Updated August 2026

Best beaches in Wisconsin by water quality

Wisconsin has 219 public beaches in the EPA monitoring dataset, 119 of them with enough bacteria samples to grade. 26 earn an A for consistently clean water, while 15 grade an F for frequently exceeding the safe-swimming limit. Full ranking below.

A 26

B 26

C 27

D 25

F 15

Grade	Beach	County	% over limit	Samples	Advisory
A	Bayshore Park Beach	Brown	0%	71	Excellent
A	Lily Bay Boat Launch Beach	Door	0%	68	Excellent
A	Oronto Bay Beach 2	Iron	0%	32	Excellent
A	Sunset Beach Fish Creek	Door	0%	29	Excellent
A	Madigan	Ashland	0%	20	Excellent
A	Ellison Bay Town Park Beach	Door	0.8%	266	Excellent
A	Potawatomi State Park Beach 1	Door	1.2%	81	Excellent
A	Memorial Beach Bayfield	Bayfield	1.4%	71	Excellent
A	Jackson Harbor Ridges - Wi	Door	1.4%	69	Excellent
A	Rock Island State Park Beach	Door	1.4%	69	Excellent
A	School House Beach	Door	1.4%	69	Excellent
A	Sandy Bay Town Park Beach	Door	1.5%	136	Excellent
A	Whitefish Dunes Beach	Door	1.6%	252	Excellent
A	Sunset Beach Road	Brown	1.7%	58	Excellent
A	Sioux River Beach South	Bayfield	1.8%	278	Excellent
A	Bad River Mouth East	Ashland	1.9%	536	Excellent
A	Hotz Memorial Park (Europe Bay #2)	Door	1.9%	475	Excellent
A	Newport Bay Beach	Door	1.9%	263	Excellent
A	Washburn Marina Beach	Bayfield	2.3%	86	Excellent
A	Whitefish Bay Boat Launch Beach	Door	2.5%	81	Excellent
A	Wisconsin Point Lighthouse Lot 5	Douglas	2.7%	146	Excellent
A	Saxon Harbor Beach East	Iron	2.8%	72	Excellent
A	Gislason Beach	Door	2.8%	71	Excellent
A	Amnicon Bay	Ashland	2.8%	36	Excellent
A	Portage Park Beach	Door	2.9%	138	Excellent
A	Sand Dune Beach	Door	2.9%	70	Excellent
B	Herbster Beach - Clover Town Park Beach	Bayfield	3.3%	181	Good
B	Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve	Door	3.4%	179	Good
B	Saxon Harbor Beach West	Iron	3.4%	116	Good
B	Siskiwit Bay Beach West	Bayfield	3.5%	283	Good
B	Percy Johnson Memorial Park Beach	Door	3.6%	56	Good
B	Pebble Beach Road Door	Door	3.6%	28	Good
B	Bradford Beach	Milwaukee	3.9%	203	Good
B	Atwater Park Beach	Milwaukee	4.1%	146	Good
B	Broad Street Beach	Bayfield	4.1%	73	Good
B	Sister Bay Beach	Door	4.5%	266	Good
B	Little Sand Bay Beach	Bayfield	4.7%	298	Good
B	Alford Park Beach	Kenosha	5%	139	Good
B	Egg Harbor Beach	Door	5.1%	272	Good
B	Port Wing Beach East	Bayfield	5.5%	73	Good
B	Baileys Harbor Ridges Park Beach	Door	5.6%	267	Good
B	Sunset Park Beach Sturgeon Bay	Door	5.6%	252	Good
B	Port Wing Beach West	Bayfield	5.6%	72	Good
B	Sand Bay Beach 2	Door	5.7%	157	Good
B	Anclam Park Beach	Door	6%	183	Good
B	South Shore Beach - New Location	Milwaukee	6.2%	145	Good
B	Lakeside Park Beach	Door	6.4%	188	Good
B	Kohler Andrae State Park South Picnic Beach	Sheboygan	6.5%	215	Good
B	Second Landing	Ashland	6.5%	124	Good
B	Bittersweet Lane Beach	Door	6.7%	30	Good
B	Memorial Park Beach Washburn	Bayfield	6.9%	87	Good
B	Kohler Andrae State Park Nature Center Beach	Sheboygan	7%	643	Good
C	Blue Harbor Beach	Sheboygan	7.2%	152	Fair
C	Southport Park Beach	Kenosha	7.7%	143	Fair
C	Wikdal Memorial Boat Launch Beach	Bayfield	7.8%	64	Fair
