9 Hiking Trails near Grant Park Beach
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McKinley Beach
Milwaukee
10.2 miles NMcKinley 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
Muskego Park
Muskego
16.5 miles WWaukesha County's Muskego Park has a roped, unguarded swim beach on a small pond, open sunrise to sunset from mid-May through late September. A $7 county daily vehicle permit or annual membership is required.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Kettle Morain South Trail Head
Dousman, Wisconsin
31.7 miles WOver 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
33.1 miles SIllinois 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
Gander
Antioch, Illinois
33.7 miles SWA 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
35.7 miles WThree 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
Pike Lake Beach
Hartford
36.8 miles NWSand swimming beach with a buoyed, shallow swim area on Pike Lake in the Kettle Moraine State Forest's Pike Lake Unit east of Hartford. No lifeguards; a Wisconsin state park vehicle pass is required.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Big Foot Beach State Park
Lake Geneva
38.4 miles SWA narrow, shallow-entry state park beach on Buttons Bay of Geneva Lake just south of downtown Lake Geneva. No lifeguards; a Wisconsin state park vehicle pass is required ($13 daily with Wisconsin plates).
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Harrington Beach State Park
Belgium
40.8 miles NWisconsin state park with more than a mile of Lake Michigan beach near Belgium. Swimming is on the big lake only, with no lifeguard, and the 26-acre quarry lake is closed to swimming and boating.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
