KELSEYVILLE -- It's a warm sunny day at Clear Lake State Park in Lake County and three young boys in swim trunks are perched on a huge log hanging over a slough. ''There's a dead fish down there,'' ...

Cory Shedd (left) of Aurora, Colo., and Ernie Puckett of Woodland Park, Colo., adjust the mast of their 18-foot Hobie Cat Tuesday afternoon at Clear Lake State Park Beach. Clear Lake is playing host ...

An Iowa lake has been named one of the 26 best lakes for swimming in the U.S. this summer, according to the Reader's Digest. But is it actually safe for swimming? The Iowa Department of Natural ...

Swimming is not recommended at 18 state beaches, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. That includes:Backbone BeachBeeds Lake BeachBobwhite State ParkBrushy Creek BeachClear Lake ...