Beach Hours - click here Swim
Lessons: Click below for Swim Lesson Definitions- http://www.hlcc.org/swimlessons.pdf
Beach 7 photograph to come. ---------------------------------------------------- Beach Rules have been adopted for everyone's safety
and comfort: Beach Testing Results: The fecal coliform testing results indicate that the Club’s beaches are all well within the safe level as set by the State of New Jersey for bathing beaches. Testing is performed weekly, and a copy of the results is on file with the Vernon Township Health Department and are published on the web site and Newsette. Lifeguards: Most Lifeguards in Highland Lakes are members' children who have passed rigid courses to be certified. Please keep this in mind while at the beach. Lifeguards are not baby-sitters. They are there for your safety and are trained to handle many situations. Give them a hand by watching your own child! Our lifeguards perform a variety of tasks on our beaches. They are badge checkers, perform first aid when needed, sell day badges, and are responsible for keeping our beaches clean and safe. Every morning the beach is raked, the swimming area is checked to be safe, the docks and ladders are checked and any playground equipment is also checked for any loose nails and rough edges. Sometimes they need to get stray dogs off the beach and other times there are other animals, such as raccoons, to get off the beach. Most importantly, the lifeguards watch the swimmers and help, if needed, to keep them safe. Every summer our lifeguards go into the water to assist children who wandered out over their heads and didn't realize it. Of course the number of incidences of this nature is much less than those that occur at our state beaches. It is still nonetheless, an important assist. Since our beaches opened this past Memorial Day we have had 14 assists of this type, half were in deep water and half were in shallow water. Shallow water assists are common due to the uneven terrain at the bottom of the swimming area. Our guards are instructed to go to the dock if there is a swimmer there. This practice saves time to assist tired swimmers or those in need of an assist before it becomes a tragic accident. We also have had 8 near drownings on our beaches. All but one of these were adults. It is good to know your limitations before you put yourself and the guards at risk. If this is your first time swimming for the season, swim the length of the beach a few times to see if you can make it to the dock. The lifeguards will have you turn around if, in their judgment, you appear to be struggling in your swimming ability. Since the guards are primarily concerned for your safety, some swimming areas may be closed due to a lack of coverage. Usually it is only for a short time, such as 30 minutes or so. It usually occurs because the lifeguards are having their 30-minute lunch break, there is something unsafe at the dock, or swim lessons are going on. Sometimes to our members, it looks as if there are plenty of guards and there is no reason the area should be closed. If there are only two guards on a beach and the water is very busy, the guards are instructed to close the dock. On the larger beaches, we try to have one guard "free" to take care of all the extra jobs we are required to perform. Remember, please be patient. The dock will open after a short period of time. Please listen to your lifeguards, they are there for your safety.
Please listen to your lifeguards, they are there for your safety. |
Beach One- "Upper Highland Lake" at Beach Hut area 
Beach Two- "Main Lake" -West Side at the Clubhouse 
Beach Three -"Main Lake" -East Side at Lookover Lane
Beach Four -"Main Lake" - Lakeside Drive East, South end
Beach Five- "Upper East Highland Lake"- at East Lakeshore Drive
Beach Six- "East Highland Lake" at West Lakeshore Drive 