11 Free Swimming Holes near Stoughton, WI 53589
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Lake Kegonsa State Park Beach
Stoughton
3.9 miles NThe 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
Frost Woods Beach
Monona
11.4 miles NWA small, free, unguarded City of Monona beach on shallow Wiicawak Bay, about 80 feet of sand in heavy woods at the 5800 block of Winnequah Road. Warm, murky bay water tested weekly for E. coli and blue-green algae from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
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Bartel's Beach
Lake Mills
18.8 miles NEBartel'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
Lions Beach
Janesville
20.1 miles SEFree, 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
Madison Area
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
27.6 miles NWSwim near Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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Kettle Moraine Area
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
28.1 miles ESwim near Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Swim
Lower Spring Lake Beach
Palmyra
32.3 miles EFree 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
Kettle Morain South Trail Head
Dousman, Wisconsin
38.1 miles EOver 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
Devil's Lake
Baraboo
43.7 miles NWDevil's Lake sits in a gap the glaciers plugged at both ends, walled by 500-foot quartzite bluffs three miles south of Baraboo. Two sand beaches at opposite ends of the lake total about 3,300 feet, with no lifeguards on duty and a Wisconsin state park sti
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Cox Hollow Lake Beach
Dodgeville
45.4 miles WSand swim beach on Cox Hollow Lake in Governor Dodge State Park, four miles north of Dodgeville. No lifeguards, open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., state park vehicle pass required ($13 daily with Wisconsin plates).
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Big Foot Beach State Park
Lake Geneva
46.5 miles SEA 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).
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