10 Free Swimming Holes near Mundelein, IL
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Waukegan Municipal Beach
Waukegan
11.8 miles NEA 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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Rosewood Beach
Highland Park
13.7 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.
Swim
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park
Zion
15.4 miles NEIllinois 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
Gillson Beach
Wilmette
20.5 miles SEThe 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
Eichelman Beach
Kenosha
24.0 miles NEFree, 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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Big Foot Beach State Park
Lake Geneva
30.4 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
Ohio Street Beach
Chicago
32.5 miles SEA 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
12th Street Beach
Chicago
34.3 miles SEFree, lifeguarded Lake Michigan beach on Chicago's Northerly Island, just south of the Adler Planetarium, with a beach house, paddle launch and swimming from 11 am to 7 pm in summer.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Muskego Park
Muskego
44.6 miles NWaukesha 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
45.3 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
