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Wisconsin beaches
47 beaches, with the parking, the walk to the water and the tide for each one.
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Shortest walk
Park almost on the sand
Madison · the listing sits on the shoreline
Madison · the listing sits on the shoreline
Cape Cod · the listing sits on the shoreline
Pleasant Prairie · the listing sits on the shoreline
Cape Cod · the listing sits on the shoreline
Bayfield · the listing sits on the shoreline
Cape Cod · the listing sits on the shoreline
Brookfield · the listing sits on the shoreline
Free parking
Beaches where visitors report free parking
Cape Cod · free parking · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2016–2026
Kenosha · free parking · mentioned by 10 visitors · 2017–2026
Cape Cod · free parking · mentioned by 14 visitors · 2017–2026
La Crosse · free parking · mentioned by 2 visitors · 2016–2024
Baileys Harbor · free parking · mentioned by 5 visitors · 2017–2025
Washburn · free parking · mentioned by 2 visitors · 2018–2026
Cape Cod · free parking · mentioned by 2 visitors · 2018–2025
With little kids
Calm water and bathrooms nearby
Cape Cod · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 9 visitors · 2016–2026
Kenosha · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 11 visitors · 2017–2026
Cape Cod · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 9 visitors · 2017–2026
White Bear Township · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2017–2026
Brookfield · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2017–2026
Prescott · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2016–2026
Baileys Harbor · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 10 visitors · 2017–2025
Nekoosa · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 7 visitors · 2016–2026
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All beaches
Bradford Beachwater 90 ft · parking 275 yd
McKinley Beachon the shoreline · parking 200 yd
Simmons Island BeachKenosha · water 290 ft · parking 20 ft
Meyers BeachBayfield · on the shoreline · parking 210 ft
Grant Park Beachwater 80 ft · parking 150 yd
Carol BeachPleasant Prairie · water 40 ft
Black River BeachLa Crosse · water 1.0 miles · parking 110 ft
Bellaire BeachWhite Bear Township · water 125 yd · parking 40 ft
Mauthe Lake BeachCampbellsport · water not mapped
Fox Brook BeachBrookfield · on the shoreline · parking 230 ft
Prescott BeachPrescott · water not mapped
Williams Bay BeachWilliams Bay · water 120 ft · parking 150 ft
South Shore BeachSheboygan · water 200 ft
Anclam Town Park -- Swimming BeachBaileys Harbor · water not mapped- Friendly Valley BeachWashburn · water 70 ft · parking 150 yd
Arrowhead beachNekoosa · water 100 ft · parking 20 ft
Haines BeachSturgeon Bay · water 190 ft
Wisconsin PointSuperior · water 325 yd
Bayview BeachWashburn · water 290 ft · parking 210 ft
North Beach Oasiswater 300 ft · parking 325 yd
Mill PondDelavan · water 225 yd · parking 130 ft
White BeachLake Wazeecha · on the shoreline · parking 170 ft
Sand Lake BeachHarshaw · water 280 ft
Lake Wazeecha Red Sand BeachLake Wazeecha · water 50 ft
Half Moon BeachEau Claire · water 80 ft · parking 90 ft
South Side Municipal Beachwater 40 ft · parking 250 yd
Whitesand LakeBoulder Junction · on the shoreline
BB Clarke BeachMadison · on the shoreline
Cascade Lake BeachRochester · water 60 ft · parking 325 yd
Lake Byllesby BeachCannon Falls · water 50 ft · parking 330 ft
Pettibone BeachLa Crosse · water 225 yd · parking 110 ft
North BeachBaraboo · water 90 ft · parking 125 yd
Browns BeachNorth Hudson · water 0.6 miles · parking 600 yd
Lake Andrea BeachPleasant Prairie · on the shoreline · parking 170 ft
Airport BeachLa Crosse · water 0.9 miles · parking 600 yd
Sandy BeachLake Mills · water 50 ft · parking 160 ft
Spring Harbor BeachMadison · on the shoreline · parking 175 yd
Sugar Bottom Campground BeachSolon · water 100 ft · parking 450 yd
Lake O' the Dalles Beachon the shoreline · parking 125 yd
Phalen Park Beachwater 250 ft
Snelling Beachwater 70 ft
Carver Lake Beachon the shoreline · parking 150 yd
Chester Woods Beachwater 50 ft · parking 270 ft
Lake Michigan Beachwater 210 ft · parking 175 yd
Barrier Beachwater 475 yd
City Beachwater 40 ft
Broad Street Beachon the shoreline · parking 90 ft
Every beach
All 47 beaches, by how many people rate them
| Beach | Town | Walk to water | Parking | Fee | Restrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Beach | 90 ft | 275 yd | free | yes | |
