Beaches

Holloway Reservoir Regional Park

5,500 acres, including 1,975-acre Holloway Reservoir.

• Buttercup Beach
  7130 N. Baxter Road, Columbiaville, MI 48421 (see map)

4,540 acres, including Richfield Park and 600-acre Mott Lake.

• Bluebell Beach 5500 Bray Road, Flint MI 48505 (Genesee Township) (see map)
  
  Get in your daily run or walk at YOUR Genesee County Parks
  Check out the new walking trail map for Bluebell Beach. The map features a designated walking area with distances marked for your convenience.

Linden County Park

135 acres, 15349 S. Linden Road, Linden, MI 48451 

• Clover Beach, on Byram Lake  (see map)

Admission and Hours

Free admission. Beaches are open May 24-September 1, 2008.

No lifeguards will be on duty during the 2008 season.

Park attendants will be on duty from 12:30pm-8:30pm at Bluebell, Buttercup, and Clover from May 24-September 1, 2008.

The Genesee County Health Department monitors the water quality on a weekly basis from May until September.

May 24 – September 1, 2008                   
 

Bluebell  Daily: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.                  
 

Clover & Buttercup Daily: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
 

Bluebell Beach Splash Pad May 24-September 14, 2008
Daily: 12 Noon – 8 p.m.

• Uses City water, not water from Mott Lake.

• Water is fresh, not recycled.

• Free

• The only free splash pad in Genesee County.

• Is a zero-depth and barrier free surface.

• Parents are required to monitor their children.

• Features a patio area with picnic tables.

• Adjacent to the playground.

• Splashpad is only for children under 12 years of age. Anyone over 12 must be accompanied by a child.

• No running allowed.

• No squirt guns, water balloons, buckets, etc.

• No water fighting allowed.

Bluebell Beach Park area only open until snowfall; same hours as above.

Alcohol Policy for All Parks
No alcohol or illegal substances allowed. Park rangers will issue tickets with fines of up to $100 for all violations.