Summer Is Finally Here!
The lake is now open for fishing and boats! See our website for information on the lake status or call the office if you have any questions. A reminder that flagpoles are located around the lake and at the Front Entrance.
Red: Full closure (stay off and far away from the ice).
Yellow: Partial closure (contact the lake office or check the website for updates).
Green: The lake is open for all activities
Water Safety
As a reminder, here are some safety tips:
- Arbour lake is an unsupervised lake. Use of the lake and its amenities is at your own risk.
- There is no lifeguard on duty.
- Please watch children at all times.
- Always keep your small children within arms length.
- We highly recommend children wear a PFD at all times.
- Children must remain in the buoyed swim area.
- Swim aids and toys must remain in swim area.
- Swimming with a buddy is safer and way more fun.
- No diving.
- No swimming or boating during lightning storms.
- Parents: If your children are under the age of 12, you must remain at the lake with them at all times. They cannot be left unsupervised.
Remember the Lake Rules:
Summer is here and we are all very excited to have fun at the lake, but there are some very important rules to remember!
Members
- Presentation of a membership card or app code is mandatory to gain access to the lake.
- Members 11 years or younger must be accompanied by a responsible member 12 years of age or older.
- Residents under 18 who are not yet registered as a member must be registered by the homeowner.
- Replacement membership cards may be purchased for $25.
- Arbour Lake staff reserves the right to restrict entry to anyone.
- ALRA has the right to make further reasonable rules and regulations.
Guests
- Adult members are permitted a maximum of five guests per household per day.
- Members under the age of 16 are permitted a maximum of two guests at any time and guests must provide photo ID.
- Members are responsible for the actions of their guests.
- All guests must be accompanied by a member at all times and can never be left in the lake alone.
- Members may not check in guests without a current lake card.
- Members under 18 years of age who bring guests, must leave their lake card at the office and guests must leave a piece of picture ID with the member’s lake card. Members and guests may retrieve their ID upon departure.
Prohibitions
- Any glass bottles, glass containers, glass cups, etc.
- Any alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, or similar substances.
- Any animal.
- Any bicycle, skateboard, or other vehicle.
- Any open fires or portable BBQ.
- Any motorboat or snowmobile.
- Personal watercraft equipment.
- Taking sand off the beach.
- Digging deep holes in the beach.
- Any Inflatable water toys/ equipment. Only infant water wings are permitted.
There is no smoking inside the park, or parking lot. No person shall at any time discharge, deposit, throw, dump, or place any trash or debris of any kind whatsoever in the lake, or on the lake property or dumpsters.
Boating
- Boating activities will not be supervised.
- Lifejackets are mandatory and must be fully fastened.
- Paddle Boats, Kayaks: 16+ kids may take out a children’s kayak if a responsible adult also takes out a kayak and is within reach and/ or a parental consent waiver is signed.
- Row Boats: 16+
- Paddle Boards: 12+ (Residents 12 to 15 years old will only be allowed on with a signed waiver from their parents.
- No guests can sign out equipment. Residents must be of age (18+) and have a lake access card present to take out guests on equipment.
- Guests can never be on equipment alone.
- All boats and other equipment will be called in 30 minutes prior to closing.
- No boat rentals permitted within half an hour of closing.
- All equipment other than row boats has a usage limit of 30 minutes during busy times.
Check www.arbourlake.com, Arbour Lake Residents Association on Facebook, or @arbourlakeresidenst on Instagram for updates on lake conditions.