| McKinley Beach | on the sand | 200 yd | – | yes | |
| Simmons Island Beach | Kenosha | 290 ft | 20 ft | free | yes |
| Meyers Beach | Bayfield | on the sand | 210 ft | – | yes |
| Grant Park Beach | 80 ft | 150 yd | free | yes | |
| Carol Beach | Pleasant Prairie | 40 ft | – | – | – |
| Black River Beach | La Crosse | 1.0 miles | 110 ft | free | – |
| Bellaire Beach | White Bear Township | 125 yd | 40 ft | – | yes |
| Mauthe Lake Beach | Campbellsport | – | – | paid | – |
| Fox Brook Beach | Brookfield | on the sand | 230 ft | paid | yes |
| Prescott Beach | Prescott | – | – | – | yes |
| Williams Bay Beach | Williams Bay | 120 ft | 150 ft | paid | yes |
| South Shore Beach | Sheboygan | 200 ft | – | – | – |
| Anclam Town Park -- Swimming Beach | Baileys Harbor | – | – | free | yes |
| Friendly Valley Beach | Washburn | 70 ft | 150 yd | free | – |
| Arrowhead beach | Nekoosa | 100 ft | 20 ft | paid | yes |
| Haines Beach | Sturgeon Bay | 190 ft | – | – | yes |
| Wisconsin Point | Superior | 325 yd | – | – | yes |
| Bayview Beach | Washburn | 290 ft | 210 ft | – | yes |
| North Beach Oasis | 300 ft | 325 yd | free | yes | |
| Mill Pond | Delavan | 225 yd | 130 ft | – | – |
| White Beach | Lake Wazeecha | on the sand | 170 ft | – | yes |
| Sand Lake Beach | Harshaw | 280 ft | – | – | yes |
| Lake Wazeecha Red Sand Beach | Lake Wazeecha | 50 ft | – | – | yes |
| Half Moon Beach | Eau Claire | 80 ft | 90 ft | – | – |
| South Side Municipal Beach | 40 ft | 250 yd | – | – | |
| Whitesand Lake | Boulder Junction | on the sand | – | – | – |
| BB Clarke Beach | Madison | on the sand | – | – | yes |
| Cascade Lake Beach | Rochester | 60 ft | 325 yd | – | – |
| Lake Byllesby Beach | Cannon Falls | 50 ft | 330 ft | – | yes |
| Pettibone Beach | La Crosse | 225 yd | 110 ft | – | yes |
| North Beach | Baraboo | 90 ft | 125 yd | – | yes |
| Browns Beach | North Hudson | 0.6 miles | 600 yd | – | – |
| Lake Andrea Beach | Pleasant Prairie | on the sand | 170 ft | paid | yes |
| Airport Beach | La Crosse | 0.9 miles | 600 yd | – | – |
| Sandy Beach | Lake Mills | 50 ft | 160 ft | – | yes |
| Spring Harbor Beach | Madison | on the sand | 175 yd | – | yes |
| Sugar Bottom Campground Beach | Solon | 100 ft | 450 yd | – | yes |
| Lake O' the Dalles Beach | on the sand | 125 yd | – | yes | |
| Phalen Park Beach | 250 ft | – | – | – | |
| Snelling Beach | 70 ft | – | – | – | |
| Carver Lake Beach | on the sand | 150 yd | – | yes | |
| Chester Woods Beach | 50 ft | 270 ft | – | yes | |
| Lake Michigan Beach | 210 ft | 175 yd | – | – | |
| Barrier Beach | 475 yd | – | – | – | |
| City Beach | 40 ft | – | – | yes | |
| Broad Street Beach | on the sand | 90 ft | – | yes |
Walk and parking distances are measured on OpenStreetMap. Fee and restrooms come from counted visitor reviews and mapped facilities. A dash means we have no evidence either way, not that the answer is no.
Questions
Common questions
Which Wisconsin beach has the shortest walk from the car?
Spring Harbor Beach in Madison has the listing right on the shoreline. We measure the straight line from the listed location to the mapped waterline for every beach, so the table above ranks them all.
Do you have to pay to park at Wisconsin beaches?
Mostly yes. Of the 47 beaches here, 5 have visitors reporting a parking or entry fee and 7 report free parking. Reported fees run from $20 to $35 a day in season, and several beaches drop the fee after 5pm or outside the summer.
Which beaches have restrooms?
31 of the 47 beaches have restrooms mapped on site or reported by visitors. Seasonal closures are common: several National Seashore beaches close their facilities outside the summer.
How current is this?
Tide, waves, wind and water temperature are fetched live in your browser from NOAA and Open-Meteo. Parking and facility positions come from OpenStreetMap; imagery from USGS NAIP. Facts counted from visitor reviews carry the year range they were written in.
How we know
Where this comes from
Place details from the public Google business listing. Beach shape, parking and facility positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Aerial imagery is public-domain USGS NAIP. Tide comes from NOAA, and weather and water from Open-Meteo. Map drawings are redrawn from that aerial imagery by an image model. Markers, distances and every fact on this page come from OpenStreetMap and counted reviews, never from a drawing. Review text is never republished.
