7 Free Swimming Holes near Madison Area
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Madison Area near Sheboygan, Wisconsin City, Zip, or Address
Frost Woods Beach
Monona
18.3 miles EA 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
Devil's Lake
Baraboo
21.4 miles NDevil's Lake sits in a gap the glaciers plugged at both ends, walled by 500-foot quartzite bluffs three miles south of Baraboo. Two sand beaches at opposite ends of the lake total about 3,300 feet, with no lifeguards on duty and a Wisconsin state park sti
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Cox Hollow Lake Beach
Dodgeville
22.3 miles WSand swim beach on Cox Hollow Lake in Governor Dodge State Park, four miles north of Dodgeville. No lifeguards, open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., state park vehicle pass required ($13 daily with Wisconsin plates).
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Kegonsa State Park Beach
Stoughton
25.4 miles SEThe 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
Lake Delton Public Beach
Lake Delton
33.4 miles NThe only public swim beach on Lake Delton, a free village park on Park Drive with a designated swim area, restrooms and grills, open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. from mid-May to mid-September with no lifeguard.
Swim
Bartel's Beach
Lake Mills
39.0 miles EBartel'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
Lions Beach
Janesville
46.5 miles SEFree, 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
