14 Free Swimming Holes near Mequon, WI
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McKinley Beach
Milwaukee
13.5 miles SEMcKinley 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
Port Washington South Beach
Port Washington
14.1 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
Port Washington North Beach
Port Washington
15.1 miles NEFree city-run Lake Michigan sand beach below the Upper Lake Park bluff in Port Washington, reached by an 83-step stairway or a walk around the wastewater plant. Bluff slides close it at times.
Swim
Pike Lake Beach
Hartford
16.0 miles NWSand 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
Harrington Beach State Park
Belgium
22.8 miles NEWisconsin state park with more than a mile of Lake Michigan beach near Belgium. Swimming is on the big lake only, with no lifeguard, and the 26-acre quarry lake is closed to swimming and boating.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Muskego Park
Muskego
23.0 miles SWaukesha 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
Grant Park Beach
South Milwaukee
23.4 miles SEFree, 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
Kettle Morain South Trail Head
Dousman, Wisconsin
29.3 miles SWOver 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
36.3 miles SWFree 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
Jaycee Quarry Park
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
41.6 miles NSwim near Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Swim
Kettle Moraine Area
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
45.2 miles SWSwim near Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Swim
Eichelman Beach
Kenosha
45.3 miles SFree, 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
Bartel's Beach
Lake Mills
45.8 miles WBartel'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
49.4 miles SWA 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
