14 Free Swimming Holes near Fontana-On-Geneva Lake, WI
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Big Foot Beach State Park
Lake Geneva
7.1 miles EA 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
Kettle Moraine Area
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
17.0 miles NSwim near Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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Lower Spring Lake Beach
Palmyra
22.7 miles NFree village swim beach on Lower Spring Lake in Palmyra, Wisconsin, with a small sand beach, buoyed swim area, playground and pavilion. No lifeguard; staffed weekends in summer.
Swim
Lions Beach
Janesville
23.4 miles WFree, 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
Kettle Morain South Trail Head
Dousman, Wisconsin
27.1 miles NOver 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
Muskego Park
Muskego
31.6 miles NEWaukesha 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.
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Eichelman Beach
Kenosha
38.9 miles EFree, 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.
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Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park
Zion
40.2 miles EIllinois 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
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Bartel's Beach
Lake Mills
40.3 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
Waukegan Municipal Beach
Waukegan
40.9 miles EA mile of free public Lake Michigan sand on Waukegan's north lakefront, open dawn to dusk year-round with no lifeguards; summer weekend parking is $20 for cars without a city sticker.
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Lake Kegonsa State Park Beach
Stoughton
44.1 miles NWThe 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
Grant Park Beach
South Milwaukee
44.6 miles NEFree, 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.
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Rosewood Beach
Highland Park
49.1 miles SEGuarded 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.
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McKinley Beach
Milwaukee
49.3 miles NEMcKinley 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
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