Dog beaches in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has 14 beaches in the index: 2 where dogs are allowed in some form and 12 where they're not. Each one links the page that sets the rule.

Dog-friendly beaches

• Devil's Lake State Park — pet swim areas

  Baraboo, WI

  Off-leash zone Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

Conditional access (leash, season, hours or permit)

• Governor Thompson State Park — Woods Lake beach

  Crivitz, WI

  Leash required Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

Where dogs are not allowed

Listed because people search for them — save yourself the fine.

• Governor Dodge State Park — pet swim area

  Dodgeville, WI

  Restricted area Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

• Buckhorn State Park — pet swim area

  Necedah, WI

  Restricted area Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

• Brunet Island State Park — pet swim area

  Cornell, WI

  Restricted area Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

• Harrington Beach State Park — pet swim area

  Belgium, WI

  Restricted area Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

• Kohler-Andrae State Park — pet swim area

  Sheboygan, WI

  Restricted area Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

• Kettle Moraine Southern Unit — Ottawa Lake & Rice Lake pet swim areas

  Eagle, WI

  Restricted area Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

• Lake Wissota State Park — pet swim area

  Chippewa Falls, WI

  Restricted area Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

• Pike Lake Unit (Kettle Moraine) — pet swim area

  Hartford, WI

  Restricted area Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

• Lake Kegonsa State Park — pet swim area

  Stoughton, WI

  Restricted area Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

• Governor Nelson State Park — pet swim area

  Waunakee, WI

  Restricted area Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

• Point Beach State Forest — pet shoreline south of the lighthouse

  Two Rivers, WI

  Restricted area Year-round

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09

• Whitefish Dunes State Park — pet beach

  Sturgeon Bay, WI

  Restricted area Seasonal — check dates

  ✓ Wisconsin DNR (State Park System) · verified 2026-09