13 Free Swimming Holes near Kenosha, WI
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Eichelman Beach
Kenosha
0.6 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.
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Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park
Zion
10.7 miles SIllinois 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
Waukegan Municipal Beach
Waukegan
15.3 miles SA 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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Grant Park Beach
South Milwaukee
22.4 miles NFree, 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
Muskego Park
Muskego
27.8 miles NWWaukesha 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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Rosewood Beach
Highland Park
28.9 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.
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Big Foot Beach State Park
Lake Geneva
31.4 miles WA 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
32.5 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
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Gillson Beach
Wilmette
35.5 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
Kettle Morain South Trail Head
Dousman, Wisconsin
40.6 miles NWOver 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
Lower Spring Lake Beach
Palmyra
43.6 miles NWFree 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.
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Kettle Moraine Area
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
46.3 miles WSwim near Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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Ohio Street Beach
Chicago
48.9 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.
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