C	County Road D Boat Launch Beach	Ozaukee	8%	137	Fair
C	Barker's Island Inner Beach	Douglas	8.1%	149	Fair
C	General King Park Beach	Sheboygan	8.2%	220	Fair
C	Clay Banks Beach 2	Door	8.3%	144	Fair
C	Watercraft Beach	Milwaukee	8.3%	84	Fair
C	Upper Lake Park Beach	Ozaukee	8.5%	141	Fair
C	Harrington State Park Beach South (Pre 2016)	Ozaukee	8.7%	276	Fair
C	Nicolet Beach	Door	8.8%	273	Fair
C	6th Ave W Beach	Ashland	8.8%	147	Fair
C	Sand Bay Beach 1	Door	8.9%	146	Fair
C	North Beach	Racine	9%	1,332	Fair
C	Bay View Park Beach	Milwaukee	9.3%	118	Fair
C	Cedar Beach Rd Beach	Ozaukee	9.7%	145	Fair
C	Prairie Shores	Kenosha	9.7%	31	Fair
C	County Tt Beach	Door	9.7%	31	Fair
C	Murphy Park Beach	Door	9.9%	273	Fair
C	Michigan Boulevard Beach	Racine	10%	990	Fair
C	Wind Point Lighthouse Beach	Racine	10%	80	Fair
C	Parkway Beach	Racine	10.4%	77	Fair
C	Waverly	Ashland	10.5%	275	Fair
C	Simmons Island Beach	Kenosha	10.7%	214	Fair
C	Wisconsin Point Shafer Beach (#2)	Douglas	10.7%	75	Fair
C	Ephraim Beach	Door	11.5%	278	Fair
C	Allouez Bay Beach 2	Douglas	11.5%	78	Fair
D	Hemlock Lane Beach	Door	12.5%	32	Poor
D	Memorial Drive Thiede	Manitowoc	12.6%	421	Poor
D	Washington Avenue Beach	Bayfield	12.8%	242	Poor
D	Amsterdam Beach	Sheboygan	13.1%	84	Poor
D	Eichelman Beach	Kenosha	13.3%	218	Poor
D	Deland Park Beach	Sheboygan	14.2%	162	Poor
D	Point Beach State Forest - Lighthouse Picnic Area Beach	Manitowoc	14.3%	182	Poor
D	Thompson West End Park Beach	Bayfield	14.3%	147	Poor
D	Robert E Lasalle Park	Door	14.8%	135	Poor
D	Maslowski East Beach	Ashland	15.5%	290	Poor
D	Goldenrod Lane Beach	Door	15.6%	32	Poor
D	Point Beach State Forest - Lakeshore Picnic Area Beach	Manitowoc	15.7%	325	Poor
D	Myers Park Beach	Racine	15.9%	82	Poor
D	Selner Park	Kewaunee	16.7%	258	Poor
D	Concordia University	Ozaukee	17.1%	211	Poor
D	Fish Creek Beach	Door	17.2%	279	Poor
D	Neshotah Beach	Manitowoc	17.7%	266	Poor
D	Grant Park Beach	Milwaukee	18.3%	709	Poor
D	Wisconsin Point Lot 3	Douglas	18.3%	82	Poor
D	South Beach	Ozaukee	19.8%	182	Poor
D	Bender Beach	Milwaukee	19.9%	267	Poor
D	Crescent Beach	Kewaunee	20%	260	Poor
D	Pennoyer Park Beach	Kenosha	20.4%	162	Poor
D	Tietjen Beach / Doctor's Park	Milwaukee	24.5%	220	Poor
D	McKinley Beach	Milwaukee	24.7%	1,307	Poor
F	Ymca Beach	Manitowoc	26.5%	49	Failing
F	Otumba Park Beach	Door	30%	287	Failing
F	Pioneer Park	Kewaunee	30%	50	Failing
F	Fischer Park Beaches	Manitowoc	30.5%	164	Failing
F	Klode Park Beach	Milwaukee	31.1%	354	Failing
F	Kreher Park Beach	Ashland	31.8%	157	Failing
F	Hika Park Bay	Manitowoc	32.3%	164	Failing
F	Blue Rail Marina Beach	Manitowoc	32.6%	276	Failing
F	Big Bay Park Beach	Milwaukee	32.9%	149	Failing
F	5 1/2 Mile Road	Racine	35.5%	62	Failing
F	Virmond County Park	Ozaukee	37%	138	Failing
F	Lincoln High School Beach	Manitowoc	38.9%	293	Failing
F	Lakefront Park Beach	Manitowoc	41.1%	207	Failing
F	South Shore Beach - Historical	Milwaukee	45.9%	1,159	Failing
F	Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve	Ozaukee	50.6%	180	Failing

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