Lake Monroe in Indiana is experiencing heavy flooding, leading to the closure of several amenities in time for the Fourth of July weekend.

According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' Lake Monroe Facebook page, beaches at Fairfax and Paynetown State Recreation Areas are closed through the weekend because of rising water ...

Some fireworks shows, including the one at the nearby Fourwinds Lakeside Inn and Marina, have been canceled. Boat launch ...

We’d like to have the water down, but it’s out of our control,” an official with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said.

The decision affected the Paynetown and Fairfax state recreation areas. ... DNR shuts down Lake Monroe beaches due to rising water level. By George Hale Posted May 29, 2022.

Beaches at Fairfax and Paynetown state recreation areas along the shore of Lake Monroe remained closed Friday more than a week after another round of torrential rains hit south-central Indiana ...

Days earlier, the lake was 10 feet above normal. Lake Monroe’s public fishing docks also remain closed because of the high water. All boat ramps and campgrounds near Lake Monroe remain open.

MONROE COUNTY, Ind. – Visitors to Lake Monroe have plenty of options to enjoy the state park, but swimming along the beaches is unfortunately not one of them. “It’s still possible to bo… ...

The beaches at both Fairfax and Paynetown state recreation areas had been closed due to flooding in mid-July. The beaches reopened on Monday. Previ: Lake Monroe beaches, public fishing docks ...

The Fairfax recreation area didn't have as much storm damage. The property is open for use by boaters and picnickers, but the beach, beach house and trails are closed.

Lake Monroe at Fairfax SRA has a pair that migrate back to the lake every spring to nest. A view of Lake Monroe as seen from the Osprey trail. I was lucky to see a pair in a nest, complete with ...