Ocean Lakes

Amid all the renovation projects and off-season upgrades keeping them busy, our maintenance team found a few minutes to leave a special gift for a future generation. Years from now – no telling when – someone will discover the special Ocean Lakes time capsule tucked in a tiny corner of our newly renovated Maintenance Shop. Maintenance teammate Rob Gardiner holds the time capsule before tucking it into its hiding place under new countertops in the Maintenance Shop. “I just thought it would be a neat idea,” maintenance teammate Rob Gardiner said. “We had a little space back there we could put something, so we thought about a time capsule.” The tight corner space under the new countertop didn’t lend itself to hold anything else. With the new counters in and complete, the time capsule isn’t accessible until those cabinets and countertops are removed. The time capsule is “buried” in that tight corner space. Nothing fancy, just a plastic box of Ocean Lakes...

Guests celebrating Easter at Ocean Lakes will have a jam-packed lineup of free activities and events to keep them hopping, from the traditional sunrise service by the beach to our twist on the classic Easter egg hunt. The campground will be full for Easter weekend. Our South Gate will be open from 7 a.m. Saturday, March 31 through 11 p.m. Saturday, April 7 to help all the Easter and Spring Break guests get in and get going on the fun faster! Our facilities will be in full swing for Easter weekend – including the water park and outdoor pool.  Whether it feels like spring or not, Sandy Harbor Water Park will be open Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. After Easter weekend, the pools, lazy river and Splash Zone will stay open April 2 through April 8, but the slides will NOT be open those days. The water park then will shut down until May 1, when it will open under “hours as posted” on the weekends (check out the water...

Don’t be alarmed if you notice pairs of teammates walking a brisk pace around Ocean Lakes Family Campground, weaving up and down every road, every row of campers along the way. No, they aren’t lost. And they aren’t just wandering aimlessly. They are on a mission: Complete our first March Madness 22-Mile Challenge. That’s right, they are going to walk 22 miles. Greg Bender, manager of Ocean Lakes Golf Cars, logs seven miles after work Monday, March 5. The challenge’s goal: Walk every paved road in the campground – a total of 22 miles – while off the clock during March. The reward: 2,200 points in the company wellness program, which encourages teammates to earn points to receive discounts on their health insurance premiums. “It’s such a beautiful place to do it,” said Lance Thompson, Ocean Lakes General Manager and Vice President. “Would you rather walk on a treadmill in a stinky gym or by the ocean with beautiful surroundings?” Don’t panic – teammat...