16 Free Swimming Holes near Bde Maka Ska 32nd Street Beach
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Bde Maka Ska 32nd Street Beach near Minneapolis City, Zip, or Address
Cedar Lake Ice Hole
Minneapolis
1.3 miles NWA permitted winter plunge hole cut in the ice on the west side of Cedar Lake, maintained by Endurance United volunteers. Free, waiver required, no lifeguard, and cold shock is the real danger.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Cedar Lake Point Beach
Minneapolis
1.4 miles NWA free, lifeguarded summer sand beach on a wooded point on Cedar Lake's west shore in Minneapolis, run by the park board and popular with kayakers and open-water swimmers.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Harriet Southeast Beach
Minneapolis
1.9 miles SFree sand beach on the southeast corner of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, run by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. No lifeguards; open 6 am to 10 pm, with weekly summer bacteria testing.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Shady Oak Beach
Minnetonka
6.6 miles WLifeguarded, spring-fed swimming beach on Shady Oak Lake in Minnetonka, owned by Hopkins and run by Minnetonka Recreation. Summer only; day passes are $7 ($5 after 6 p.m.).
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Silver Lake Park
Columbia Heights
7.9 miles NEColumbia Heights' only city swimming beach, a small free strip of sand on the northwest shore of Silver Lake at 4305 Stinson Blvd NE, next to Silverwood Park. No lifeguard on duty.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Round Lake Park Beach
Eden Prairie
10.5 miles SWFree, unguarded city swimming beach on Round Lake in Eden Prairie's Round Lake Park, next to a free splash pad, fishing pier and loop trail. Open Memorial Day to Labor Day, with occasional closures for bacteria.
Hike, Swim
Wayzata Beach
Wayzata
10.6 miles WWayzata Beach is the City of Wayzata's free public sand beach on Wayzata Bay of Lake Minnetonka, with a swimming dock, playground and picnic areas, open mid-June to mid-August with no lifeguard on duty.
Kayak, Swim
Deephaven Beach
Deephaven
10.9 miles WDeephaven's largest city beach, a sandy swim area with a swimming dock and summer lifeguards on St. Louis Bay of Lake Minnetonka. Swimming is free, but the beach lot requires a city parking sticker.
Swim
Lake Gervais County Park
Little Canada
12.2 miles NEFree, unguarded Ramsey County beach on the southwest shore of 234-acre Gervais Lake in Little Canada, with a buoyed swim area from late May through Labor Day, a fishing pier and a playground.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Phalen Regional Park Beach
Saint Paul
12.6 miles ESaint Paul's free, lifeguarded city beach on Lake Phalen, with a splash pad, changing rooms, kayak and paddleboard rentals and free parking on the East Side.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Excelsior Public Beach
Excelsior
13.2 miles WFree, unguarded city swimming beach in The Commons on Excelsior Bay of Lake Minnetonka, open daily 7 am to 8 pm from Memorial Day to Labor Day, with a buoyed swim area and paid street parking nearby.
Swim
Lake Ann Beach
Chanhassen
13.5 miles SWFree, unguarded city beach on the south shore of Lake Ann in Chanhassen's Lake Ann Park, on a quiet non-motorized lake with paddle rentals in summer.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Golden Lake Park
Circle Pines
15.3 miles NEFree city park on Golden Lake in Circle Pines with a small sand swim beach, open sunrise to sunset with no entrance fee. Unguarded, electric-motor-only lake with a fishing pier and boat launch.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Carver Lake Beach
Woodbury
16.2 miles EFree, unguarded sand beach on Carver Lake in Woodbury's Carver Lake Park, open for swimming 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day, with showers, restrooms and a boardwalk.
Hike, Swim
Prescott City Beach
Prescott
27.7 miles SESmall free city beach on the St. Croix River just north of downtown Prescott, Wisconsin, with a designated swim area, bathhouse and restrooms. No lifeguards; watch for boat wakes and quick drop-offs.
Swim
Lake O' the Dalles Beach
St. Croix Falls
44.4 miles NEThe swimming beach at Wisconsin's Interstate Park, on a calm lake below the St. Croix River bluffs in St. Croix Falls. Sand beach, no lifeguards, state park vehicle pass required.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
