6 Free Swimming Holes near Waukegan Municipal Beach
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Waukegan Municipal Beach near Waukegan City, Zip, or Address
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park
Zion
4.7 miles NIllinois 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
Rosewood Beach
Highland Park
13.7 miles SGuarded Lake Michigan swimming coves in Highland Park's Rosewood Park. Free for park district residents, $10 a day for non-residents plus paid parking, lifeguards 10am to 6pm from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
Swim
Gillson Beach
Wilmette
20.6 miles SThe Wilmette Park District's main Lake Michigan swimming beach in Gillson Park, with lifeguards Memorial Day to Labor Day. Day passes are $11 for residents and $17 for non-residents, plus parking.
Kayak, Swim
Ohio Street Beach
Chicago
34.1 miles SA free, lifeguarded Chicago Park District beach on Lake Michigan just north of Navy Pier, and the city's main open water training spot, with a half-mile swim along the seawall toward Oak Street.
Swim
Big Foot Beach State Park
Lake Geneva
34.6 miles NWA 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
McKinley Beach
Milwaukee
47.8 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
