Swimming at Newcastle beach reopens

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Published August 13 2020

The swimming area at Newcastle Beach Park is open again, as of Thursday, Aug. 13, after testing showed that bacteria has returned to a low-risk level. It had been closed since July 9.

The swimming area at Enatai Beach Park is still closed, but swimming is open at all of Bellevue’s other beach parks.

Newcastle Beach and Meydenbauer Bay parks have lifeguards noon-7 p.m., seven days a week, through Labor Day, Sept. 7.
Chism Beach and Clyde Beach parks have lifeguards noon-7 p.m., seven days a week through Aug. 22.
Chesterfield Beach Park has lifeguards 2-5 p.m., seven days a week through Aug. 22.

The City of Bellevue closes its swimming areas at the direction of Public Health – Seattle & King County, which routinely tests for bacteria and cyanotoxin at 17 beaches on Lake Washington.