Listing correction
Ashokan Catskills Swimming Spots: Swimming Prohibited
Marbletown Town Park, 350 Tongore Road, Kingston, New York, NY
Do not swim here
Do not swim at the closed beach. A sanitary survey, dry-weather result or historic guard schedule does not authorize reopening.
We previously described this location as a swimming spot. That recommendation was incorrect. We have removed it from our swimming recommendations, directory results, and swimming maps. This page remains available to correct that information for anyone following an older link.
Do not treat older directions, photographs, or reports of people swimming as permission to enter the water. Check the managing authority's current notices and obey all posted access restrictions, including any park or trail closures.
Marbletown Beach and Ashokan Area
The archived Ashokan-area entry actually names Marbletown Beach on the Lower Esopus, not Ashokan Reservoir. The town-hosted sanitary survey says the beach has been closed to swimming since 2015 because of elevated fecal bacteria. Its 2025 study is not a reopening authorization.
The named beach is on the Lower Esopus
Only Marbletown Beach is recovered in the preserved regional directions. Ashokan Reservoir's saved place record and photographs do not depict this beach, and a regional title does not establish two currently operating swim destinations.
A study is not a reopening notice
The town-hosted survey reports a swimming closure dating to 2015 and describes sampling conducted June through October 2025. Its findings must not be converted into a clean-water guarantee or permission to resume bathing. No current reopening authorization was established in this review.
Keep a useful park visit separate
The current town page identifies 350 Tongore Road and park hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with picnic, playground and sports facilities. Plan those land activities within current rules. The old seasonal fee and guard claims do not describe an operating beach today.
Check current destination information
Visitor questions
Is Marbletown Beach currently a swim destination?
The town-hosted survey reports that it has been closed to swimming since 2015 because of elevated fecal bacteria. No reopening authorization was established in this review.
Where is the current town park entrance?
The town lists Marbletown Town Park at 350 Tongore Road, Kingston, New York. Use that park address, not an inferred reservoir entrance.
Does the 2025 survey mean the beach reopened?
No. A sanitary survey and individual water results are not an operating permit or reopening notice.
Can we still visit the park without swimming?
The current town page lists picnic, playground and sports facilities and hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Follow current town signs and any activity-specific restrictions.
Are lifeguards currently promised at the beach?
No. The archived seasonal guard description does not establish staffing at the closed beach.
Is this the Ashokan Reservoir shoreline?
No. The named historical beach is on the Lower Esopus at Marbletown Town Park, whose current address is 350 Tongore Road, Kingston. Ashokan Reservoir is a different water destination and is not a substitute beach entrance.
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