32 state parks with swimming in Wisconsin
32 of Wisconsin’s 59 state parks list swimming. See these parks on a map
| Park | Entry | Camping | Lodging |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amnicon Falls State ParkThe Douglas Fault split the rock here, and the Amnicon drops through the break in a run of falls and rapids… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Big Bay State ParkSandstone bluff and four miles of Lake Superior shore on Madeline Island, out in the Apostles and reached by… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Big Foot Beach State ParkA hundred sites and five miles of trail on the Lake Geneva shore, 34 of them wired for power, with a dump… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Blue Mound State ParkNothing in southern Wisconsin stands higher, and there is a swimming pool at the top of it. Twenty-odd miles… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins |
| Brunet Island State ParkThirteen hundred acres where the Fisher runs into the Chippewa, with still lagoons and channels made for a… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Buckhorn State ParkEight thousand acres of peninsula reaching into the Castle Rock Flowage, shared with two state wildlife… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins |
| Cadiz Springs State Recreation AreaDriftless country, so the ground rolls and the streams run from springs instead of lying in bogs and kettles… | $13 / vehicle | Day use only | |
| Copper Falls State ParkLava flows laid down long ago, gorges cut into them, and waterfalls on the Bad River — with Civilian… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins |
| Council Grounds State ParkA bend of the Wisconsin River beside ground where Native American encampments stood, with a landing onto Lake… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Devil's Lake State ParkFive-hundred-foot quartzite bluffs stand over a 360-acre lake — the busiest park in the state, and the best… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Fischer Creek State Recreation AreaBluffs rise 40 feet straight off the Lake Michigan shore, with grassland and wetland behind and about a mile… | $13 / vehicle | Day use only | |
| Governor Dodge State ParkFive thousand acres of driftless hill, bluff and valley, holding two lakes and a waterfall — among the… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Governor Nelson State ParkTen thousand acres of Lake Mendota with the Capitol dome in view, and a sand beach, launch and fish-cleaning… | $13 / vehicle | Day use only | |
| Governor Thompson State ParkTwenty-eight hundred acres of woods with six miles of frontage on the Caldron Falls Flowage and a beach at… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Harrington Beach State ParkSeven hundred and fifteen acres holding a mile of Lake Michigan beach, a white cedar swamp, restored ponds… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins |
| Hartman Creek State ParkA hundred and three sites on the Chain O' Lakes, with swimming, horse and mountain-bike trail and clear Marl… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| High Cliff State ParkThe Niagara Escarpment breaks off in a limestone wall along Lake Winnebago's east side, and this is the only… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins |
| Interstate ParkSet aside in 1900, the first ground Wisconsin kept as a park, above the gorge the St. Croix cut through the… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Kinnickinnic State ParkA wide sand delta divides a quiet river valley from the busy main channel where the Kinnickinnic meets the… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Kohler-Andrae State ParkDunes and long golden beach on Lake Michigan behind whispering pine — one of the last stretches of this shore… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins |
| Lake Kegonsa State ParkBeach, reservable shelters and a launch all lie within a mile of the campground on a 3,200-acre lake. Trails… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Lake Wissota State ParkSheltered sites above a 6,300-acre reservoir northeast of Chippewa Falls, with walking, cycling and horse… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Mill Bluff State ParkBluffs stand alone above the plain, left when meltwater stripped the ground from around them, and they belong… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Mirror Lake State ParkThe water is often so still it holds a whole reflection of the sandstone walls above, some of them 50 feet… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins |
| Newport State ParkEleven miles of Lake Michigan shore and 30 miles of trail across 2,300 acres, the quiet end of Door County… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Pattison State ParkBig Manitou drops 165 feet, further than any other fall in the state and fourth-furthest east of the Rockies… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Peninsula State ParkThe most complete park Wisconsin keeps, and its busiest for camping: 468 family sites over five campgrounds… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Richard Bong State Recreation AreaNamed for the air ace, on ground abandoned as a fighter base three days before they were to pour the runway… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins |
| Rock Island State ParkTwo ferries out, and no vehicle of any kind is allowed once you land — the season runs from late May to… | Free | Campsites | |
| Whitefish Dunes State ParkA day-use park guarding the dunes on the east side of the Door Peninsula, with trail through sand and forest… | $13 / vehicle | Day use only | |
| Willow River State ParkWillow Falls drops through a gorge, and that is what most people come for; behind it lie 2,800 acres and… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites | |
| Yellowstone Lake State ParkLakes are scarce in this corner of the state, which is much of the point — camping, swimming, fishing and… | $13 / vehicle | Campsites |
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State parks with swimming in other states
- Alabama15
- Alaska7
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- Arkansas19
- California111
- Colorado21
- Connecticut26
- Georgia19
- Hawaiʻi9
- Idaho17
- Illinois12
- Indiana28
- Iowa33
- Kansas11
- Kentucky25
- Louisiana16
- Maryland19
- Massachusetts48
- Minnesota32
- Mississippi7
- Missouri28
- Montana27
- Nebraska32
- Nevada9
- New Hampshire30
- New Mexico14
- New York87
- North Carolina16
- North Dakota7
- Oklahoma29
- Oregon30
- Pennsylvania51
- Rhode Island14
- South Carolina29
- South Dakota35
- Tennessee34
- Texas63
- Utah27
- Vermont37
- Virginia12
- Washington87
- West Virginia19
- Wyoming8