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Fairfax Beach, Lake Monroe

4.3★ · 378 Google ratings · Bloomington, Indiana

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Short walk Good for kids Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
190 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Paid parking
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
225 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am

How we know this

Map of Fairfax Beach, Lake Monroe
Aerial map of Fairfax Beach, Lake Monroe
USGS NAIP 2022 aerial imagery.
Guide

Good to know

Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 12 visitors · 2016–2026
Conditions

How it is right now

Air
75°F · clear
Wind
3 mph from the SSE
UV index
7 peak today

Last updated Sep 4, 1:09 PM.

Crowds

When it gets busy

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Practical

Plan your visit

📍 S Fairfax Rd, Bloomington, IN 47401
🌊 Water 190 ft away, under a minute walk
Google Maps · Google Earth · Official page
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Questions

Common questions

How far is the walk to the water at Fairfax Beach, Lake Monroe?
190 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Fairfax Beach, Lake Monroe have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Fairfax Beach, Lake Monroe least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 8am and the busiest at Sat 4pm.

Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.