Top rated Beaches in Lake Forest, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated Beaches in Lake Forest

Experience the best that Lake Forest has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 28 places from Beach category.

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Oak Street Beach

Beach

This sandy city beach on Lake Michigan allows swimming when lifeguards are present.

4.80 (491 reviews) (~43.44 km from centre)

Kathy Osterman Beach

Beach

Energetic urban beach offering golden shores & seasonal lifeguards, plus city vistas.

4.80 (301 reviews) (~33.9 km from centre)

Northwestern University - Lincoln St. Beach

Beach

👍 This beach is free with a NU ID or a Henry Crown/SPAC membership, otherwise you have to pay the usual Evanston fees to get onto the beach. The beach itself is small and there isn't really room for a volley ball net, but it's clean and still has a good view. Room for throwing frisbees in the back. Ju...

4.80 (79 reviews) (~25.94 km from centre)

Fullerton Beach

Beach

👍👍 Great if your definition of beach is relatively malleable

4.80 (72 reviews) (~40.91 km from centre)

Loyola Beach

Beach

👍👍 Hidden gem. Don't come. Waters always cold and smells like ketchup.

4.70 (563 reviews) (~31.52 km from centre)

Montrose Beach

Beach

Seasonal sand beach offering an enclosed dog area, water sports & a festive bar/restaurant.

4.70 (269 reviews) (~36.55 km from centre)

Montrose Dog Beach

Beach

This off-leash, fenced-in beach for dogs offers pay-to-use washing stations & parking.

4.70 (222 reviews) (~36.1 km from centre)

Columbia Beach

Beach

👍👍 If your looking for a shallow beech this is the one, the water is maybe 3feet deep in the areas they allow swimming. It is never too crowded and there is always a life guard on duty

4.70 (163 reviews) (~31.98 km from centre)

North Avenue Beach

Beach

👍👍 I didn't know about this little gem in the heart of North downtown Chicago. A beach, near the heart of the city. I love it. The food Is great, the sand is clean, tons of law enforcement, there was a volleyball tournament going on and the people was having the time of their lives. Hands down this i...

4.60 (2.6K reviews) (~41.74 km from centre)

Foster Beach

Beach

Accessible sandy lakefront beach with lifeguards, restrooms, WiFi access & parking.

4.60 (1.1K reviews) (~34.75 km from centre)

Simmons Island Beach

Beach

👍👍 My family and I have lived this beach forever. Born and raised in kenosha, I could never imagine leaving the lake front area. What peace the view brings after a long hard day, or what a scene to just go for a nice calm walk. My kids ask to go to the beach even in the winter lol. Although I will say...

4.60 (535 reviews) (~37.06 km from centre)

Ohio Street Beach

Beach

Sandy, accessible pocket of urban beach on the lake backed by parks & high-rise buildings.

4.60 (204 reviews) (~44.74 km from centre)

Lighthouse Beach

Beach

Fee-based Lake Michigan locale for swimming, with restrooms, lifeguards & a historic lighthouse.

4.60 (63 reviews) (~25.52 km from centre)

Waukegan Municipal Beach

Beach

Mile-long sandy beach & dunes with pop-up weekend food sellers & a site for sailing & kiteboarding.

4.50 (562 reviews) (~11.76 km from centre)

Lee Street Beach

Beach

😠 The beach is beautiful, the water fresh, cool and clear. The problem is that you cannot enjoy it. The beach is so severely regulated with kids enforcing ignorant laws and they are extremely overzealous. There's a small square of buoys that your allowed to swim and nowhere else. It's so small that th...

4.50 (561 reviews) (~28.44 km from centre)

Lighthouse Beach

Beach

🫤 They are charging for passes now and this is a public beach. Seems weird and not right. Public means anyone can go in for free. Given COVID, passes would be fine to limit capacity but they should be free. You can’t even buy passes at the gate. Seems like they are trying to prevent certain people fro...

4.50 (433 reviews) (~25.68 km from centre)

Clark Street Beach

Beach

🫤 $80 pass fee for non resident. Plus pay for parking. Dangerous area because cars drive way too fast and not always stop at the people crossing area. There is always at least 1 crazy person there every time I have been in past yrs as well as this last time taking pictures of people randomly. Large sa...

4.50 (383 reviews) (~27.09 km from centre)

Carol Beach

Beach

👍 Great Beach for walking and exploring, decent rockhounding too.

4.50 (195 reviews) (~28.77 km from centre)

RecPlex Wruck Beach Pavilion

Beach

👍👍 Beautiful lake and fantastic life guards and management. They made the open water swim course very fun and above all incredibly safe.

4.50 (142 reviews) (~30.97 km from centre)

Glencoe Beach

Beach

👍👍 As a portrait and wedding photographer that’s one of my favorite Lake Michigan beaches to shoot all kinds of portraits.

4.50 (103 reviews) (~15.38 km from centre)

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Top rated Beaches in Lake Forest, United States