13 Free Swimming Holes near Lower Spring Lake Beach
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Kettle Morain South Trail Head
Dousman, Wisconsin
7.0 miles NEOver 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
Kettle Moraine Area
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
9.0 miles SWSwim near Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Swim
Muskego Park
Muskego
21.1 miles EWaukesha 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
Bartel's Beach
Lake Mills
21.8 miles NWBartel's Beach is a free, unguarded city swim beach on the east shore of Rock Lake in Lake Mills, with a marked swim area, sandy bottom, playground and picnic grounds a short walk from downtown.
Hike, Swim
Big Foot Beach State Park
Lake Geneva
22.8 miles SA 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
Lions Beach
Janesville
26.0 miles SWFree, unguarded city swim beach on Lions Pond, a former gravel pit in Janesville, open daily 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day, with weekly E. coli testing.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Pike Lake Beach
Hartford
32.3 miles NESand 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
Lake Kegonsa State Park Beach
Stoughton
33.4 miles WThe DNR's designated swim beach on Lake Kegonsa, on the lake's northeast shore near Stoughton. No lifeguards, a bathhouse next to the sand, and a state park vehicle pass ($13 daily with Wisconsin plates) required.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
McKinley Beach
Milwaukee
37.3 miles EMcKinley 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
Grant Park Beach
South Milwaukee
37.6 miles EFree, unguarded Lake Michigan beach in Milwaukee County's Grant Park in South Milwaukee, with soft sand, free parking, a seasonal grill in the 1937 pavilion, and summer E. coli testing.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Frost Woods Beach
Monona
40.1 miles WA small, free, unguarded City of Monona beach on shallow Wiicawak Bay, about 80 feet of sand in heavy woods at the 5800 block of Winnequah Road. Warm, murky bay water tested weekly for E. coli and blue-green algae from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Eichelman Beach
Kenosha
44.3 miles SEFree, sheltered Lake Michigan beach in Eichelman Park on Kenosha's 3rd Avenue lakefront, a pocket of sand between rock breakwaters with calm wading water. No lifeguards.
Swim
Port Washington South Beach
Port Washington
49.9 miles NEPort Washington's city-run Lake Michigan beach south of the power plant, free and open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cold open-lake water, no lifeguards found, and a tiny lot that fills fast.
Kayak, Swim
