5 Hiking Trails near Big Foot Beach State Park
first prev 1 next lastShowing Hiking Trails within 50 miles Distance miles of Big Foot Beach State Park near Lake Geneva City, Zip, or Address
Gander
Antioch, Illinois
13.5 miles EA challenging hike to the top of Lake County's highest natural elevation — 957 feet above sea level at Gander Mountain — rewarded with scenic views of the Fox River valley below.
Hike
Emma Carlin Trail
Whitewater, Wisconsin
21.7 miles NThree color-coded mountain bike trails from 3.5 to 8 miles through hilly hardwood forest near Whitewater — more challenging than the nearby John Muir Trails, with glacial terrain and scenic overlooks.
Cross-country Ski, Hike, Mountain Bike, Snowshoe
Kettle Morain South Trail Head
Dousman, Wisconsin
25.5 miles NOver 30 miles of connected mostly single-track trails through the Southern Unit of Kettle Moraine State Forest — the John Muir and Emma Carlin systems linked by a connector trail.
Camp, Cross-country Ski, Hike, Swim
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park
Zion
33.6 miles EIllinois Beach State Park splits into two units along six and a half miles of Lake Michigan, and the public swimming beach is in the south unit, not the eroding north one. Admission and parking are free, there are no lifeguards, and the lake stays cold in
Camp, Hike, Swim
McKinley Beach
Milwaukee
43.8 miles NEMcKinley Beach reopened in May 2024 after a nearly four-year closure that followed four drownings in 2020 and a $1.1 million rebuild that hauled in some 12,000 cubic yards of sand to bring the swimming area back to waist depth. It is open for swimming wit
Hike, Swim
