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Big Foot Beach State Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,344 Google reviews · Running trail in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Crushed gravel
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Big Foot Beach State Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Lake Geneva park with swimming, canoeing & kayaking, short hiking trails & camping.
What runners say about Big Foot Beach State Park
“There is a somewhat small amount of hiking trails throughout the park but they are all fairly easy and well maintained and bring you through several beautiful parts of the park.”
“Beautiful mid-size State Park with easy access to Lake Geneva.”
“The campground was incredibly serene and well-maintained.”
Beautiful mid-size State Park with easy access to Lake Geneva. Campground is gorgeous with lots of electric sites. The campground shower facility is very nice. Our favorite part about the campground or the large campsites with lots of grassy area behind the gravel pad for kids to play.
Good stuff first. We camped in tent site 23 and it was amazing! Huge tree for shade and plenty of room for several tents. Definitely one of the better campsites we have seen. BUT....parking is odd because you don't have a parking space for each site, just a row of parking spaces that serves several sites.
Although it’s not the biggest or the best in Wisconsin, this is still a great state park that offers campsites, up to roughly ten miles of trails, playgrounds, shelters and plenty of birdwatching.
11$ for car parking. & then you can use the trails & beach for free. The beach being right next to the highway was kinda unclean but wasn't too bad. Beautiful place! It has restrooms and ample seating area for your family!
Trail conditions & character
“Beautiful mid-size State Park with easy access to Lake Geneva.”
“parking is odd because you don't have a parking space for each site, just a row of parking spaces that serves several sites.”
“It has restrooms and ample seating area for your family!”
“The campground was incredibly serene and well-maintained.”
“The park has some decent wooded hiking trails and recreation areas.”
“Roads within the park need some love the majority of the sites are gravel and mounded making leveling a task if your in an rv.”
“The only issue we had was either the trail map didn't match the trail marker colors or vice versa.”
“Dump station and fresh water station near the center of park.”
Plan your run at Big Foot Beach State Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfaceCrushed gravel — the rail-trail classic: softer than asphalt, still smooth enough for tempo work
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- Websitednr.wisconsin.gov
- Phone(262) 248-2528
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–11 PM |
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