Red Clay Resort

Red Clay Resort formerly Farmer's Lake is a spring fed swimming pool that has been serving te public for decades. The pool is over 100 feet across and well over 150 feet wide, and at its deepest point 18 feet deep.

Farmer's Lake Opening (1960s)
The site was chosen in late 1963 and digging began in the spring of 1964, and by 1965 the concrete was laid. the opening Price was $1 per person and $2 per person on weekends.

Buisness Growth (1970s)
In 1970 a Kiddie Pool was introduced, a smaller concrete pool that measures 15 feet wide and 1 - 2 feet deep depending on how much water was put into it. in 1972 a High Dive diving board was introduced thigh Divehe diving board is a metal framed with ply-wood flooring. The High Dive is about 10 feet over the water at the end of the board. Then in 1974 a low dive was created and put into place, this diving board is supported by a metal frame and 3 springs to give it a higher bounce compared to the high dive.

Rise in Popularity (1980s)
in 1981 a Slide was added and the price was also increased to $2 per person and $3p on weekends, and then in 1984 the owners began offering private parties from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm for $50. In 1986 the slide was removed due to a growing amount of injuries being reported.

Chattanooga Metro Defication Scare  (1990s)
In 1991 the price was once again raised to $3 per person and $4 on weekends, in the late 1990s and early 2000s there was a group of individuals that would go around and deficate in pools althoe Farmer's Lake was never deficated in by this group the new regulations for more chlorine and stricter rules did. As well as the other prices being increased so did the price for renting the pool for a party the price was increased from $50 to $75.

Renovations and Higher Prices (2000s)
In the early 2000s the prices for both weekdays, weekends & renting the pool for a private party. The new prices were $4, $5 on weekends & $100 tp rent the pool. some renovations came fixing many re-occuring problems such as putting simulated grass at some locations around the pool and re making the ladderon the high dive. In 2006 the prices were once again raised, $5, $7 on weekends and $150 to rent the pool for a private party.