventually meets with the Rock River a county's-worth or so distance to the south. On hot summer days you'll see people frequenting the beach (separated from the DG-course) and you'll see disc-golfers jumping in the main lake to cool off between rounds, or hopping in to fish out their disc after a lousy throw. If you accidentally throw your disc in the water and you don't jump in after it, don't expect it to stick around for long as people swim here regularly and some disc-golfers will regularly search the lake for abandoned discs. I've lost a few to the depths myself - I use "depths" loosely here, since most people can touch the lake-bottom nearly everywhere. So, if your disc went in the water and you have a rough idea where it landed, going in after it will usually result in you finding your disc resting in the mud that makes up the lakebed.

  12 years ago | reply | hide comment