Morse Park & Beach — Attraction in Noblesville

This is an adorable little beach. Wheelchair accessible. Has wheelchair path to water.

RHI holds adapted water skiing at this body of water. And, this was how I found out about this pocket beach.

The entry fee is very reasonable.

The only thing I think is that all the animal waste could be cleaned up better. Both on the grass area, and the sand.

I won't reduce the rating for this. But, I ask able people to imagine putting your hands on your shoe bottoms. When using a wheelchair you are not able to avoid touching the nasty things that stick to the drive wheels.

Even gloves fail overall as they will also get packed with animal matter. And, handrims do work somewhat. Until the animal matter smears onto them.

Outside of that.

This is a fantastic place for families. The water level is about 5 to 5.5 ft at about the deepest. Ropes outline the area people can swim.

Also, no fish swim anywhere near this area.

They have an outdoor shower water area to rinse off.

Inside the restrooms they have easy access out of the first entrance as you first enter the facility. They have small toilet areas. I didn't see a handicap stall. If you can stand or transfer from your wheelchair to a seat facing it head on, the curtain that is used will not impede your movement. And, the stall is short enough to do a balanced pivot transfer.

I have ability to stand with severe pain, and the transfer was pretty decent. Walls are close to stabilize yourself with as ai did.

They have showers that I didn't take a look at I do not imagine they are handicap accessible. But, if you have a water friendly wheelchair you could use them.

We make it to this beach every year since learning about it. The water is always incredible.

The staff are always awesome.

They have a cool Ion 15 inch bluetooth speaker to play music with.

Seems they did do away with the inflatable play zone, not that I used it. But, it sure looked fun.

Bring sand castle building toys and tools to build in the sand.

Overall this is an excellent beach.

Also they do allow skiing, jet skiing, and other water related activities in other parts of the lake. Fun for the entire family.

They have a playground nearby the parking area a frisbee golf course kids and adults enjoy.

Picnic tables overlooking the water along the water's edge free to use.

Plan on spending the day if you go. The beach opens at 1PM but all other areas are just open whenever you arrive.

If you want cute, fun, and low cost for the day this is well...

I definitely love that we have a beach so near to where we live and my children absolutely love it, however, I wish it was maintained better. It may be helpful to have at least one staff member who isn't in high school to make sure the rest of the staff do their job adequately. I don't blame the teenagers-some are only 14 or 15- but many teens working food didn't seem sure how to use the hotdog stand or even know how to turn it on yet they still were using it😦. I noticed that the hotdogs were given to patrons after sitting out for almost 6 hours without the heater being on. The staff didn't seem concerned (I wonder if they were trained on food safety) and continued giving hotdogs even though they knew (they told me it wasn't working and they couldn't seem to figure it out) the heater was not working and the meat had been out too long in 90 degree weather. I'm concerned that somebody could get very sick. 🤢 they also didn't figure out how to do the pretzels – those were as hard as rocks and I saw patrons constantly coming back to return them only to find out they couldn't get their money back. The bathrooms were barely cleaned the entire season (especially the showers). The showers constantly backed up with brown water because of all the old used pads and tampons clogging the drains – the same ones that had been there since the beginning of the year stayed until the end of the season. I complained to the staff twice about it, but no one bothered to take the trash out of the showers ALL SEASON. Also, the goose poop. Of course a certain amount is always expected, but it wasn't cleaned up at all. The staff said that they did it sometimes in the morning, but I was very suspicious – it wasn't that bad at the beginning of the year and it just consistently got worse and worse by August. By the end of the season you couldn't walk through the grass without stepping on poop. Considering that the staff sits all day under the umbrella at the back of the beach (not very close to the water to watch🫤) you would think that they would take some time to pick up the poop through the day. I truly hope that some of this changes in the new season. It's really such a great experience going to the beach with my kids and if a little effort was put into maintaining the place – it really wouldn't take much- it would be perfect. Great location, nice water, beautiful scenery! Aside from sanitation issues, it really is a...

Ok. Two part review here:

Part 1 - 5* For the park/fishing area and the playground i must give 5*. They're amazing, nicely kept and several tables sitting in the shade near the water. Perfect for an afternoon picnic or just watching the boats. The playground is awesome and the kids love it.

Part 2 - 3* The swimming area at the lake. Sorry, but i have to give it 3 stars. The lake is great and the beach itself is wonderful. The part that loses it two stars is this. It's $4 to get into the beach (not a big deal, i'm fine with that). However, if you want to go to the "Aquatic Park" it's additional. It's also only good for 1 hour. and the "Aquatic Park" right now is just a floating dock that you can jump from and a big air slide...neat...not worth the extra for only being able to stay on it for 1hr. I'd rather admission be $6 and have unlimited usage of the "Aquatic Park" or have the "Aquatic Park" have much more stuff.

All said and done i'll be returning and will do so happily. 4* all around. ...